Fracking

Currents Energy Industry Insights: August 2018 #5

EPA Proposes New Limits On Emissions From Coal-Fired Plants

Pennsylvania’s state forests agency says it isn’t finding damage to waterways amid the expansion of natural gas drilling in recent years

Currents: Energy Industry Insights August 2018 #4

OPAL Pipeline To Connect To Baltic Sea

Environmental activists have long recognized blocking new pipeline construction can be a more effective strategy for keeping fossil fuels in the ground

Fracking In California Under Spotlight As Some Local Municipalities Issue Bans

Climate change is drastically raising demands on the world’s fresh water supplies, and as a result, governments, scientists, and others are actively searching for new ways to manage and preserve our water resources. One consideration includes repurposing wastewater generated from on-shore oil and gas development, which produces a whopping 900 billion gallons of water annually in the U.S. alone.… Keep reading →

What The Frack Is Up With BLM’s Fracking Rule?

Fracking In California Under Spotlight As Some Local Municipalities Issue Bans

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.

OPAL Pipeline To Connect To Baltic Sea

It’s a positive step – for U.S. energy, economic growth, consumer benefits and climate progress – for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to begin rescinding its 2015 hydraulic fracturing rule – one that we argue duplicates existing and effective state regulation and risks delaying energy development, potentially impacting consumers. The Interior Department’s Katharine S. McGregor explains: “Maintaining positive, productive working relationships with… Keep reading →

Fracking In California Under Spotlight As Some Local Municipalities Issue Bans

Sierra Club v. Chesapeake Operating LLC et al is news more shocking than “Man Bites Dog”!

Men working oil

Oil frack somethingThe oil and gas industry has been dealing with a slump in business for quite some time, and law firms specializing in energy law have felt the sting since 2015.

Fracking In California Under Spotlight As Some Local Municipalities Issue Bans

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.

Fracking In California Under Spotlight As Some Local Municipalities Issue Bans

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 →

UK Shale: Full Steam Ahead For Fracking?

Fracking In California Under Spotlight As Some Local Municipalities Issue Bans

On 6 October 2016, the UK’s Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Sajid Javid, overruled local councillors on appeal and approved Cuadrilla’s plans to explore for shale gas in Lancashire.

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