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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 -

For ESG Investors, ‘Clean Fracs’ Could Mitigate Environmental Impacts

Opportune LLP on 4/21/2021

As regulatory requirements and ESG reporting and transparency increase to address gas flaring, “clean fracs” could be one solution for upstream oil and gas companies towards an energy transition....more

Holland & Knight's Energy and Natural Resources Quarterly Newsletter: Spring 2021

Holland & Knight LLP on 3/25/2021

Holland & Knight invites you to read the Spring 2021 issue of our Energy and Natural Resources Quarterly newsletter, in which our authors discuss important hot topics and developments in energy, natural resources and...more

The future of public lands under the Biden Administration

Hogan Lovells on 11/10/2020

President-elect Biden will assume office in January, 2021, with a divided nation, the global coronavirus pandemic, and a domestic energy market in a distressed state. The new administration will need to oversee the management...more

A Court-Side Seat: May Brings Federal Appellate Courts Rulings and Executive Orders

Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real... on 5/27/2020

Here are a few interesting new rulings from the federal appellate courts. COURT ORDERS - Like a Good Neighbor …? — State of Maryland v. EPA - On May 19, 2020, the D.C. Circuit decided a Clean Air Act case involving the use of...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - December 2018 #2

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/15/2018

Revised Definition of "Waters of the United States" - Proposed Rule - "The agencies' proposal is the second step in a two-step process to review and revise the definition of 'waters of the United States' consistent with...more

Indian Country Should Defend Environmental Protections

Kilpatrick on 7/11/2017

Doing exactly what he promised to do throughout his campaign, Donald Trump has been rolling back Obama-era environmental regulations since his first full day in office when he issued an executive order to expedite approval of...more

How the President’s Executive Order Will Affect U.S. Oil, Natural Gas and Coal Industries

Perkins Coie on 4/14/2017

President Donald Trump’s recently signed Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth (the Order) includes significant revisions to the regulatory landscape both (1) directly in the case of oil and...more

Executive Order Seeks Sweeping Reversal of Climate Change Policies to Favor U.S. Energy Production

Perkins Coie on 4/6/2017

President Donald Trump recently signed Executive Order 13783, an omnibus executive order aimed at reducing burdens on further development of domestic energy resources, with “particular attention” to oil, natural gas, coal and...more

Trump Order Ushers in the Future of US Energy and Environmental Regulation

WilmerHale on 4/4/2017

On March 28, President Trump launched a sweeping overhaul of US energy and environmental policy. The presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth (Order) repeals several policies of the...more

The Latest Executive Order: Any Kind of Consistency Is the Hobgoblin of Little Minds

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law on 3/29/2017

Make no mistake, the Executive Order signed by President Trump at EPA yesterday is a big deal. Time will tell whether the Administration’s U-turn on the Obama rules currently in litigation, such as the Clean Power Plan and...more

What the Trump Presidency Means for the Environment

Snell & Wilmer on 11/29/2016

To the victor belong the spoils, and President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election (get used to it) and Republican Congressional control will significantly impact environmental programs and priorities...more

Maryland Governor Proposes $1.5 Million Funding For Hydraulic Fracturing Study

BakerHostetler on 1/22/2013

As we have discussed in prior posts, Maryland has in place a de facto moratorium on shale exploration and drilling. Responding to inquiries about drilling into Marcellus shale formations in western Maryland, in 2011 Governor...more

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