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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 -

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

Federal Court Requires Additional Environmental Review for Offshore Fracking Off California Coast

Perkins Coie on 1/9/2019

A federal court recently prohibited the U.S. Department of the Interior from approving any plans or permits for offshore fracking off the California coast until it complies with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the...more

Environmental Groups Sue Federal Agencies Again in Unending Legal Battle Over Offshore Oil Development

Stoel Rives - Environmental Law Blog on 11/28/2016

On November 11, 2016, the Environmental Defense Center (“EDC”) and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper jointly filed suit against several federal agencies including the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and...more

Part the Seas: Federal Report Finds Offshore Fracking has No Significant Impact

Stoel Rives - Environmental Law Blog on 6/6/2016

On May 27, 2016, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) jointly released a Programmatic Environmental Assessment (“PEA”) for well stimulation treatment...more

No Issuance of Federal Offshore Fracking Permits Until May 2016

Stoel Rives LLP on 2/5/2016

On January 29, 2016, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”), agencies within the federal Department of the Interior (“DOI”), agreed to put a temporary...more

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