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Pressure on Hydraulic Fracturing Operations Continues to Rise

By Andrew J. Quackenbos on January 9th, 2012 Posted in Energy, Hydraulic Fracturing

With 2011 in the rearview, businesses all over the country are looking forward to fresh start in 2012. But the opportunity to start fresh will elude natural gas producers partaking in hydraulic fracturing operations, as recent events in Ohio have caused additional uproar concerning the practice. On December 30, 2011, Ohio state officials ordered the… Continue Reading

EPA links hydraulic fracturing with groundwater contamination

By Andrew J. Quackenbos on December 22nd, 2011 Posted in Energy, Hydraulic Fracturing, Marine Services

Last month, I looked at the EPA’s November 2011 plan to study the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources and the implications of that plan for oil and gas producers. A new draft report issued by the EPA may be an early indicator that the EPA will, indeed, find that hydraulic fracturing… Continue Reading

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