Federal Legislative and Administrative Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing Operations
Date
2011
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Texas Tech Law Review
Abstract
Explains the role of the federal government in regulating hydraulic fracturing operations has yet to be defined. Ongoing EPA studies are not expected to be completed for several more years at the earliest. The EPA's critical role in the immediate future appears to be focused on scientific investigations into the potential for hydraulic fracturing operations to create public health issues. Reviews the future of an active federal regulatory role in dealing with hydraulic fracturing operations is problematic at best, but one should not simply ignore the potential for federal regulation.
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Federal environmental revolution, Safe Drinking Water Act, Statutory framework, Preemption and the Safe Drinking Water Act, EPA response in 2003-2004, Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation, Inc. (LEAF), Energy Policy Act of 2005, 2009 Congressional Session, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB), BLM response
Citation
Bruce M Kramer, Federal Legislative and Administrative Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing Operations, 44 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 837 (2011-2012)