House Science Committee Drills Down on Fracking
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science held a hearing this morning, May 11, 2011, on the technology and practices of hydraulic fracturing for energy production. A copy of the Science...
View ArticleFracking – An Indisputable Economic Engine
The events surrounding the regulation and enforcement of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in natural gas (and oil) operations have been rapidly evolving over the last year. While this blog has focused...
View ArticleEarthjustice’s TSCA Fracking Petition May Be Premature
Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and dozens of other smaller environmental groups, have filed an anticipated petition [PDF] asking EPA to promulgate...
View ArticleHydraulic Fracturing, Natural Gas and the U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance...
On October 23, 2012, Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP convened a conference of key members of the oil and gas industry and energy-intensive manufacturing industries. The seminar, entitled Hydraulic...
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Hydraulic Fracturing: State Regulatory Roundup Vol. 12
Fracking Insider Readers: We are pleased to bring you Volume 12 of our State Regulatory Roundup, including updates on Maryland, Colorado, Texas and a notice of intent to sue the Environmental...
View ArticleTexas Jury Awards Nearly $3 Million to Family Alleging Health Problems from...
An April 22nd verdict by a Texas jury awarded $2.9 million to a family that alleged natural gas wells drilled on adjacent property by Aruba Petroleum Inc. caused significant health and economic...
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Hydraulic Fracturing: State Regulatory Roundup Vol. 36
Fracking Insider Readers: We are pleased to bring you Volume 36 of our State Regulatory Roundup, including updates in North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas. As we explained in earlier volumes, we designed...
View ArticleStudy Finds Artificial Earthquakes Weaker
A recently released study has found that artificial earthquakes resulting from the use of disposal wells for produced waters and other oil and gas wastewaters are less intense, and in general about...
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Hydraulic Fracturing: State Regulatory Roundup Vol. 42
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...
View ArticleDunes Sagebrush Lizard Decision Upholds Importance of Conservation Agreements
On March 1, the oil and gas industry won a significant victory when the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s (“FWS”) decision that conservation agreements...
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