Hydraulic fracturing bans: New York appellate court affirms zoning bans at the local level *

USA - May 3 2013
In New York, municipalities can more effectively seek to "zone out" oil and gas operations by passing zoning ordinances. An appellate panel of the…

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EPA issues hydraulic fracturing study progress report *

USA - January 3 2013
Keeping with the Agency's previously announced schedule, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a progress report on its ongoing "Plan to…

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Bracewell analyzes post-election prospects for shale gas industry | Podcast *

USA - November 12 2012
In a video interview following the 2012 elections, Bracewell’s Salo Zelermyer (Policy Resolution Group) and Lowell Rothschild (Environmental Strategies Group) analyze the prospects for shale gas development in the United States.

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FWS proposes endangered status for Marcellus-area fish, citing shale gas development impacts *

USA - July 31 2012
Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its proposal to list the Diamond Darter as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act.

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Ohio issues emergency rules on underground injection control activities, effective immediately *

USA - July 12 2012
Companies that own and operate Class II disposal wells in Ohio will now have to comply with tougher standards when using deep injection wells for the underground disposal of brine and other wastes, a regulatory change spurred by findings that an injection well in Youngstown may have caused a series of earthquakes in 2011.

Co-authors: Jason B. Hutt.

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