See our California Environmental Law Blog for a discussion of the court’s decision in Center for Biological Diversity v. BLM, finding that BLM failed to consider the impacts of current fracking technologies in granting mineral leases on federal lands.
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April 2013
Two House Bills Would Eliminate Regulatory Breaks for Oil and Gas Industry
By Robin Seifried on
On March 14, 2013, two bills were introduced in the United States House of Representatives that would amend the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act to eliminate certain exclusions for oil and gas operations. In short, these bills would remove current exemptions under federal laws for oil and gas operations, including fracking operations, and would result in further regulation of air emissions and stormwater discharges associated with these activities.
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