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First Texas City to Ban Fracking Cites 'Public Nuisance' in Lawsuit Response
2014-12-05 07:37:36| Waste Management - Topix.net
Responding to lawsuits brought by attorneys with intimate Bush family connections - with complaints coming from both the Texas General Land Office and the Texas Oil and Gas Association - the Denton attorneys have signaled the battle has only just begun in the city situated in the heart and soul of the Barnett Shale , the birthplace of fracking. In its response to the Texas Oil and Gas Association , Denton's attorneys argued the Association did not provide sufficient legal evidence that the Texas constitution demarcates the Texas Railroad Commission or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as the only governmental bodies that can regulate or permit fracking.
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Texas city bans fracking in its birthplace, court battles loom
2014-11-05 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Voters approved a ban on hydraulic fracturing in the north Texas town of Denton on Tuesday, making it the first city in the Lone Star State to outlaw the oil and gas extraction technique behind the U.S. energy boom. The vote in the city of 123,000 was highly symbolic because hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, is widely used in Texas, the top crude producer in the United States. Green groups said the result served as a wake-up call to the industry, but several similar measures failed...
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Fertilizer Companies Blame Texas City For Blast
2014-07-28 15:55:26| Chemicals - Topix.net
Two fertilizer companies sued following a deadly Texas explosion are claiming the small town deserves blame for failing to properly train volunteer firefighters and first responders, who made up most of the 15 people killed by the blast.
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It aint over Texas city blocks fracking ban but voters get their say in November
2014-07-19 19:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
UK Progressive: ThinkProgress details a Texas citys overturning of a fracking ban. But the issue will be on the ballot in November. Denton, Texas blew its opportunity to become the first community in the state to ban hydraulic fracturing but will get a second chance for the title at the ballot box in November. After an emotional eight-hour public hearing on Tuesday, the city council in the north Texas community voted 5-2 against a citizen proposal to stop issuing permits for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking,...
Why A Texas City May Ban Fracking
2014-07-13 15:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Denton, Texas, is considering a ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and a new study links this process of energy extraction with earthquakes. NPR's Arun Rath considers the risks with science writer Abrahm Lustgarten.
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