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By Ilya Batikov On January 23, 2020

PA Supreme Court Holds the Rule of Capture Applies to Hydraulic Fracturing Operations

On January 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decided Briggs v. Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.  The issue before the Court...


Tags: Rule of Capture, Marcellus Shale, Hydraulic Fracturing, Oil and Gas,

Supreme Court of Ohio Rules Youngstown Anti-Fracking Measure Must Be Placed on the May 2018 Ballot
By Jay Carr On April 25, 2018

Supreme Court of Ohio Rules Youngstown Anti-Fracking Measure Must Be Placed on the May 2018 Ballot

The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled yesterday that the Mahoning County Board of Elections must place a proposed city charter...


Tags: 'Utica Shale', Hydraulic Fracturing, Ohio, Water,

By Ilya Batikov On September 22, 2017

10th Circuit Court of Appeals Dismisses BLM Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Litigation

Last year, we posted about litigation concerning the Bureau of Land Management’s controversial rule purporting to regulate...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Oil and Gas, BLM, Energy

By Ilya Batikov On January 8, 2017

U.S. E.P.A. Agrees to Review Drilling Waste Regulations to Settle Suit

In May of 2016, environmental groups sued the U.S. E.P.A., alleging that the agency failed to review and revise its regulations...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, EPA, "horizontal drilling", Energy,

By Ilya Batikov On November 30, 2016

Sixth Circuit Dismisses Oil and Gas Leasing Complaint against MWCD

In a recent decision, Harper v. Muskingum Watershed Conservancy Dist., the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a qui tam...


Tags: FCA, Hydraulic Fracturing, Oil and Gas, Energy,

By Ryan Elliott On June 28, 2016

U.S. EPA Finalizes Rule Prohibiting Oil/Gas Wastewater Discharges to POTWs

On June 27, 2016 U.S. EPA finalized a regulation under the Clean Water Act that prohibits the discharge of wastewater from...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Clean Water Act, Energy, Environment

By Ilya Batikov On June 27, 2016

Federal Court Strikes Down BLM’s Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations

We previously wrote about the Bureau of Land Management’s attempt to regulate hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian lands....


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Oil and Gas, Energy

By Ilya Batikov On June 30, 2015

NY Finalizes Environmental Impact Statement Prohibiting HF

Yesterday, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued its findings on the use of high-volume hydraulic...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Oil and Gas, New York, Energy,

By Ilya Batikov On June 7, 2015

EPA: Hydraulic Fracturing Has Not Led to Widespread Impacts to Drinking Water

An EPA study released on June 4th, 2015 concludes that hydraulic fracturing activities “have not led to widespread, systemic...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, EPA, Oil and Gas, Energy

By Ilya Batikov On May 31, 2015

Oklahoma Bars Local Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing

Following a similar move in Texas, last week, Oklahoma passed a bill restricting local regulation of hydraulic fracturing, reports


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Oil and Gas, Energy

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