Tag: hydraulic fracturing
New rules for hydraulic fracturing unveiled
The federal government’s Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, has released the final standards for hydraulic fracturing on both public and American Indian lands.
The new and thorough rules update requirements for well-bore integrity, wastewater disposal and public disclosure of chemicals.
Two year shale gas project
Southern Research Institute and the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) are to develop technologies that will advance shale gas hydraulic fracturing water treatment in order to produce National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) quality water.
Vermont is first state to ban fracking
The governor of Vermont has signed into law the first state ban on hydraulic fracturing.
NY begins gas drilling hearings
The State of New York has begun public hearings on natural gas drilling rules in the Marcellus Shale. Environmentalists say that the rules currently in place are too lax, but industry says that they are so restrictive drillers would avoid exploring in the state.
Drilling ban in NY town challenged
Natural gas company Anshutz Exploration has sued the town of Dryden in central New York in an effort to strike down a recent zoning law prohibiting gas drilling there. While New York State is considering whether to allow hydraulic fracturing, more than a dozen municipalities have enacted gas-drilling bans or restrictions.
Texas passes hydraulic fracturing law
Texas Governor Rick Perry has signed the first law in the U.S. which requires companies drilling and developing shale plays across the state to publicly disclose hydraulic fracturing components.
Texas pushing disclosure of fracking chemicals
Legislation approved in late May by the Texas House could soon make Texas the first state to require drilling companies to publicly disclose the chemicals they use in hydraulic fracturing.