http://www.frackinginsider.com/ Oil & Natural Gas Hydraulic Fracturing & Fracking Attorneys : Kelley Drye Law Firm en Copyright 2012 Tue, 15 May 2012 11:06:38 -0500 Tue, 15 May 2012 11:06:38 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.32-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Shaun Gehan

Action is hot and heavy on the regulatory front.  Just this past week, EPA announced its proposal for permit guidance for fracking operations utilizing some form of diesel in injection fluids, and the Bureau of Land Management proposed regulations for operations occurring on public lands and Indian territory.  Meanwhile, states]]> http://www.frackinginsider.com/regulatory/epa-issues-new-guidance-on-fracking-with-diesel-fuels/ http://www.frackinginsider.com/regulatory/epa-issues-new-guidance-on-fracking-with-diesel-fuels/ Regulatory Tue, 15 May 2012 09:01:43 -0500 Shaun Gehan John Wittenborn

Today the President issued an Executive Order establishing an inter-agency working group to “facilitate coordinated Administration policy efforts to support safe and responsible unconventional domestic natural gas development.” This is a welcomed respite from a series of otherwise misguided federal efforts to over-regulate hydrologic fracturing. By coordinating under the direction]]> http://www.frackinginsider.com/legislative/white-house-executive-order-supporting-development-of-unconventional-natural-resources/ http://www.frackinginsider.com/legislative/white-house-executive-order-supporting-development-of-unconventional-natural-resources/ EconomicLegislative Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:12:03 -0500 John Wittenborn Eric Waeckerlin

With stunning alacrity, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion [PDF] today in Sackett v. EPA (roughly two months since oral argument), resolutely and unanimously striking down EPA’s position that the Clean Water Act (CWA) does not provide pre-enforcement judicial review of compliance orders. This blog has covered the Sackett]]> http://www.frackinginsider.com/litigation/with-stunning-alacrity-the-united/ http://www.frackinginsider.com/litigation/with-stunning-alacrity-the-united/ LitigationRegulatory Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:04:51 -0500 Eric Waeckerlin Eric Waeckerlin

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has announced it will be strengthening requirements for Class II injection wells [PDF] as a result of recent earthquakes in the Youngstown area. ODNR has proposed a suite of new seismic requirements to be imposed on Class II injection well permits through specialized attached]]> http://www.frackinginsider.com/regulatory/the-ohio-department-of-natural/ http://www.frackinginsider.com/regulatory/the-ohio-department-of-natural/ Regulatory Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:03:52 -0500 Eric Waeckerlin Eric Waeckerlin

As reported last week, two lower courts in New York upheld municipal bans (one enacted by the Town of Middlefield, the other by the Town of Dryden) on oil and gas exploration and production within town limits. The concerns surrounding hydraulic fracturing prompted these bans, and the response is now being]]> http://www.frackinginsider.com/regulatory/lxbn-tv-interviews-eric-waeckerlin-on-the-staying-power-of-new-york-municipal-fracking-bans/ http://www.frackinginsider.com/regulatory/lxbn-tv-interviews-eric-waeckerlin-on-the-staying-power-of-new-york-municipal-fracking-bans/ Regulatory Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:02:48 -0500 Eric Waeckerlin Eric Waeckerlin

Last week, two lower courts in New York upheld municipal bans (one enacted by the Town of Middlefield, the other by the Town of Dryden) on oil and gas exploration and production within town limits. The bans were prompted by concerns over hydraulic fracturing, which is a process used to stimulate]]> http://www.frackinginsider.com/litigation/last-week-two-lower-courts/ http://www.frackinginsider.com/litigation/last-week-two-lower-courts/ Litigation Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:37:24 -0500 Eric Waeckerlin Eric Waeckerlin

]]>When one thinks of a Superfund site, the image is of a large landfill, a former mining pit, or an industrial site like Love Canal; places where massive contamination has released into the air, ground, or water over many, many years and where it is not safe to live, animals http://www.frackinginsider.com/regulatory/when-one-thinks-of-a/ http://www.frackinginsider.com/regulatory/when-one-thinks-of-a/ LitigationRegulatory Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:30:33 -0500 Eric Waeckerlin Eric Waeckerlin

The controversy over hydraulic fracturing has ushered in an unprecedented wave of scrutiny over the oil and gas industry from nearly every angle—new lawsuits, more state regulations, constant press (often misleading as captured well in this recent Forbes article), local protests, and city council moratoriums. At the same time the]]> http://www.frackinginsider.com/regulatory/the-controversy-over-hydraulic-fracturing/ http://www.frackinginsider.com/regulatory/the-controversy-over-hydraulic-fracturing/ EconomicLegislativeRegulatory Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:12:19 -0500 Eric Waeckerlin Eric Waeckerlin

President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, chaired by Jeffrey Immelt, released its report and recommendations on how to create jobs and improve America’s competitiveness Tuesday. The report highlights the critical importance of domestic energy supplies, and unconventional oil and natural gas in particular, to the current and future survival]]> http://www.frackinginsider.com/legislative/unconventional-oil-and-natural-gas-major-players-in-job-councils-new-report/ http://www.frackinginsider.com/legislative/unconventional-oil-and-natural-gas-major-players-in-job-councils-new-report/ Legislative Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:03:56 -0500 Eric Waeckerlin Eric Waeckerlin

]]>Michele Hallowell contributed to this post.Recent earthquakes near Youngstown, Ohio are alleged to have been caused by the increased underground injection of wastewater produced in the hydraulic fracturing boom in the Marcellus and Utica region. After reports that the wells may have been sited on a geologic fault line, environmentalists http://www.frackinginsider.com/regulatory/ohio-earthquakes-may-signal-more-regulation-for-oil-and-gas/ http://www.frackinginsider.com/regulatory/ohio-earthquakes-may-signal-more-regulation-for-oil-and-gas/ Regulatory Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:27:01 -0500 Eric Waeckerlin