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Sort by date 56 pages found matching fracking- “We Can Light Our Water on Fire,” Says Fracking Victim
May-19-13 Carroll County, OH Joe and Dawn live in a part of Ohio that has seen a boom in the gas, oil and shale industry. And with it has come a fracking problem, to the point where they can light on fire water from their well. Because of fracking, their once artisan spring water is contaminated with methane gas. The oil and gas industry was already here... - “Fracking Contaminated My Well Water”
Oct-18-12 Johnstown, PA When John Slesinger’s tap water was too salty to drink he started asking the neighbors if they too had problems. Like many people who rely on well water, John was not aware that hydraulic fracking had contaminated his groundwater. “It took me a long time to discover that this gas well existed,” says John. “It got s... - Texas Town Officials Agree on Moratorium for Hydraulic Fracking
Apr-6-11 Bartonville, TX The Bartonville, Texas Town Council recently agreed to impose a moratorium on obtaining new permits for hydraulic fracking and natural gas drilling, The Associated Press reports. According to the news source, Bartonville Mayor Ron Robertson said that the moratorium serves as a "cooling period" while town officials continue to study... - New York Governor Halts Fracking Until July
Dec-16-10 New York, NY Proponents of a controversial drilling process designed to mine and capture natural gas from thousands of feet below the surface of the earth say that the process of "fracturing," or " fracking ," as it has come to be called, is safe and does not endanger area water supplies. But tell that to residents who can light their tap water on fir... - Birth Injury and Birth Defect Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Birth Defects can result from different factors, including environmental toxins, drug side effects and negligence. Tragically, birth defects can also result in wrongful death. Sadly, more than 150,000 children in the U.S. are born with birth defects. When a child is born with a birth defect or later diagnosed with a functional birth defect, paren... - Attorney Discusses RICO Lawsuit Involving Governor and Oil Companies: California’s “Water-Gate”
Jun-6-15 Bakersfield, CA Just when you think the water situation in California can’t get much worse, fracking in Kern County has resulted in contaminated water that has so far killed one plaintiff’s cherry orchard. A RICO lawsuit filed two days ago claims that Governor Jerry Brown’s office ordered the California Division of Oil, Gas, and Geoth... - Is Fracking Causing Earthquakes?
Jan-4-12 Cleveland, OH A recent earthquake in Ohio has experts debating whether activities related to hydraulic fracking for natural gas, which involves high-pressure liquid injection, may be the cause. On New Year's Eve a 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck at a depth of approximately 2 miles. As a result, Ohio's Department of Natural Resources suspended opera... - EPA to Investigate Hydraulic Fracking's Effects on Drinking Water
Apr-6-11 Washington, DC Drilling procedures related to finding and extracting natural gas - including a hydraulic fracturing also known as 'fracking'– are coming under federal review by the Department of Energy, following an order by President Obama. This follows on from an extensive review already underway by the Environmental Protection Agency. Th... - Upstate New York Community Launches Fracking Suit
Feb-25-11 New York, NY: Nine families from the town of Horseheads in Upstate New York have launched a massive class-action suit against the Anschutz Exploration Corporation and its subcontractors alleging that a hydraulic fracturing operation to extract natural gas destroyed their property values and contaminated their drinking water. Hydraulic fracturing (kn... - Save Porter Ranch and 24 Residents File Class Action Claim
Apr-20-16 Los Angeles, April 19, 2016 (Press Release): - Save Porter Ranch discovered public records showing the Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) knew of leaking wells and yet DOGGR repeatedly issued permits to SoCalGas without the proper data showing gas would be confined underground. One example is API 03721313 (32F). Well 32F had a patch ins... - Companies in North Dakota Facing Fines over Drilling Mud Chemicals
Jun-16-11 Bismarck, ND Nearly 20 companies conducting work in North Dakota's oil patch are facing significant fines after they allegedly did not prevent waste pits from flooding during the spring, potentially releasing drilling mud chemicals . The Associated Press reports that the 19 companies are being fined millions of dollars in total. The director of t... - Porter Ranch Gas Leak Legal News and Lawsuit Information
An environmental Class Action lawsuit has been filed against the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) after a California Porter Ranch Gas Leak was discovered, apparently caused by an enormous gas leak at a storage facility in Aliso Canyon . Porter Ranch SoCalGas Gas Field Disaster Attorney R. Rex Parris' law firm on Dece... - Judge Doubles Jury Awards in Fracking Crane Operators Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit
Pittsburgh, PA: Four fracking crane operators who sued a drilling company for failing to compensate them for overtime worked, have had their compensation awards doubled by the federal judge hearing their case. The decision follows a jury finding from October, stating that Oil States Energy Services “willfully and recklessly” failed to pay overt... - $14M Settlement Reached in Marcellus Shale Rights Class Action
Pittsburgh, PA: An out of court settlement of $14 million has been signed off by a Westmoreland judge, ending a two year civil suit brought by 230 property owners against State College-based Rex Energy. The lawsuit involved Marcellus shale drilling rights. In their lawsuit, filed in 2009, property owners in the rural areas of Cook, Derry, Fair... - Oil & Gas Workers Win Wage & Hour Back Pay Victory
Jul-31-13 Washington, DC Morco Geological Services Inc., doing business as Morco Geological, has agreed to pay $595,737 in back wages to 121 current and former mud logging technicians following an investigation by the US Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division, which found violations of the minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping provisions of t... - Drilling Mud Chemicals Removed from Arkansas Creek
May-31-11 Clinton, AR Hazardous waste removal workers have reportedly taken away 20 barrels of drilling mud chemicals from a Clinton, Arkansas creek, reports local radio station KUAR . According to the news source, Clinton Mayor Roger Rorie has voiced his concerns due to the fact that the chemicals were located in Choctaw Creek, which serves as the provider...