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Denton, TX, the Barnett Shale town where earlier this year residents voted to ban hydraulic fracturing (fracturing), is considering tightening its ordinances on natural gas drilling — increasing scrutiny of wells and placing new requirements on operators.

North Carolina has sent back grant funds that it received from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study the effects of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on surface water quality.

After studying hundreds of thousands of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations, the practice was determined to have caused noticeable tremors at the surface in only three cases and was “not a significant” source of earthquakes, according to researchers at UK’s Durham University.

A public-sector water conservancy is appealing to the Colorado Supreme Court for the right to divert and store water for prospective clients, including shale oil and gas operators. A state water court earlier denied the proposal by Yellow Jacket Water Conservancy District.

The current La Nina event — the cooling of Pacific Ocean surface temperatures off the coast of South America — remains unchanged and is expected to continue through the Northern Hemisphere’s winter season, influencing weather patterns across the United States for the next several months, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The current La Nina event — the cooling of Pacific Ocean surface temperatures off the coast of South America — remains unchanged and is expected to continue through the Northern Hemisphere’s winter season, influencing weather patterns across the United States for the next several months, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

For the second year in a row, a La Nina event — cooling of ocean surface temperatures off the western coast of South America — will influence winter weather patterns across the United States, while the less predictable Arctic Oscillation could produce “dramatic” swings in winter temperatures, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

For the second year in a row, a La Nina event — cooling of ocean surface temperatures off the western coast of South America — will influence winter weather patterns across the United States, while the less predictable Arctic Oscillation could produce “dramatic” swings in winter temperatures, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The Independent Oil & Gas Association of West Virginia (IOGAWV) said Wednesday it has launched a new alliance, Just Beneath the Surface (JBTS), to provide the public with information and debunk myths about the industry.