The capacity of states to govern shale gas development risks

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 8376-8387

  Wiseman, Hannah J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHALE; SHALE GAS;

GAS DEVELOPMENT; GAS RESOURCE; INFLUENCE LAWS; MONITORING ACTIVITIES; POLICY ANALYSIS; REGULATORY VIOLATIONS; RISK GOVERNANCE; UNCONVENTIONAL PETROLEUMS;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

PETROLEUM; NATURAL GAS;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS WASTE; GOVERNMENT; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; OIL INDUSTRY; OIL SHALE; POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANAGEMENT; MINING; RISK;

EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; NATURAL GAS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905650020     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4052582     Document Type: Article

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