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Discrimination In The Marcellus Shale: The Dormant Commerce Clause And Hydraulic Fracturing Waste Disposal, Eric Michel Dec 2012

Discrimination In The Marcellus Shale: The Dormant Commerce Clause And Hydraulic Fracturing Waste Disposal, Eric Michel

Chicago-Kent Law Review

The environmentally controversial process of hydraulic fracturing (commonly referred to as "fracking") has led to a recent explosion in the supply and sale of natural gas in the United States. However, every fracking operation creates a sizable amount of toxic wastewater that requires disposal, and drillers in Pennsylvania have increasingly been shipping their waste across the border to Ohio because of Pennsylvania's inadequate internal disposal options. In response, Ohio has passed legislation that taxes out-of-state fracking waste at a greater rate than waste derived from natural gas drilling within its borders. This Note examines whether Ohio's taxing scheme violates the …


Appeal No. 0839: Municipality Of Sebring, Ohio V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management And Ohio Valley Energy Systems, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Aug 2012

Appeal No. 0839: Municipality Of Sebring, Ohio V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management And Ohio Valley Energy Systems, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Chief's Order 2011-37; (Ohio Valley Energy Systems, Grindley #1 Well)


Community Redevelopment, Public Use, And Eminent Domain, Patricia E. Salkin, Lora A. Lucero Jul 2012

Community Redevelopment, Public Use, And Eminent Domain, Patricia E. Salkin, Lora A. Lucero

Patricia E. Salkin

Published just weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court handed down their controversial decision on Kelo v. City of New London in 2005, this article, in correctly predicting the outcome of the Supreme Court opinion, explores in Section I how the concept of what constitutes a public use has evolved over the decades from traditionally accepted uses such as public roads, buildings (e.g., government buildings and schools), and utilities to urban redevelopment. It explains how the broad concepts of community redevelopment have been stretched to encompass needed economic development projects that promise jobs, tax revenue, and other public benefits similar to …


Appeal No. 0842: Lee & Angela Vickers V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Jun 2012

Appeal No. 0842: Lee & Angela Vickers V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

abandonment questions


Appeal No. 0836: G-R Contracting, Inc. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Feb 2012

Appeal No. 0836: G-R Contracting, Inc. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Chief's Order 2011-21 (Frick #2 & #6, Menzie #1, Carrel #2 Unit)


Appeal No. 0835: City Of Munroe Falls, Ohio V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management And Beck Energy Corporation, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Feb 2012

Appeal No. 0835: City Of Munroe Falls, Ohio V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management And Beck Energy Corporation, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Chief's Order 2011-18; (Beck Energy, Inc.; Bechter #1 Well)


Appeal No. 0838: Summitcrest, Inc. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Jan 2012

Appeal No. 0838: Summitcrest, Inc. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Permit Issuance; Chesapeake Exploration, LLC