Trespass by hydraulic fracturing is alive in Pennsylvania.
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Trespass By Fracturing? A Theory Alive In Pennsylvania
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By SETH JAFFE | FOLEY HOAG LLP - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed as prudentially unripe appeals of last year’s District Court decision striking down BLM’s 2015 fracking rule.
A Development In Earthquakes And Fracking
By CHARLES SARTAIN | GRAY REED & MCGRAW
Sierra Club v. Chesapeake Operating LLC et al is news more shocking than “Man Bites Dog”!
Investors Flock to Oil Shale
By Michael McDonaldLast year some investors in the energy market took a beating when numerous U.S. oil shale producers filed for bankruptcy. However, those losses have not deterred investors from making massive new investments betting on the future of the oil shale industry. In the first three months of 2017 investors placed nearly $20 billion with private… Keep reading →
Fracking, Earthquakes And Civil Authority
By Hernán Cipriotti | Zelle LLP
In last week’s post, we discussed the rapid development of the hydraulic fracturing industry in the United States, and some of the innate risks presented by those operations.
EPA Publishes Study On The Impacts Of Fracking On Drinking Water
By Ryan Rudich | Freeborn & Peters LLP
Since the beginning of the fracking boom, the potential impact of fracking operations upon groundwater has been a hotly contested area.
The Negative Impacts Of Restricting Fracking
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
Let’s follow up on a post earlier this week on the energy stakes in next week’s election with some recent analysis by Adam Sieminski, who heads the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Speaking at a Natural Gas Roundtable event, Sieminski said that constraints on hydraulic fracturing, reducing its use, could have significant price impacts. E&E… Keep reading →
Researchers Retract Findings Regarding The Health Risks Of “Fracking”
By Connor Mullin | Akin Gump - Excubitor
On March 26, 2015, nine researchers published a study in the Environmental Science and Technology journal entitled “Impact of Natural Gas Extraction on PAH Levels in Ambient Air.”
The Fracturing Of Chevron Deference
By Julia Graeser | Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp, LLP
Yet another blow to the Obama administration’s environmental policies was delivered by a Wyoming federal district court, which struck down the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) rule regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian lands on June 21.
A quick list of some of the benefits realized by the United States thanks to modern hydraulic fracturing and advanced horizontal drilling: Surging oil and natural gas production The United States is the world’s leading producer of oil and natural gas, resulting in lower oil imports and an opportunity for the U.S. to compete with… Keep reading →
