Landowners who don’t want fracking on former federal land lose appeal

Ohio residents who challenged fracking on former federal land recently lost their appeal in the United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. A divided three-judge appellate panel in the federal court ruled that the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, a state entity responsible for flood control in eastern Ohio, did not violate the terms of a [...]

By |2017-04-24T10:00:30-04:00Wednesday, November 30, 2016|
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In gas drilling country, the honeymoon is over on royalties

WYALUSING, Pa. (AP) — Jan Brown pores over his royalty statement and wonders where all the money went. A few months ago, the nation’s second-largest natural gas producer siphoned $2,201 worth of gas from his 240-acre property — but paid him only $359 after taking deductions for transportation and processing. Brown, 59, who relies on [...]

By |2017-04-24T10:05:34-04:00Wednesday, September 28, 2016|
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