The purpose and types of fracturing -- Competing property rights -- Water supply issues -- Hydraulic fracturing and underground water quality -- Climate and air issues -- Federal environmental regulation and exemption of oil and gas activities -- State environmental regulation of oil and gas development -- Information forcing -- Induced seismicity -- Local regulation of oil and gas operations -- Litigation -- Subsurface trespass -- Oil and gas law issues -- International issues in shale oil and gas.
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