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By Kristin Watt On January 10, 2013

NPDES Discharge Permit Not Needed for Discharges of Pollutants from Unimproved to Improved Portions of the Same Waterway

On January 8, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a discharge of polluted water from an improved (concrete lined) portion of a...


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Environmental Groups File Ozone Petition with U.S. EPA
By Greg Russell On December 31, 2012

Environmental Groups File Ozone Petition with U.S. EPA

On December 19, 2012, a number of environmental groups filed a petition with U.S. EPA seeking, among other things: 1. A "broad...


Tags: Air Quality, Environment

By Greg Russell On December 30, 2012

U.S. EPA Releases Update on HF Study

U.S. EPA has released an update on its hydraulic fracturing study outlining the work currently underway. You can find a copy of...


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By Kristin Watt On December 16, 2012

Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Civil Penalties for Air Permit Violations

The Ohio Supreme Court recently decided a case involving the appropriate method for determining civil penalties for air permit...


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By Kristin Watt On December 14, 2012

First Oil and Gas Producer GHG Enforcement Case

A California oil and gas producer recently settled USEPA’s first enforcement case for greenhouse gas (“GHG”) permitting...


Tags: Environment, GHG

By Greg Russell On December 3, 2012

MIT: Emissions Study

A new MIT study finds that fugitive emissions from natural gas shale production has been overstated: "A new study by MIT...


Tags: Energy, Environment, GHG

By Greg Russell On December 1, 2012

Green Completions

The Philadelphia Inquirer has an article on green completions that you may be interested in: "The towering flares that turn night...


Tags: Marcellus, Energy, Environment

By Greg Russell On November 19, 2012

PA: New Injection Wells Issued Draft Permits

State Impact is reporting that U.S. EPA has issued two draft permits for wastewater injection wells in Pennsylvania: "The...


Tags: UIC, Marcellus, Energy, Environment,

By Greg Russell On November 10, 2012

PA DEP Under Attack

The NYT has an article sensationalizing claims that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has been hiding...


Tags: Energy, Environment

By Greg Russell On October 31, 2012

TRI Attack

Several environmental groups have asked U.S. EPA to require toxic release inventory reporting of the oil and gas industry. For...


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