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California Environmental Law and Policy Update - May 24, 2013

by David D. Cooke, Emily L. Murray, Sandi L. Nichols | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 5/25/2013

Environmental and Policy Focus -Interior Department offers new rules for 'fracking': Los Angeles Times - May 16 - The U.S. Department of the Interior proposed new rules to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on...more

Tennessee Finalizes Environmental Regulations Concerning Fracking

by Frederick Hitchcock, Willa Kalaidjian | Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 5/24/2013

On May 22, 2013, the Tennessee General Assembly’s joint committee on government operations approved Tennessee’s first rules regulating the use of hydraulic fracturing to extract oil and natural gas from wells....more

Energy And Environment Update -- May 20, 2013

by Jordan Collins, David Leiter, Sarah Litke, Neal Martin, Bryan M. Stockton | Mintz Levin - Environmental Law on 5/22/2013

In This Issue: Energy & Climate Debate; Congress; Administration; Department of Commerce; Department of Energy; Department of Interior; Department of State; Department of Transportation; Environmental Protection...more

BLM Issues New Draft Fracking Regulations

by Paul Enockson | BakerHostetler on 5/21/2013

On Thursday, May 16, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued its lasted proposed fracking regulations. The proposed regulations would require wider disclosure of fracking chemicals. The regulations also require water...more

BLM Issues Revised Proposed Fracking Regulations

by Donald Baur, Barbara Schussman, Nidhi Thakar, Tyler Welti | Perkins Coie on 5/21/2013

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a revised proposed rule for regulating hydraulic fracturing—or “fracking.” ...more

Reed Smith Marcellus Shale Tax Update - Recycle, Reuse, Reduce Your Tax Burdens

by Stephen Blazick, Daniel Dixon, Lee Zoeller | Reed Smith on 5/17/2013

Pennsylvania’s broad mining exemption from sales and use tax also includes an exemption for pollution-control devices that is less well known than the general exemption for mining equipment. The pollution-control exemption...more

Employment And Labor Law Alert: Frack Supplier Hit With Overtime Class Action

by Tracey Holmes Donesky, Kristin Berger Parker | Leonard, Street and Deinard on 5/16/2013

Last week, a hydraulic fracturing equipment supplier was hit with a putative class action lawsuit in federal court in Pennsylvania, alleging violations of state and federal wage and hour law. ...more

How Much Water Does Fracking Shale Gas Consume, And Where?

by Charles Sartain | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 5/16/2013

Jesse Jenkins of the Energy Collective ponders the question. He reports as follows: According to the US Energy Information Administration 27,000 new gas wells were completed in the U.S. in 2011, many of which were...more

Energy And Environment Update -- May 13, 2013

by Jordan Collins, David Leiter, Neal Martin, Bryan M. Stockton | Mintz Levin - Environmental Law on 5/15/2013

In This Issue: Energy & Climate Debate; Congress; Administration; Department of Energy; Environmental Protection Agency; Department of Interior; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Department of Commerce; Department...more

Is EPA Setting Its Sights on Hydraulic Fracturing Compounds?

by Jeffrey N. Hurwitz, Anthony "Tony" Pavel, Alex Polonsky, Ronald Tenpas | Morgan Lewis on 5/15/2013

Agency implements rule requiring companies to disclose information regarding the use of certain industrial chemical substances commonly used in natural gas and oil well drilling....more

Time For The White House To Step In? Patchwork State Fracking Regulations Will Spawn FOIA And Trade Secrets Lawsuits

by Sally Lee, Siddhartha Venkatasen | Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 5/15/2013

With a growing number of states demanding disclosure of its fracking recipes, the oil and gas industry is fighting to plug what it views as government-mandated leaks in its trade secrets pipeline....more

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

DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Oil & Gas Litigation: New Decision May Impede Fracking on Federal Land

by King & Spalding on 5/10/2013

Recently, a California federal court blocked drilling on certain federal land located in California’s Monterey Shale Formation play. In reaching its decision, the court relied heavily on perceived risks of fracking, holding...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

The Water Resources Development Act and the Shaheen-Portman Energy Efficiency Bill – ML Strategies Weekly Energy and Environmental...

by Jordan Collins, David Leiter, Bryan M. Stockton | Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology on 5/9/2013

As Congress returns after a week-long recess, energy-related issues and legislation are at the top of the agenda for many members and committees. This week’s Energy & Environment Update covers what’s happening at the federal,...more

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California Environmental Law and Policy Update - May 24, 2013

Tennessee Finalizes Environmental Regulations Concerning Fracking

Energy And Environment Update -- May 20, 2013

BLM Issues New Draft Fracking Regulations

BLM Issues Revised Proposed Fracking Regulations

Reed Smith Marcellus Shale Tax Update - Recycle, Reuse, Reduce Your Tax Burdens

Employment And Labor Law Alert: Frack Supplier Hit With Overtime Class Action

How Much Water Does Fracking Shale Gas Consume, And Where?

Energy And Environment Update -- May 13, 2013

Is EPA Setting Its Sights on Hydraulic Fracturing Compounds?

Time For The White House To Step In? Patchwork State Fracking Regulations Will Spawn FOIA And Trade Secrets Lawsuits

A Look At Two Approaches To Oil And Gas Regulation

DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Oil & Gas Litigation: New Decision May Impede Fracking on Federal Land

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

The Water Resources Development Act and the Shaheen-Portman Energy Efficiency Bill – ML Strategies Weekly Energy and Environmental...

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

Fracking Stymied On Federal Lands In California

New York Appellate Court Throws Curveball at Fracking Debate

Energy And Environment Update -- May 6, 2013

New York Court Upholds Local Hydraulic Fracturing and Oil and Gas Development Bans

New York Appellate Division Affirms Zoning Ordinance Banning Fracking

Energy Newsletter - May 2013

Appeals Court Upholds Drilling Bans

Part II - How Will North Carolina Handle Forced Pooling?

Global Manufacturers, Encouraged By Low Energy Prices, Are Moving Production To The United States

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

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