Natural Gas Drilling
Dallas City Manager Under Fire Over Natural Gas Drilling
Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm answered direct questions—and criticisms—-before the city council Wednesday over the issue of natural gas drilling in parks and on city-owned land.
Arlington Council Considers 2nd Collins Gas Well Permit
A proposal to add a second natural gas well on a site in south Arlington is expected to hear from protestors at city hall tonight.
EPA Changed Course On Texas Fracking Danger After Oil Company Protest
When a North Texas man reported that his family’s drinking water had begun “bubbling” like champagne, the federal government sounded an alarm: An oil company may have tainted their wells while drilling for natural gas.
Hollywood Faces Fracking In ‘Promised Land’
The new movie “Promised Land” digs into the fierce national debate over fracking, the technique that’s generated a boom in U.S. natural gas production while also stoking controversy over its possible impact on the environment and human health.
State Rep.: Fracking Loophole “Big Enough To Drive A Mack Truck Through”
A new study says Texas oil and natural gas companies are claiming trade-secret exemptions to keep from revealing the chemicals used for hydraulic fracturing or “fracking”.
Credibility Of UT Fracking Study & Review Panel Questioned
First, the scientific credibility of a recent University of Texas study on fracking was questioned. Now, there are concerns centered on the special panel convened to review the study’s findings.
Insurer Won’t Cover Gas Drill Fracking Exposure
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. has become the first major insurance company to say it won’t cover damage related to a gas drilling process that blasts chemical-laden water deep into the ground.
Gas Under Cemeteries Raises Money, Moral Questions
Deep underground, locked in ancient shale formations, are lucrative quantities of natural gas. Whether to drill for that gas is causing soul-searching at cemeteries, parks, playgrounds, churches and residential backyards.
2 Oil & Gas Groups Sue Over New Arlington Fee
In a story first heard on KRLD NewsRadio 1080, the City of Arlington is named in a lawsuit filed by two oil and natural gas industry groups. The suit centers a change in city fire code that imposes a $2,400 fee on every oil and gas well.
EPA Backs Down From Fracking Contamination Order
Range Resources was accused of contaminating water with benzene, methane and other toxic gases through a drilling method called hydraulic fracturing.
Dallas Groups Question Drilling Task Force Recommendations
Community and environmental groups in Dallas are banding together to oppose the recommendations of the city’s natural gas drilling task force.
Arlington Imposing $2,500 Fee On Gas Drilling Companies
Gas companies that drill in Arlington will now have to pay the city a $2,500 fee, per well, every year. The money will go toward properly preparing and training firefighters.
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