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Oil and gas companies partner with environmental groups to develop performance standards for the industry

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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March 28 2013

The Center for Sustainable Shale Development ("CSSD"), an environmental organization located in Pittsburgh, Pa., has announced a program of

Federal government approves new solar projects in solar energy zones

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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March 19 2013

The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) has approved three major renewable energy projects. Two have been sited in California, and another is sited in

Conventional and unconventional operators: know your rights re GHG reporting

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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January 25 2013

If you are a conventional or unconventional oil and gas operator in Pennsylvania, you have likely received a recent letter from DEP requiring, for the

New incentives for solar and transmission on BLM lands in the southwest

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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August 6 2012

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have issued a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States

MAP-21 brings pension funding stabilization and increased PBGC premium rates

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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July 13 2012

Legislation known as Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act recently became law

Minard run litigation continues with a small victory for the U.S. Forest Service

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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May 9 2012

On March 23, a Pennsylvania federal district court denied a motion by drilling operators to hold the U.S. Forest Service in contempt of the court’s 2009 ruling that requires the Forest Service to process oil and gas lease development proposals in accordance with that ruling

U.S. Department of Interior releases draft rule on public disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing on public and Indian lands

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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May 7 2012

A few months ago, our blog previewed this year's top 10 environmental legal issues related to shale gas

USEPA's draft guidance for diesel fuel in hydraulic fracturing clarifies compliance with Safe Drinking Water Act

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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May 7 2012

Here's another environmental legal development we previewed at the beginning of the year

USEPA's new air emission rules for oil and gas industry address some industry concerns but raise others

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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April 24 2012

On April 17, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated the first-ever final regulation setting limits on air pollution from natural gas production aimed at reducing toxic air pollution from the natural-gas drilling process called fracking

President Obama intends to strengthen federal oversight of hydraulic fracturing process

Reed Smith LLP
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USA
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April 17 2012

On April 13, the White House released an Executive Order calling for the creation of an "Interagency Working Group" (Working Group) charged with "overseeing the safe and responsible development of unconventional domestic natural gas resources."

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