Tribes Struggle to Contain Bakken Crime
The Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, which lies above the Bakken oil field and is home to the Three Affiliated Tribes, is experiencing an unprecedented rise in crime and drug use as a result of the...
View ArticleCompany Able to Drill Despite Broomfield Moratorium
On Thursday, a district judge ruled that Sovereign Oil and Gas is exempt from Broomfield, CO’s moratorium on fracking. Broomfield and Sovereign agreed upon a memorandum of understanding that would...
View ArticleCuomo Won’t “Rush” Fracking Study
Despite pushback from both environmentalists and mineral rights holders, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to delay a decision on whether or not fracking should be banned in the state. Cuomo has...
View ArticleTribes Struggle to Contain Bakken Crime
The Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, which lies above the Bakken oil field and is home to the Three Affiliated Tribes, is experiencing an unprecedented rise in crime and drug use as a result of the...
View ArticleCompany Able to Drill Despite Broomfield Moratorium
On Thursday, a district judge ruled that Sovereign Oil and Gas is exempt from Broomfield, CO’s moratorium on fracking. Broomfield and Sovereign agreed upon a memorandum of understanding that would...
View ArticleNY Dem Senators Ready to Tackle Fracking
Some Democratic state senators in New York have promised to introduce several anti-fracking bills that would have an increased chance of making it to the floor if Democrats take the Senate in November....
View ArticleFort Collins Challenges Fracking Ruling
On September 23 the Fort Collins City Council voted 6-1 to appeal a district court judge’s ruling that invalidated the city’s moratorium on fracking. The vote also ordered a request for a stay in...
View ArticleCompany Able to Drill Despite Broomfield Moratorium
On Thursday, a district judge ruled that Sovereign Oil and Gas is exempt from Broomfield, CO’s moratorium on fracking. Broomfield and Sovereign agreed upon a memorandum of understanding that would...
View ArticleAlbany Considers Stronger Fracking Waste Ban
Albany County, New York is considering an extension of its fracking waste ban. In 2013, the Albany County Legislature passed a bill that prohibited the treatment of fracking waste in country water...
View ArticleMeasure P Support Divides North and South Santa Barbara County
Support and opposition to Measure P, Santa Barbara County’s controversial initiative to ban all enhanced oil and gas recovery in the county, is largely divided along regional lines. The northern part...
View ArticleCompany Able to Drill Despite Broomfield Moratorium
On Thursday, a district judge ruled that Sovereign Oil and Gas is exempt from Broomfield, CO’s moratorium on fracking. Broomfield and Sovereign agreed upon a memorandum of understanding that would...
View ArticleFort Collins Challenges Fracking Ruling
On September 23 the Fort Collins City Council voted 6-1 to appeal a district court judge’s ruling that invalidated the city’s moratorium on fracking. The vote also ordered a request for a stay in...
View ArticleCuomo Won’t “Rush” Fracking Study
Despite pushback from both environmentalists and mineral rights holders, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to delay a decision on whether or not fracking should be banned in the state. Cuomo has...
View ArticleMeasure P Support Divides North and South Santa Barbara County
Support and opposition to Measure P, Santa Barbara County’s controversial initiative to ban all enhanced oil and gas recovery in the county, is largely divided along regional lines. The northern part...
View ArticleTribes Struggle to Contain Bakken Crime
The Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, which lies above the Bakken oil field and is home to the Three Affiliated Tribes, is experiencing an unprecedented rise in crime and drug use as a result of the...
View ArticleCuomo Won’t “Rush” Fracking Study
Despite pushback from both environmentalists and mineral rights holders, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to delay a decision on whether or not fracking should be banned in the state. Cuomo has...
View ArticleSan Luis Obispo County Rejects Fracking Ban
A lack of fracking proposals led the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors to reject a potential ban on fracking on September 23. San Luis Obispo County lies directly north of Santa Barbara...
View ArticleTribes Struggle to Contain Bakken Crime
The Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, which lies above the Bakken oil field and is home to the Three Affiliated Tribes, is experiencing an unprecedented rise in crime and drug use as a result of the...
View ArticleSan Luis Obispo County Rejects Fracking Ban
A lack of fracking proposals led the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors to reject a potential ban on fracking on September 23. San Luis Obispo County lies directly north of Santa Barbara...
View ArticleTribes Struggle to Contain Bakken Crime
The Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, which lies above the Bakken oil field and is home to the Three Affiliated Tribes, is experiencing an unprecedented rise in crime and drug use as a result of the...
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