Protests and street closings preceded the first day of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearing in New York last week to determine the scope of a study it will be conducting on the impact of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) processes on drinking water.
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EPA Opens Final Hydrofrac Hearing in New York
Protests and street closings preceded the first day of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearing to determine the scope of a study it will be conducting on the impact of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) processes on drinking water.
Industry Brief
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced new dates for a hearing in New York State on hydraulic fracturing, the last in a series to determine the scope of a study it will be conducting on the impact of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) processes on drinking water. To accommodate the large numbers expected, there will be four sessions over two days, Sept. 13 and 15, at the Broome County Forum Theater in Binghamton, NY. The sessions will run from noon-4 p.m. and 6-10 p.m. both days. Persons who had pre-registered for the Aug. 12 meetings that were canceled are automatically carried over to the new dates, but must choose one of the sessions. Others also should specify which session they prefer when registering. The New York hearings are the fourth in a series that included meetings in Dallas, Denver and Canonsburg, PA (see Daily GPI, July 15; July 12). The earlier meeting scheduled for New York was canceled when EPA determined that the facility it planned to use would not hold the large number of people interested in testifying. The study, which is to take at least two years, also is to examine other issues involved in hydrofracing (see Daily GPI, March 19). Individuals may pre-register for the meetings online at http://hfmeeting.cadmusweb.com or by calling (866) 477-3635 up to 5 p.m. Sept. 10. Those who are not pre-registered may still register to attend or provide verbal comment on the day of the meeting if there is time. Written comments may be submitted by e-mail to hydraulic.fracturing@epa.gov labeled “Hydraulic Fracturing Study – Comments” in the subject line, through Sept. 28.
Groups in Colorado Urge EPA to Limit Frac Study
Natural gas industry groups in Denver last week urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to limit the scope of a federal study on the effects of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing).
Groups in Colorado Ask EPA to Limit Frac Study
Natural gas industry groups in Denver on Tuesday night asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to limit the scope of a federal study on the effects of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing).
EPA’s First Frac Hearing Draws Capacity Crowd
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials got an earful Thursday night in Fort Worth, TX, at the first of four hearings to determine the scope of a study on the impact of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) processes on groundwater.
EPA’s First Frac Hearing Draws Capacity Crowd
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials got an earful Thursday night in Fort Worth, TX, at the first of four hearings to determine the scope of a study on the impact of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) processes on groundwater.
Salazar Says Deepwater Moratorium May Be ‘Refined’
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Wednesday told a Senate subcommittee that he would consider narrowing the scope of the sweeping moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), but he did not indicate precisely when.
Review: States Able to Protect Water Resources from Drilling Practices
Current state regulatory programs for water and environmental resource protection vary in scope and specificity, but they invariably have common elements in place to ensure oil and natural gas resources are developed in a way designed to protect water resources, the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) said in a new report.
Financial Complexity Builds for Regulators, S&P Panel Says
The scope, complexity and frequency of major new financial schemes promise to make energy state regulators increasingly scratch their heads and yell for help, a panel of three regulators from the diverse states of California, Missouri and Ohio concluded at the Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) annual utilities conference May 31 in New York City. The three regulators said they and their colleagues around the nation are going to have to “raise their game to grapple with a set of issues that are qualitatively different than what they were only a few years ago.”