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Denton, TX, Votes Fracking Out, Lawsuits In

Nearly 59% of voters in Barnett Shale town Denton, TX, chose to ban hydraulic fracturing, making it the first Texas city to do so... Read More

COGA Agrees to Drop Lawsuit Against Longmont Frack Ban

Given political and legal developments in recent months that strengthen the state's position in regulating oil and natural gas activities, the Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA) agreed Tuesday to dismiss its nearly two-year-old lawsuit against a city ban on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) passed by Longmont, CO, voters. Read More

Another Colorado Court Ruling Upholds State on Oil/Gas Issues

Another Colorado district court judge ruled Wednesday that state regulation of the oil and natural gas industry trumps local jurisdictions, the third ruling to turn back a series of local attempts to ban drilling activity in general and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in particular. Read More

Denton, TX, to Consider Fracking Ban Tuesday

The city council of Barnett Shale town Denton, TX, will have a "frackas" on its hands Tuesday evening when numerous citizens are expected to show up for a hearing at which the council will consider a petition to ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking) within the city limits. Read More

BridgeTex Seeks More Commitments for Permian-to-Gulf Coast Oil Pipeline

BridgeTex Pipeline Co. LLC, a partnership of Magellan Midstream Partners LP and Occidental Petroleum Corp., said Wednesday it has launched... Read More

California Harbor City Ends Drilling Ban

Reversing actions it took just weeks earlier, the city council in Carson, CA, a Los Angeles suburb in the oil-producing area surrounding the Long Beach-LA Harbor, voted Thursday to end a ban on oil and natural gas drilling. Council members decided not to extend the 45-day drilling ban measure, which expires later this month. Read More

History, Sprawl, Legacy Wells Put Fracking Focus on Texas Town

The future of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the Barnett Shale town of Denton, TX, will likely be in voters' hands this November. For one reluctant activist pushing to ban the well stimulation practice, the trip to the polls began years ago. Read More

Long Beach, CA, Keeps Drilling Despite Fracking Debate

Amid corporate and governmental decisions and worried local citizen action groups, Long Beach, CA, is holding true to its long fossil fuel history and just keeps drilling. Read More

California City Sets Moratorium on Drilling

The city council in Carson, CA, a Los Angeles suburb located in the oil-producing area surrounding the Long Beach-LA Harbor, on Wednesday night set a 45-day ban on oil/natural gas drilling as it considers plans by Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Oxy) to step up directional drilling from a 6.5-acre site in the city. The ban could be extended up to two years. Read More

Los Angeles City Council Explores Drilling Ban

Los Angeles City Council at the end of February directed the city attorney to draft an ordinance banning well stimulation practices. It is reportedly aimed at hydraulic fracturing (fracking) but is cast more broadly than that, according to oil/natural gas industry sources. Read More