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SCAQMD First in California to Regulate Hydraulic Fracturing

by Richard McNeil | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 5/1/2013

The possible benefits (and possible burdens) of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) in California have received significant media attention lately. Much of this attention has focused on the exploitation of the Monterey Shale...more

Center for Biological Diversity Files Lawsuit Against DOGGR, Alleges Agency Fails to Enforce its Own Regulations

by Sigrid Waggener | Sedgwick LLP on 2/14/2013

On January 24, 2013, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) filed suit in Alameda Superior Court in California, joining other environmental groups including Earthjustice and the Sierra Club in alleging that the California...more

California’s Draft Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations Offer Substantial Trade Secret Protection for Operators

by Megan Cesare-Eastman, David Overstreet | K&L Gates LLP on 1/22/2013

California’s Monterey shale, underlying a substantial portion of California, from Los Angeles to San Francisco, is estimated to hold 400 billion barrels of oil, or as much as 64% of the total shale oil reserves in the...more

"Pattern and Practice" Lawsuit Challenges State’s CEQA Compliance in Permitting Fracking

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 11/21/2012

The oil and gas industry’s increased use of hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” continues to gain attention in California....more

The Dirt Report: October 2012 -- Environmental Claims Reach New Depths Over Hydraulic Fracking

by Sedgwick LLP on 11/5/2012

In October 2012, the Sierra Club and a number of other environmental groups filed a lawsuit to force the California Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) to prepare an environmental...more

Environmental Groups File CEQA Action to Enjoin California Regulators from Permitting Fracking

by K. Eric Adair on 10/16/2012

On October 16, 2012, four environmental groups filed a state court action alleging that California’s Division of Oil, Gas & Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) has failed to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act...more

Baldwin Hills Fracking Study Shows No Environmental Impacts

by K. Eric Adair on 10/13/2012

On October 10, 2012, Cardno ENTRIX (Cardno) released its much-anticipated report studying the effects of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” in the Inglewood Oil Field, located in the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles...more

South Coast Air Quality Management District to Consider Fracking Regulations

by K. Eric Adair on 10/4/2012

On October 5, 2012, the Governing Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) will convene in regular session to discuss, among other things, possible regulation of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” in...more

Details Begin to Emerge About California's Proposed Fracking Regulations

by K. Eric Adair on 9/19/2012

California’s Division of Oil, Gas & Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) yesterday revealed details about the regulations it is currently drafting to govern hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” in the state. Speaking at a symposium...more

Environmental Group Threatens Suit for Fracking-Related Endangered Species Act Violations

by K. Eric Adair on 8/30/2012

On August 29, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) gave notice of its intent to sue the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for alleged violations of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). CBD’s notice asserts that BLM has...more

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