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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 -

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - April 2021 #5

Allen Matkins on 4/30/2021

Governor Newsom moves to ban hydraulic fracturing by 2024 - NPR – April 23 - Governor Gavin Newsom announced plans last Friday to ban hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, by 2024 as part of a longer-term...more

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

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - February 2021 #3

Allen Matkins on 2/19/2021

State senators introduce bill to ban hydraulic fracturing in California by 2027 - San Francisco Chronicle – February 17 - State Senators Scott Wiener and Monique Limon have introduced a bill that would halt the...more

Reducing Methane and CO2 from Oil and Gas Operations

Gray Reed on 11/14/2019

Reports on the inevitable death of the fossil fuel industry are overdone (assuming it isn’t kidnapped in the middle of the night by the next administration and murdered by litigation, regulation and executive fiat). ...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - September 2019

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 9/14/2019

Atlantic Coast Pipeline Remains Halted as Developers Wait on Court Decisions - "There are currently two federal permits under review--one issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and one issued by the U.S. Forest...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - June 2019

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/10/2019

Supreme Court Sides with Property Owners; Companies have No Right to Get Natural Gas Without Permission - "The Supreme Court said, 'A mineral owner or lessee has an implicit right to use the overlying surface to access...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - March 2019 #3

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/23/2019

The U.S. is Set to Become the World's Biggest Oil Exporter Thanks to the Fracking Revolution - "The U.S. shale revolution has made it to one of the world's largest energy producers and potentially the largest oil exporter...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - December 2018 #3

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/22/2018

Energy Companies to Appeal Loss of Forest Service Permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline - "The builders of the $7 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline say they will appeal a federal court ruling that invalidated a permit allowing...more

Volatile Organic Compounds/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule Revising Regulatory Definition

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/29/2018

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a November 28th Federal Register Notice that revises the regulatory definition of volatile organic compounds (“VOCs”) under the Clean Air Act. See 83 Fed....more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - September 2018 #2

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 9/14/2018

As Storm Looms, 4th Circuit Reverses Ruling Against Dominion on Coal Ash Pollution at Chesapeake Site - "Water pollution from a coal ash landfill and settling ponds at a closed power plant in Chesapeake is not a violation of...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - August 2018 #4

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 8/24/2018

Activists Have a New Strategy to Block Gas Pipelines: State's Rights - "It already has worked in New York where construction on the Constitution Pipeline has stalled. Now activists are trying the strategy in Oregon." ...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - May 2018 #5

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/2/2018

In an Internal Memo, the White House Considered Whether to Simply 'Ignore' Federal Climate Research - "The document, drafted September 18 by Michael Catanzaro, President Trump's special assistant for domestic energy and...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - May 2018 #4

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/26/2018

FERC Won't Consider Big Climate Change Effects in Pipeline Reviews - "FERC's three Republican commissioners issued the surprise ruling as part of an otherwise routine decision on a pipeline upgrade proposed by the utility...more

Latin American Environmental Regulatory Tracker

Beveridge & Diamond PC on 4/6/2018

Welcome to the new format of the Tracker! Because many of our readers have interests in a wide variety of environmental fields, we have expanded our coverage. While we will no longer be including summaries, we will now...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - March 2018 #4

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/23/2018

Trump Prepared to Hit China with $60 Billion in Annual Tariffs - "President Trump is preparing to impose a package of $60 billion in annual tariffs against Chinese products, following through on a longtime threat that he...more

Trump Administration Rolls Back Climate Change Initiatives

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/30/2018

As expected, the Trump administration has been actively engaged in efforts to reverse the federal government’s regulatory direction with respect to climate change. In 2017, President Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw...more

Closing Out 2017, EPA, BLM and BSEE Provide Public Notice of Significant Regulatory Actions

Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real... on 1/3/2018

Public notice of some very significant regulatory actions has been provided in the waning days of 2017. 1. On December 28, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - December 2017 #3

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/22/2017

Trump Delivers a Mixed Message on His National Security Approach - "In another shift from his predecessor, Mr. Trump's strategy does not recognize the changing climate as a threat to national security. The document instead...more

The Climate Report - Fall 2017

Jones Day on 11/27/2017

US. REGULATORY AND LITIGATION DEVELOPMENTS - EPA PROPOSES TO RESCIND CLEAN POWER PLAN - What EPA Did - In a decision expected and promised since the election of President Donald Trump, the United States...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - November 2017

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/10/2017

China Energy Investment Signs MOU for $83.7 Billion in West Virginia Projects "China Energy Investment Corp, the world's largest power company by asset value, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to invest $83.7...more

New Federal Methane Reduction Regulations for the Upstream Oil and Gas Sector

Bennett Jones LLP on 6/1/2017

The government of Canada has released its proposal for the first federal regulations on greenhouse gas emissions applicable specifically to the upstream oil and gas sector, titled Regulations Respecting Reduction in the...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

Post-Election Update 2016

Bracewell LLP on 11/14/2016

The 2016 election results have significant implications for companies across a wide range of industry sectors. From environmental policy to financial services to tax reform, President-elect Trump has committed to sweeping...more

Congressional Energy Roundup

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 9/20/2016

Fracking Insider Readers: Below, please find this week’s Congressional activity on oil and gas issues: - House: - “Impacts of the Obama Council on Environmental Quality Final Guidance for GHG Emissions and the...more

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - June 2016 #4

Allen Matkins on 6/27/2016

Environmental and Policy Focus - PG&E to close Diablo Canyon, California's last nuclear power plant - Los Angeles Times - Jun 21 - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) announced on Tuesday that it plans to close...more

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