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Arnold & Porter: Hydraulic Fracturing – Legislative and Regulatory Materials and the Comprehensive Case Chart
Posted on 3 Aug 2012 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP Hydraulic fracturing (fracking), a process used by the oil and gas industry for more than 60 years, has attracted the national spotlight. By injecting fluids and other materials... Read More

Tags: Utica Shale , oil wells , Cullen Howe , fracking , drinking water , clean air , shale gas , natural gas drilling , Arnold Porter , hydraulic fracturing , Marcellus Shale , groundwater contamination

Steptoe & Johnson: Ohio EPA Proposes Modifications for Oil and Gas Well Site Air Permits
Posted on 26 Feb 2013 by Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

By Katerina E. Milenkovski Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently proposed several changes to its general permits for oil and gas well site production operations. These changes would: · Incorporate requirements from... Read More

Tags: oil wells , clean air , natural gas drilling , New Source Performance Standards

U.S. EPA Proposes Revisions to Clean Air Act Regulations Impacting the Oil and Gas Industry
Posted on 30 Aug 2011 by Babst Calland

On August 23rd, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a package of proposed rules governing air emissions from the oil and natural gas industry, which includes the EPA's first air standards targeting emissions from gas... Read More

Tags: oil wells , VOC , Environmental Protection Agency , Natural gas , Babst Calland , Clean Air Act , hydraulic fracturing , EPA

Arnold & Porter: Hydraulic Fracturing – Legislative and Regulatory Materials and the Comprehensive Case Chart
Posted on 3 Aug 2012 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP Hydraulic fracturing (fracking), a process used by the oil and gas industry for more than 60 years, has attracted the national spotlight. By injecting fluids and other materials... Read More

Tags: Utica Shale , oil wells , Cullen Howe , fracking , drinking water , clean air , shale gas , natural gas drilling , Arnold Porter , hydraulic fracturing , Marcellus Shale , groundwater contamination

U.S. EPA Proposes Revisions to Clean Air Act Regulations Impacting the Oil and Gas Industry
Posted on 30 Aug 2011 by Babst Calland

On August 23rd, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a package of proposed rules governing air emissions from the oil and natural gas industry, which includes the EPA's first air standards targeting emissions from gas... Read More

Tags: oil wells , VOC , Environmental Protection Agency , Natural gas , Babst Calland , Clean Air Act , hydraulic fracturing , EPA