Oklahoma Amends Regulations To Require Disclosure of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids
Several states with key shale resources beyond those in the Utica and Marcellus shale plays are now tackling important regulatory challenges associated with increased hydraulic fracturing activities in...
View ArticleGovernor Kasich Signs SB 315
Earlier this afternoon Governor John Kasich signed Senate Bill 315 in a ceremony held at Echogen Power Systems, LLC in Akron, Ohio. The Ohio legislature passed the final version of SB 315 on May 24....
View ArticleInterior Department Extends Comment Period on Hydraulic Fracturing Rules
Earlier we analyzed proposed rules issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that would regulate hydraulic fracturing activities on public and Indian lands. In...
View ArticleDrilling Through The Bureaucracy: Disclosing The Rules For Fracturing
Baker Hostetler Environmental Partner Ben Pfefferle, Litigation Partner Tom Stilwell, Environmental Associate Jason Yearout and Houston Litigation Associate Cassie Dallas published “Drilling through...
View ArticleOhio Legislators Introduce Bills To Revise New Chemical Disclosure And...
Northeast Ohio legislators introduced legislation yesterday to amend chemical disclosure provisions passed last spring as part of SB 315 and to require new wells be located further from an occupied...
View ArticleNew York DEC Releases Draft Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations, Extends...
Yesterday the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) filed with the New York Department of State a revised draft of its proposed regulations governing hydraulic fracturing in the...
View ArticleCalifornia Releases Draft Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations
On December 18, 2012, California’s Department of Conservation (Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources) issued a “discussion draft” of regulations that would govern hydraulic fracturing...
View ArticleSouth Dakota, Alaska Propose Revisions To Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations
In the past few weeks, two states in key shale regions joined the chorus of states that have updated their oil and gas rules to address the unique issues posed by high volume hydraulic fracturing...
View ArticleBLM Issues New Draft Fracking Regulations
On Thursday, May 16, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued its latest proposed fracking regulations. The proposed regulations would require wider disclosure of fracking chemicals. The...
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Hydraulic Fracturing Divides U.S. Congress
Lawmakers are heavily divided when it comes to the regulation of hydraulic fracturing. Currently, there are twelve bills in Congress that address the regulation of oil and natural gas operations (four...
View ArticleBureau of Land Management Proposes Rules Regulating Hydraulic Fracturing on...
UPDATE (May 11, 2012): Today BLM’s proposed rules were published in the Federal Register, triggering a public comment period of sixty (60) days. The public comment period ends on July 10, 2012....
View ArticleMixed Reactions to BLM Hydraulic Fracturing Rules Proposal; Public Comment...
On Monday we analyzed the proposed rules announced last Friday by the Bureau of Land Management that would govern hydraulic fracturing on public and Indian lands. Public and industry reaction to BLM’s...
View ArticleOhio Legislature Passes SB 315; Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk
UPDATE (May 25, 2012): Late last night the Ohio Senate accepted the House’s version of SB 315, passing it on a 21-8 vote. The bill now heads to Governor John Kasich’s desk for signature (the Governor...
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