Bureau of Land Management

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

Renewable Energy Update -- May 7, 2013

by William R. Devine, Emily L. Murray, Patrick A. Perry | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 5/10/2013

Renewable Energy Focus - Providing a level playing field for renewables - PV-Magazine - Apr 26: U.S. Senators have decided to level the playing field for renewable energy sources by providing investors in renewable...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

BLM Issues Right-of-Way Application Rule In An Effort To Spark Renewable Energy Development

by Ben Rubin | Nossaman LLP on 5/1/2013

As reported earlier today by a number of news outlets (see for example this KCET article by Chris Clarke), the Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") will be issuing a Final Rule to facilitate right-of-way applications for lands...more

U.S. District Court Says BLM Must Address Environmental Impacts of Fracking - Court Finds Fracking Operations are Subject to NEPA...

by Fernando Avila, Lucas Quass | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 4/24/2013

In an order addressing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on federal lands, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) violated the National Environmental...more

A Look at the Obama Administration’s Upcoming Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations

by Harmon L. (Monty) Cooper | Sedgwick LLP on 4/23/2013

This spring, the oil industry and environmental groups are expecting the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to issue a revised rule that will regulate hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on federal and...more

BLM Fails to Review Fracking Impacts of Oil & Gas Leases in California

by Allison Davis | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/16/2013

The U.S. District Court in San Jose recently found that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) failed to adequately review the environmental impacts of fracking on four oil and gas leases it recently auctioned off in the...more

Environmental Groups Claim Further Environmental Review Needed to Address Fracking Impacts

by Earl L. Hagström | Sedgwick LLP on 3/5/2013

In a case pending in the Northern District of California, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club recently urged a federal judge to rule that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) violated the National...more

Environmental Groups Say Further Environmental Review Needed to Address Fracking Impacts

by Matthew Francois | Sedgwick LLP on 2/14/2013

In a case pending in the Northern District of California, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club recently urged a federal judge to rule that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) violated the National...more

Ninth Circuit Clarifies NEPA Supplementation Requirements And Rules That Mining Plans Of Operations Do Not Expire After Temporary...

by Tyler Welti | Perkins Coie on 2/7/2013

On February 4, 2013, a Ninth Circuit panel held that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) did not violate the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), or its own mining...more

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BLM Issues New Draft Fracking Regulations

BLM Issues Revised Proposed Fracking Regulations

Renewable Energy Update -- May 7, 2013

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

BLM Issues Right-of-Way Application Rule In An Effort To Spark Renewable Energy Development

U.S. District Court Says BLM Must Address Environmental Impacts of Fracking - Court Finds Fracking Operations are Subject to NEPA...

A Look at the Obama Administration’s Upcoming Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations

BLM Fails to Review Fracking Impacts of Oil & Gas Leases in California

Environmental Groups Claim Further Environmental Review Needed to Address Fracking Impacts

Environmental Groups Say Further Environmental Review Needed to Address Fracking Impacts

Ninth Circuit Clarifies NEPA Supplementation Requirements And Rules That Mining Plans Of Operations Do Not Expire After Temporary...

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

Skadden's 2013 Insights: Regulatory

Renewable Energy Update -- December 10, 2012

The U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Proposes Listing The Lesser Prairie-Chicken As Threatened

BLM Responds to Allegations of Fracking-Related Endangered Species Act Violations

9th Circuit Vacates Biological Opinion For The Ruby Pipeline Project

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