Last Friday, a four judge panel of a New York appeals court upheld two local zoning laws that prohibit activities related to oil and gas exploration and development, including hydraulic fracturing. The decisions in Norse...more
5/8/2013
- Energy Exploration Fracking Local Ordinance Oil & Gas
In recent weeks, both the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and Texas Railroad Commission (TRRC) have proposed rules that would ease requirements for operators.
On February 8, 2013, the TCEQ announced that...more
2/25/2013
- Fracking Groundwater Oil & Gas
In 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) began investigating claims of groundwater contamination in private drinking water wells in and around Pavillion, Wyoming....more
1/16/2013
- Contamination EPA Fracking Groundwater Oil & Gas
On December 18, 2012, California’s Department of Conservation (Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources) issued a “discussion draft” of regulations that would govern hydraulic fracturing practices in the state....more
12/21/2012
- Department of Conservation Fracking
