Source: http://enews.blazeletter.com A Dallas jury recently awarded $2.9 million dollars to a family that claimed serious health injuries related to Aruba Petroleum’s nearby oil and gas operations.  Although the wells had been hydraulically fractured, the case concerned exposure to air pollutants associated with oil and gas activities not hydraulic fracturing fluids.  Nonetheless, the verdict left […]

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Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 15, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com When David Dewberry landed in Pennsylvania in 2010, the veteran of the migratory worldwide oil-and-gas workforce said he required more than a month to drill a typical Marcellus Shale natural gas well. On Dec. 4, a crew under Dewberry’s direction dug into the mountaintop of […]

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Source: http://www.naylornetwork.com By: Marc Goldman, Director of Strategy, The Blue Book Building and Construction Network Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the hottest topic in the construction industry and for good reason. Architects use BIM tools and process to deliver better designs; engineers use BIM to ensure designs meet codes and performance benchmarks. General contractors are […]

Source: Guardian Web, October 3, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Scientists have for the first time shown dangerous levels of radioactivity and salinity at a shale gas waste disposal site that could contaminate drinking water. If the UK follows in the steps of the US “shale gas revolution”, it should impose regulations to stop such radioactive […]

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 22, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com The Marquardt well site is indistinguishable from most Marcellus Shale drilling locations: It encompasses about five acres of graded farmland, covered with gravel, containing two active natural gas wells. But this well pad was the scene of a crime, according to state Attorney General Kathleen […]

Source: The Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA), September 13, 2013 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A federal judge on Thursday granted preliminary approval to a $7.5 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed against natural gas producer Chesapeake Appalachia by several thousand Pennsylvania leaseholders. U.S. District Judge Malachy Mannion said he reviewed the terms of the proposed settlement and […]

Source: http://energyindepth.org, September 16, 2013 By: Steve Everley For years, critics of hydraulic fracturing have alleged that “methane leaks” from development are not only astronomically high, but also make natural gas from shale a climate “disaster” and “gang-plank.” But a new, highly anticipated report from the University of Texas and the Environmental Defense Fund might […]

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 12, 2013 Posted on: http://fpn.advisen.com<\span> Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s decision to prosecute a major Marcellus Shale natural-gas driller for a 2010 wastewater spill has sent shock waves through the industry. But environmentalists Wednesday hailed the prosecution of the Exxon Mobil Corp. subsidiary as a departure from the soft treatment […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, September 5, 2013 By: Scott J. Bent, Baker & Hostetler LLP Oil and gas drillers in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale formation may soon find themselves subject to more stringent environmental protection standards under regulations proposed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“the Department”). The Department announced on August 27, 2013 that the proposed […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, July 30, 2013 By: Wayne J. D’Angelo, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP The image of water flowing from a tap being ignited with a lighter has become heavily associated with hydraulic fracturing in the minds of the public. But a research paper produced by the National Ground Water Association suggests this widespread image […]