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“H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act. H. Con. Res. 89, expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the U.S. economy. H. Con. Res. 112, expressing the sense of...more
“U.S. petroleum and natural gas production first surpassed Russia in 2012, and the United States has been the world’s top producer of natural gas since 2011 and the world’s top producer of petroleum hydrocarbons since 2013.”...more
Fracking Insider Readers: Below, please find this week’s Congressional activity on oil and gas issues: -
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“Investigating the Culture of Corruption at the Department of the Interior.” Committee on Natural...more
“Growth in natural gas-fired generation capacity is expected to continue over the next several years, as 18.7 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity comes online between 2016 and 2018. Many of the new natural gas-fired capacity...more
Fracking Insider Readers: Below, please find this week’s Congressional activity on oil and gas issues: -
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“The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s 2017-2022 OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program.” Committee on...more
Fracking Insider Readers: Below, please find this week’s Congressional activity on oil and gas issues: -
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“Department of Energy Oversight: Office of Fossil Energy.” Committee on Science, Space, and...more
“After increasing in 2013 and 2014, energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell in 2015. In 2015, U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions were 12% below the 2005 levels, mostly because of changes in the electric...more
“Based on the most recent data from states, EIA estimates that natural gas production from hydraulically fractured wells now makes up about two-thirds of total U.S. marketed gas production. This share of production is even...more
Fracking Insider Readers: We are pleased to bring you Volume 46 of our State Regulatory Roundup, including updates in Colorado, New York, and Pennsylvania. As we explained in earlier volumes, we designed the Roundup to...more
A large billboard has been placed by anti-fracking extremists across from the Wayne National Forest (“the Wayne”) headquarters on U.S. Rt. 33 near Nelsonville, Ohio. The billboard declares, “Frack our national forest? No...more
The Obama administration has completed its review of the Coast Guard’s pre-rule on the bulk transport of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing operations. The pre-rule itself has not been released, but its title (“Carriage of...more
The Sierra Club has filed suit against three oil and gas companies operating in Oklahoma, alleging that the companies’ wastewater injection practices were behind the recent uptick in earthquake activity in the state. The...more
Last month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced a settlement agreement resolving all citations issued nationwide against Dollar Tree locations. The enforcement action reflects a continuation...more
S. 697, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, was the subject of a legislative hearing at the Environment and Public Works Committee in April, and was reported favorably to the full Senate along...more
Fracking Insider Readers: We are pleased to bring you Volume 45 of our State Regulatory Roundup, including updates in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Texas. As we explained in earlier volumes, we designed the Roundup to provide...more
10/6/2015
/ Energy Policy ,
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Fracking Bans ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Municipalities ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Utica Shale
On Tuesday, August 18, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a package of four proposals to control methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. By far, EPA’s proposed New Source Performance...more
On Tuesday, August 18, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued proposed New Source Performance Standards (“NSPS”) under the Clean Air Act covering methane and volatile organic compound (“VOC”) emissions...more
Fracking Insider Readers: We are pleased to bring you Volume 44 of our State Regulatory Roundup, including updates in California, Louisiana, and Maryland. As we explained in earlier volumes, we designed the Roundup to provide...more
On August 3, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced its “Clean Power Plan”: the final version of its proposed rule issued in June 2014 to set carbon dioxide (“CO2”) standards for existing power...more
Fracking Insider Readers: We are pleased to bring you Volume 43 of our State Regulatory Roundup, including updates in California, New York, and Ohio. As we explained in earlier volumes, we designed the Roundup to provide...more
7/17/2015
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Class Action ,
Contamination ,
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Fracking Bans ,
Groundwater ,
Land Owners ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Water Resources Control Board ,
Well Drilling
Fracking Insider Readers: We are pleased to bring you Volume 42 of our State Regulatory Roundup, including updates in Maryland, Texas, and Wyoming. As we explained in earlier volumes, we designed the Roundup to provide quick...more
6/9/2015
/ Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
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NPDES ,
NRDC ,
Oil & Gas ,
Trade Agreements ,
Underground Injection Wells ,
Wastewater ,
Zoning Laws
After five years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that its long-awaited assessment of the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources identified no “widespread” or “systemic”...more
After almost a decade of study and input from stakeholders, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has proposed first-time reporting requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) for manufacturers,...more