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Energy Law

Sep. 28, 2013

State fracking regulation law might limit environmental reviews

As the state looks to implement legislation controlling the controversial practice of fracking, questions are emerging over how far the new effort could go to limit the reach of the state's bedrock environmental law.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


As the state looks to implement legislation controlling the controversial practice of fracking, questions are emerging over how far the new effort could go to limit the reach of the state's bedrock environmental law. Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law last week that requires oil and gas operators for the first time to get permits before using the technique, which involves shooting a soup of water, chemi...

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