House Passes Bill Limiting BLM’s Authority
The House voted on HR 2728 and approved the legislation by a vote of 235 to 187. The legislation would prevent the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from enforcing any federal rules or guidance relating...
View ArticleEPA/DOI Urged to Curb Methane Emissions
Over 90 groups—including the Clean Air Task Force, EarthJustice, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Clean Water Action and Center for Biological Diversity (CBD)—sent a letter to Department of...
View ArticleAdministrator Acknowledges Challenges in Hydraulic Fracturing Studies
At a December 2 event at the Center for American Progress (CAP), Administrator McCarthy spoke about the challenges EPA faces with studies on hydraulic fracturing. Due to limited baseline water quality...
View ArticleEPA Issues Final NPDES General Permit for Hydraulic Fracturing Off of...
EPA published its notice of availability of its final general National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for discharges from offshore oil and gas exploration, development and...
View ArticleFort Collins Seeks Dismissal of Suit As Groups Step In to Intervene on...
The City of Fort Collins filed a motion asking the court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA) that would overturn the city’s voter-approved moratorium on hydraulic...
View ArticleLandowners Sue Governor Cuomo to Move On Hydraulic Fracturing
The Joint Landowners Coalition of New York filed a suit against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) in an effort to force the state to issue an...
View ArticleSenators Introduce Flaring Reduction Bill
Sens. Mike Enzi (R-WY), John Barrasso (R-WY) and John Howevn (R-ND) introduced the Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act. The bill would expedite permitting of natural gas gathering lines on Federal...
View ArticleBoard Seeks New Approach to Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Disclosures
The Department of Energy (DOE) released a draft report of the findings and recommendations of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) Task Force on FracFocus 2.0. The 24-page report recommends...
View ArticleSenators Ask EPA to End Hydraulic Fracturing Investigation
U.S. Republican Senators David Vitter (R-LA), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Tom Coburn (R-OK), John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), sent a letter to EPA Inspector General Arthur Elkins Jr. informing him that...
View ArticleEPA Extends Comment Period
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is extending the public comment period for 30 days on its advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) for the hydraulic fracturing...
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