Regulations

Pennsylvania hunters will likely find a changed woods this hunting season and may be surprised by the level of disturbance and activity on public lands in the north-central, northeastern and southwestern regions of the state, according to a wildlife expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.

State Review of Oil & Natural Gas Environmental Regulations Inc. (STRONGER), a nonprofit organization whose board is composed of state, industry and public interest representatives, will be conducting a review of the hydraulic fracturing portions of the oil and gas regulatory program of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Office of Conservation against guidelines developed by STRONGER. A report containing review team findings will be made available to interested parties. The organization recently conducted a similar review in Pennsylvania (see Daily GPI, Sept. 24).

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) last Wednesday proposed new rules that would amend regulations governing oil and gas production facility equipment to minimize emissions and ensure that public health is protected.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Wednesday proposed new rules that would amend regulations governing oil and gas production facility equipment to minimize emissions and ensure that public health is protected.

A presidential commission to explore the cause of the recent blowout and on-going oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), safety and environmental regulations that govern offshore production, and the relationship between the Minerals Management Service (MMS) and producers will be created by President Obama, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told a Senate energy committee last week.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last Tuesday finalized regulations that require the mandatory reporting of heat-trapping greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by major polluters beginning in the first quarter of 2011.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tuesday finalized regulations that require the mandatory reporting of heat-trapping greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by major polluters beginning in the first quarter of 2011.

Colorado’s coalbed methane (CBM) producers will have another year to comply with new state groundwater regulations under legislation signed by Gov. Bill Ritter last week.

Colorado’s coalbed methane (CBM) producers will have another year to comply with new state groundwater regulations under legislation signed by Gov. Bill Ritter this week.