Fracking Bans

A Look At Two Approaches To Oil And Gas Regulation

by Charles Sartain | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 5/14/2013

This is a tale of two regulatory schemes. First, there is the federal way, and I’m not making this up. First, there is the federal way, and I’m not making this up: In my last post we learned that if the BLM,...more

N.Y. Appellate Division Affirms Zoning Ordinance Banning Hydraulic Fracturing

by Martin Eide, Earl L. Hagström, Gregory Lahr | Sedgwick LLP on 5/9/2013

Sedgwick’s Hydraulic Fracturing Task Force has been watching the ongoing litigation involving hydraulic fracturing (fracking) bans in the towns of Dryden and Middlefield, N.Y. In February 2012 we reported on the Supreme...more

California Lawmakers Making a Strong Push to Ban Hydraulic Fracturing [Video]

by LXBN on 5/9/2013

For more than a year, hydraulic fracturing has been one of the country’s biggest hot-button issues—both inside and out of the legal space. The cry from opponents of the practice, which uses pressurized liquid to extract...more

New York Appellate Court Throws Curveball at Fracking Debate

by Luke Cantrell | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 5/9/2013

The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, unanimously rejected an appeal from Norse Energy Corporation, and affirmed the Town of Dryden’s right to prevent fracking through land use and zoning...more

New York Appellate Division Affirms Zoning Ordinance Banning Fracking

by Martin Eide | Sedgwick LLP on 5/7/2013

The Sedgwick Insurance Law Blog has been following decisions related to hydraulic fracturing for potential impacts on insurance coverage issues. Although not involving coverage, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate...more

Appeals Court Upholds Drilling Bans

by Thomas Puchner | Phillips Lytle - Renewable Energy on 5/3/2013

In twin decisions handed down today, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department upheld two local zoning laws that prohibit activities related to oil and gas development (commonly referred to as “hydraulic...more

Would a Ban on Fracking Constitute a Takings?

by Nancie G. Marzulla on 4/23/2013

Fracking is all the rage these days, a means of increasing domestic energy production by injecting fluid into cracks that exists in rock formations to open them up and allow oil and gas to flow out and be collected. There is...more

Earth Matters - April 2013

by Kimberly Barnashuk, Jennifer Dougherty, Patrick Fitzgerald, Morgan Graham, Kevin Hogan, Susan Marriott, Donald Ross, Adam Walters | Phillips Lytle LLP on 4/19/2013

In This Issue: - Making Solar Power More Affordable for New Yorkers - Fracking Moratorium Leads to Termination of Oil and Gas Leases - New Water Withdrawl Permit Requirements - Update on Federal Trade...more

Youngstown City Hydraulic Fracturing Ban Approved for May Ballot

by George Skupski | BakerHostetler on 3/21/2013

In late February, we covered the state and federal legislative and enforcement responses to the release of hydraulic fracturing waste into a Youngstown, Ohio area tributary by a local oil and gas drilling operator. Shortly...more

New York State Assembly Votes to Extend Hydraulic Fracturing Moratorium

by Scott Bent | BakerHostetler on 3/15/2013

The New York State Assembly voted on March 6 to suspend the issuance of drilling permits for high-volume hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus and Utica formations until May 15, 2015. The vote came as the state’s de facto...more

Fort Collins Gives Final Approval to Hydraulic Fracturing Ban

by Paul Enockson | BakerHostetler on 3/8/2013

On March 5, 2013, the Fort Collins City Council by a vote of 5 to 2 gave final approval to a ban on oil and gas operations, hydraulic fracturing, and some waste storage within city limits. Our prior coverage of this issue in...more

Fort Collins Moves Forward On Efforts To Ban Hydraulic Fracturing

by Paul Enockson | BakerHostetler on 2/25/2013

On February 19, 2013, the Fort Collins City Council became the second city in Colorado to move forward with a ban on hydraulic fracturing. The City Council gave initial approval to an ordinance that would bar oil and gas...more

The "State" of the Shale Play in the United States: A Look Back on 2012 and What to Expect in 2013

by Martin Booher, Cassie J. Dallas, Jason Yearout | BakerHostetler on 2/5/2013

During 2012, several states adopted new statutory and regulation programs addressing the exploitation of shale resources within their boundaries. Continuing a common election year theme, Congress took no significant formal...more

Longmont Sued By Colorado Oil and Gas Association

by Jason Yearout | BakerHostetler on 12/18/2012

Last week we reported that the state of Colorado would not directly sue the town of Longmont to challenge the ban on hydraulic fracturing that town voters enacted in the November election....more

Colorado Will Not Sue Longmont To Overturn Hydraulic Fracturing Ban

by Jason Yearout | BakerHostetler on 12/11/2012

In our prior coverage of Longmont, Colorado’s citywide ban on hydraulic fracturing and waste disposal, which was enacted by local referendum last month, we noted that the state had threatened to sue Longmont for the second...more

State Supreme Court Overrules Local Fracking Ordinance

by Kimberly Barnashuk | Phillips Lytle - Renewable Energy on 11/6/2012

State Supreme Court Justice Ferris D. Lebous recently overturned a local ordinance adopted by the Binghamton City Council in 2011 to ban activities associated with gas drilling and exploration for a period of two years....more

Home News South Seneca Public Speaks Out on Puppy Mills, Fracking

by Steven Getman on 8/29/2012

Public Speaks Out on Puppy Mills, Fracking by Aneta Glover | Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 2:28 pm With a much smaller than expected group assembled, Supervisor Walter Prouty called the Town Board Meeting to order,...more

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A Look At Two Approaches To Oil And Gas Regulation

N.Y. Appellate Division Affirms Zoning Ordinance Banning Hydraulic Fracturing

California Lawmakers Making a Strong Push to Ban Hydraulic Fracturing [Video]

New York Appellate Court Throws Curveball at Fracking Debate

New York Appellate Division Affirms Zoning Ordinance Banning Fracking

Appeals Court Upholds Drilling Bans

Would a Ban on Fracking Constitute a Takings?

Earth Matters - April 2013

Youngstown City Hydraulic Fracturing Ban Approved for May Ballot

New York State Assembly Votes to Extend Hydraulic Fracturing Moratorium

Fort Collins Gives Final Approval to Hydraulic Fracturing Ban

Fort Collins Moves Forward On Efforts To Ban Hydraulic Fracturing

The "State" of the Shale Play in the United States: A Look Back on 2012 and What to Expect in 2013

Longmont Sued By Colorado Oil and Gas Association

Colorado Will Not Sue Longmont To Overturn Hydraulic Fracturing Ban

State Supreme Court Overrules Local Fracking Ordinance

Home News South Seneca Public Speaks Out on Puppy Mills, Fracking

California Lawmakers Making a Strong Push to Ban Hydraulic Fracturing [Video]

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