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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 -

BLM Proposes Rescission Of 2015 Hydraulic Fracturing Rule

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/25/2017

Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) announced its recommendation that the hydraulic fracturing rule from 2015 entitled, “Oil and Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands,” be rescinded – the Federal...more

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - July 2015 #3

Allen Matkins on 7/20/2015

Environmental and Policy Focus - Water rights ruling a setback for California drought regulators: Sacramento Bee - Jul 10: In a significant ruling that could hinder California's ability to order water cutbacks, a judge...more

Mixology 101: Blending Trade Secret Protections and Fracking Chemical Reporting

Snell & Wilmer on 4/30/2015

Whether you live in the East, the Great Plains, the Southwest, or the Rocky Mountain West, the oil and gas industry’s use of hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” in oil and gas development is something you have likely heard a...more

EPA's NY/NJ EPCRA Sweep Points to Broader Enforcement Effort

Bracewell LLP on 6/6/2014

Last week's announcement by the US EPA of EPCRA violations at 17 facilities comes as part of the Agency's heightened scrutiny of chemical storage facilities in the aftermath of the West, Texas explosion and the Charleston,...more

EPA Publishes ANPR on Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Substances and Mixtures

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 5/21/2014

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the May 19, 2014, Federal Register an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to seek comment on the information that should be reported or disclosed for...more

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