Environmental & Energy
Oct. 1, 2014
Science refutes fracking opposition
The groundwater contamination caused by fracking has been a central component of the anti-fracking narrative. By Jeffrey Dintzer and Nathaniel Johnson
Jeffrey Dintzer
Partner
Alston & Bird LLP
333 S Hope St Ste 1600
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Phone: (213) 576-1063
Email: jeffrey.dintzer@alston.com
Boston University SOL; Boston MA
During over 30 years representing clients in complex environmental, toxic tort, and land use litigation, class actions, and administrative proceedings, he has been involved in precedent-setting cases affecting the way industries such as oil & gas do business in California.
Nathaniel Johnson
Senior Associate
Alston & Bird LLP
A tried-and-true environmental attorney, Nate brings innovation and efficiency to matters involving potentially significant environmental liabilities, ranging from high-stakes oil and gas litigation to complex land use disputes and expansive environmental contamination claims.
From the moment one documentary filmmaker dramatically lit water flowing from a residential tap on fire in "Gasland" in 2010¸ the spectacle of groundwater contamination caused by hydraulic fracturing., commonly known as "fracking," has been a central component of the anti-fracking narrative. That narrative was dealt a debilitating blow recently by a series of independent scientific studies that questi...
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