ADEQ Denies C&H Hog Farm Permit Renewal
On January 10, 2018, the Arkansas Department of Environment Quality denied a new permit to to the controversial CAFO located in Newton County.
DOI Backtracks and Withdraws Florida Coast from Offshore Leasing Plan
In response to stiff opposition, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced Tuesday that it would not include Florida’s coast in the five-year offshore leasing plan as originally proposed last week.
DOI Proposes a Five-Year Leasing Plan on Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program
The U.S. Department of the Interior on Thursday proposed a five-year offshore leasing plan that opens up nearly all federal waters to potential drilling.
BSEE Gives Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Amending O&G Safety Operations
On December 29, the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) (82 FR 61703) that would amend the 2016 rules which established Oil and Gas Production Safety Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf.
BLM Rescinds 2015 Hydraulic Fracturing Rules
On December 29, the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) published a final rule (82 FR 61924) which was effective immediately, which rescinded the BLM’s 2015 rule affecting oil and gas hydraulic fracturing operations on Federal and Indian lands. BLM concluded that these rules “impose administrative burdens and compliance costs that are not justified.”
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