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Fracking is a non-technical term for Hydraulic Fracturing. Fracking or Hydraulic Fracturing is a method for retrieving, otherwise inaccessible, natural gas and petroleum by injecting pressurized fluid and chemicals into underground rock causing fissures. The fissures widen and expand allowing petroleum and gas to escape and flow to areas where it can be retrieved. less -

Colorado Drilling Project Stopped in its [F]racks!

Goldberg Segalla on 5/26/2022

On May 19, 2022, a Colorado federal district court judge, the Honorable Marcia S. Krieger, issued an opinion and order remanding action, preventing—for now, at least—an expansive fracking plan in Western Colorado from going...more

Environmental Groups Sue Federal Agencies Again in Unending Legal Battle Over Offshore Oil Development

Stoel Rives - Environmental Law Blog on 11/28/2016

On November 11, 2016, the Environmental Defense Center (“EDC”) and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper jointly filed suit against several federal agencies including the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and...more

Illinois Appellate Court Concludes No Irreparable Harm From Implementation of New Hydraulic Fracturing Rules

BakerHostetler on 7/16/2015

The nascent Illinois shale oil and gas industry won a preliminary victory in the courtroom last week. The Appellate Court of Illinois for the Fifth District affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction against the Illinois...more

Wyoming Federal District Court Stays BLM’s Hydraulic Fracturing Rule

BakerHostetler on 6/29/2015

On June 23, a coalition of industry, states, and tribal interests convinced a federal judge to stay the effective date of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) hydraulic fracturing rule. The stay demonstrates the first step...more

Independent Natural Gas Producers Challenge EPA Air Rules

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/5/2012

On October 15, 2012, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC filed suit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (“IPAA”) and six other state-level oil and gas associations (PA,...more

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