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Environmental

Jan. 17, 2013

Environmentalists want court to order more studies of fracking growth in the state

The potentially explosive growth of fracking in California sparked a sharp debate during a hearing Tuesday pitting concerned environmentalists against federal regulators who say they do not expect it to happen.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN JOSE - The potentially explosive growth of fracking in California sparked a sharp debate during a hearing Tuesday, pitting environmentalists against federal regulators who say their concerns are overblown.


U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal in San Jose did not rule on the motions for summary judgment. The plaintiffs want to force the federal government to do more environmental review of the impac...

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