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Fervor grows for Tuscaloosa Marine Shale

Ted Carter — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:04:46 +0000

Mississippi’s leaders expect a parade of oil drillers to converge on the southwest corner of the state and are happy to cover the cost of striking up the marching music. When a potential to fill seven billion barrels awaits, let’s get cracking, they say. So far, state officials are getting the answer they wanted when [...]

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Governor signs fracking bill as database comes under scrutiny

Associated Press — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:21:18 +0000

JACKSON — Legislation to lower the Mississippi severance tax on hydraulically fractured oil wells from 6 percent to 1.25 percent for first 30 months of well production has been signed into law by Gov. Phil Bryant. House Bill 1698 also will allow counties where fracking is occurring to keep a larger share of tax proceeds. [...]

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Aldermen weigh whether to allow fracking in city limits

Associated Press — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:06:09 +0000

CALEDONIA — With the decision of the Caledonia Board of Alderman to allow fracking within the town’s city limits, what has been a national issue is now a local one. The questions emerge: Is it safe? If so, what would fracking mean to the small town? There is no consensus on either question. Hydraulic fracturing [...]

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Study: Fracking doesn’t pose groundwater risks

john.stodder — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:42:49 +0000

In a possible foreshadowing of long-awaited findings by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin has found “no direct link to reports of groundwater contamination” from the controversial natural gas extraction method known as fracking. According to project leader Charles Groat, “From what we’ve seen so far, many [...]

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‘Fracking’ leads county officials to call for highway widening

Associated Press — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:57:05 +0000

AMITE COUNTY — An increase in oilfield activity in Amite County is bringing a call for the state to four-lane Highway 24 in southwest Mississippi between McComb and Liberty. The Enterprise-Journal reports the issue came up during a discussion of oil drilling among members of the Pike County Economic Development District board. Amite County has [...]

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