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The Fort Collins City Council has banned fracking within city limits, opening the door to possible legal action. According to the Fort Collins Coloradoan, the council voted Tuesday to impose the ban despite threats from Gov. John Hickenlooper, who said …

Bowing to public pressure, Bulgaria’s government said U.S. oil company Chevron cannot explore for shale gas in the country using the extraction technique known as “fracking.” Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said that under Tuesday’s decision “Chevron can still have the …