Last week regulators in Colorado and Texas established rules governing the disclosure of the contents of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) fluids used in their states.
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Texas Regulators Adopt Frack Fluid Disclosure Rule
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) has adopted a rule for the disclosure of chemicals in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) fluids used to stimulate oil and gas wells in the state. Earlier this year state lawmakers passed legislation requiring such disclosure.
Safety Concerns Prompt New Brunswick Seismic Testing Halt
Southwestern Resources Canada, a Southwestern Energy Co. (SWN) subsidiary, has decided to halt seismic testing in New Brunswick earlier than expected to protect its workers after a wave of thefts, vandalism and protests in the province by opponents of hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
EPA Vows to Work with States to Oversee Fracking
An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official told a Senate panel earlier this week that the agency is committed to cooperating with states to oversee the practice of hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
EPA Weighs in on Pennsylvania Water Issue
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants Pennsylvania to immediately test its water supplies for radioactivity.
Texas Lawmaker Wants ‘Tracer’ in Frack Fluid
Texas natural gas producers would be required to add a “tracer” liquid to help identify the fluids they use in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations under a bill filed in the state legislature last Friday.
Wastewater Bill Advances in Pennsylvania
Marcellus Shale producers in Pennsylvania would have to report wastewater produced from their wells — including fluids from hydraulic fracturing operations — to state regulators under legislation that cleared a state House committee last week.
Wastewater Bill Advances in Pennsylvania
Marcellus Shale producers in Pennsylvania would have to report wastewater produced from their wells — including fluids from hydraulic fracturing operations — to state regulators under legislation that cleared a state House committee Tuesday.
Pennsylvania Fines Marcellus Producer for Watershed Contamination
Atlas Resources has been fined $97,350 by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for allowing used hydraulic fracturing fluids to overfill a wastewater pit and contaminate a watershed in Washington County, PA, last year.