September 2014

Recent Events in New York That Will Affect the National Fracking Debate September 24, 2014 Much like other states with vast natural resource deposits, New York has faced tensions regarding the practice of unconventional horizontal hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Two recent events have changed the landscape of natural resource exploration in Read more…

Rule 76a: Could Texas Courts Solve the Secrecy-Science Dilemma in Fracking Disputes? September 10, 2014 When a Texas family won their lawsuit against Aruba Petroleum in April,[1] anti-fracking activists hailed the victory as “landmark.”[2]True, virtually every lawsuit alleging harms caused by fracking has settled, generally out-of-court and subjects to a confidentiality Read more…