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Western Pennsylvania Township Sued Over Gas Drilling

A western Pennsylvania couple is suing their township, claiming that supervisors improperly approved natural gas drilling in a residential area. The lawsuit against Pulaski Township was filed by Timothy Chito and Elizabeth Kesner. The lawsuit says the couple purchased a …

Louisiana Legislation to Derail Parish Coastal Suits Stalled

While the Legislature is moving toward derailing a lawsuit filed by a New Orleans-area levee board filed against 97 energy companies for coastal damage, lawmakers appear to be backing off action against similar litigation filed by Jefferson and Plaquemines parishes. …

Arkansas Families File Lawsuit Over Earthquakes

Fourteen families in central Arkansas have filed a lawsuit in connection with a series of earthquakes in Faulkner County that prompted the state in 2011 to ban the use of four natural-gas drilling disposal wells in a large area mostly …

Arkansas Lawsuits Test Fracking Wastewater Link to Quakes

Tony Davis, a 54-year-old construction worker in central Arkansas, said he welcomed the boom in natural gas drilling that brought jobs and new businesses to his hometown starting about a decade ago. But that was before the earth shook. In …