Shawn Porter discusses his lawsuit to compel the BLM (Bureau of Land Management), USFS (US Forest Service), and ACOE (Army Corps of Engineers) to perform a full EIR (Environmental Impact Report) evaluating the impacts of fracked gas wells drilled on public lands in Arkansas.
Daily Archives: 2011/06/10
Shawn Porter challenges the BLM over its leasing of mineral rights on public lands
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Linda Wells connects the decline in water quality in Arkansas to the building of gas wells
Energy firms began to build gas wells, injection wells, and compressor stations in Van Buren County, Arkansas, in 2007. Since then, Linda Wells has been sounding the alert about the decline in water quality.
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Andy Cheshier: Natural gas firms can use eminent domain to build pipelines on your land
Listen to Andy Cheshier: Living where there’s natural gas drilling is a nightmare. The air and water are polluted and noise pollution continues unabated 24/7. Moreover, laws are written in favor of the energy firms that are doing the drilling.
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Maria Payan warns that our quality of life is at risk from natural gas fracking
Based in Pennsylvania, Maria Payan is Director of Peach Bottom Concerned Citizens Group, Inc., an activist group that promotes socially responsible agriculture.
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