Research Guides: Hydraulic Fracturing (Hydrofracking): Articles

James Patrick Logan, What's Shakin: Ladra v. New Dominion, LLC: A Case of Consequence for the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry and Those Affected by Induced Seismicity, 34 Pace Envtl. L. Rev. 207 (2017)
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The Marcellus Shale: Bridge to a Clean Energy Future or Bridge to Nowhere? Environmental, Energy and Climate Policy Considerations for Shale Gas Development in New York State
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Beren Argetsinger Comment, 29 Pace Envtl. L. Rev. 321 (2011).
Formulating a Law of Sustainable Energy: The Renewables Component
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Hannah Wiseman, Lindsay Grisamer, & E. Nichole Saunders, 28 Pace Envtl. L. Rev. 827 (2011).
Slowing the Onslaught and Forecasting Hope for Change: Litigation Efforts concerning the Environmental Impacts of Coalbed Methane Development in the Powder River Basin
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James Murphy, 24 Pace Envtl. L. Rev. 399 (2007).
The Federal Government as a Useful Enemy: Perspectives on the Bush Energy/Environmental Agenda from the Texas Oilfields: Second Annual Gilbert and Sarah Kerlin Lecture
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Jacqueline Lang Weaver, 19 Pace Envtl. L. Rev. 1 (2001).
The Regulation of Deep-Well Injection: A Changing Environment Beneath the Surface
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Earle A. Herbert, 14 Pace Envtl. L. Rev. 169 (1996).

The Political Economy of Local Fracking Bans
Joshua C. Hall et al., 42 J. Econ. & Finance 397 (2018).
William E. Sparks, Malinda Morain, Usurping Democracy and the Attempts to Ban Hydraulic Fracturing, 5 LSU J. Energy L. & Resources 313 (2017).
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Geology, the Marcellus Shale, Experts, and Dispute Resolution
Itzchak E. Kornfeld, 116 W. Va. L. Rev. 915 (2014)
Toward a Better Understanding and Quantification of Methane Emissions From Shale Gas Development
Dana R. Caulton et al. Proc. of the Nat'l Acad. of Sci. U.S.A.
(Apr. 14, 2014) Early Ed.
[Abstract]
New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy
Special Issue: Scientific, Economic, Social, Environmental, and Health Policy Concerns Related to Shale Gas Extraction (Feb. 20, 2013).
Cooperative Federalism and Hydraulic Fracturing: A Human Right to a Clean Environment
Elizabeth Burleson, 23 Cornell J.L & Pub. Pol'y 2013 (forthcoming 2013).
Environmental Concerns of Hydraulically Fracturing a Natural Gas Well
Terry W. Roberson, 32 Utah Envtl. L. Rev. 67 (2012).
Legal Implications of Hydrofracking in the Marcellus Shale
Carl J. Pernicone et al., In-House Defense Q. Winter 2012 at 38.
Fracturing Regulation Applied
Hannah J. Wiseman, Duke Envtl. L. & Pol'y Forum (forthcoming 2012).
Hydrofracking--Disturbances Both Geological and Political: Who Decides?
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John R. Nolon & Victoria Polidoro, 44 Zoning & Plan. L. Rep., no. 3, 2012 at 1.
Greening Shale Gas Fracking Wells
David P. Clarke, 29 Envtl. F., no. 4, 2012 at 8. [EBSCO]
Science and the Reasonable Development of Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Resources in Pennsylvania and New York
Lynn Kerr McKay et al., 32 Energy L.J. 125 (2011).
State Enforcement of Shale Gas Development Regulations
Hannah J. Wiseman, Univ. of Tex. at Austin Energy Inst. White Paper (2011).
State Legislative Oversight - A Case Study: New York State Legislature and High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing of Natural Gas
Kathy Anne Dopp, (May 29, 2011) (unpublished manuscript) [SSRN].
Fracking Across the USA: Disparate Political Responses to Unconventional Energy Development
Robert Forbis Jr. & Andrew Kear, (Western Political Science Association 2011 Annual Meeting Paper) [SSRN].
Deep Shale Natural Gas Production in Michigan
Susan Hlwya Topp, 90 Mich. B.J. 32 (Jan. 2011).
Proving Whether or Not Contamination is Caused by Oil and Gas Operations
Judith H. Jordan, (July 5, 2011) (unpublished manuscript) [SSRN].
Trade Secrets, Disclosure, and Dissent in a Fracturing Energy Revolution
Hannah J. Wiseman, 110 Columbia L. Rev. Sidebar (Jan. 2011).
New Withdrawals, New Impairments as Pennsylvania Develops the Marcellus Shale
Emily A. Collins, (U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2010-34). [SSRN]
Regulatory Adaptation in Fractured Appalachia
Hannah J. Wiseman, 21 Villanova Envtl. L. J. 229 (2010).
The Future Course of Oil & Gas Jurisprudence II
49 Washburn L.J. (2010) (entire edition dedicated to issues of oil & gas production).

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