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U.S. EPA is continuing its review of how it regulates emissions from oil and natural gas facilities. The latest step, public...


Tags: Energy, Environment

We've mentioned before that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is likely to have an impact on onshore E&P operations. Some...


Tags: Energy

By Greg Russell On July 27, 2010

PA Preemption Decision

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in Penneco Oil Company, Inc. v. The County of Fayette, Pennsylvania, recently affirmed a...


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The American Petroleum Institute (API) has just released a new study on the economic benefits of producing the Marcellus Shale...


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By Greg Russell On July 25, 2010

EPA Frac Study Update

U.S. EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is seeking public recommendations of technical experts to assist in...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energy, Environment

By Greg Russell On July 25, 2010

Biofuel GHG Emissions

U.S. EPA has asked for comments on how to account for greenhouse gas emissions generated from bioenergy and other biogenic...


Tags: Biofuels, Energy, Environment

The Barnett Shale Energy Education Council recently released an air study showing no harmful levels of benzene or other compounds...


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By Greg Russell On July 20, 2010

PA Gathering Update

We've reported previously on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's (PA PUC) possible regulation of gathering (see here,...


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Federal spill prevention control and countermeasure (SPCC) regulation has been at the forefront of recent U.S. EPA regulatory...


Tags: SPCC, Energy, Environment

According to this news release, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has concluded that untrained...


Tags: Marcellus, Energy

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