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By Vorys On December 15, 2008

Susquehanna River Basin Rulemaking

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission has adopted several amendments to its regulations governing approval of E&P projects...


Tags: Energy, Environment

President-elect Obama appears likely to name the current director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Steven Chu, as...


Tags: Energy, Environment

By Vorys On December 8, 2008

NY Drilling Laws

Not everyone is against development. Last summer, NY imposed a moratorium on horizontal drilling in order to study its...


Tags: Marcellus, Energy, Environment

By Vorys On December 8, 2008

Hydraulic Fracturing Regulation

In earlier posts we have noted concerns regarding the hydraulic fracturing of natural gas wells and the potential for its...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energy, Environment

By Vorys On December 3, 2008

New Wetlands Guidance

Last year, U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers issued a guidance document addressing the scope of the agencies' jurisdiction...


Tags: Rapanos, Wetlands, Environment

Among other things, residents are concerned about the use of local lake and ground water by drilling companies, according to this...


Tags: Energy, Environment, Shale

By Vorys On November 23, 2008

E&P Water Issues

Concerns over the impact of hydraulic fracturing have been raised with increasing frequency over the last several years. This...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Water, Energy, Environment,

U.S. EPA has redefined the term "navigable waters" for purposes of the Spill Prevention, Countermeasure and Control rule (SPCC...


Tags: Environment

On July 25, 2008, U.S. EPA proposed regulations for the underground injection of CO2 for sequestration under the Safe Water...


Tags: Environment

By Vorys On November 21, 2008

New SPCC Rule Announced

On July 17, 2002, U.S. EPA unexpectedly amended the Oil Pollution Prevention Regulation (40 C.F.R. Part 112), substantially...


Tags: Energy, Environment

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