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Fracking Timeline
February 4, 2013 by Zachariah Rivenbark
4/24/2013: Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that natural gas is not a "mineral"
3/6/2013: New York lawmakers approved two-year fracking moratorium
12/21/2012: EPA released progress report on study to better understand the effects of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water
9/4/2012: Attorneys for.... [more]
Pennsylvania agencies submit brief in shale drilling law appeal
September 5, 2012 by Matthew Pomy
Attorneys for Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Public Utility Commission (PUC) filed a brief with the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Tuesday arguing that the appellate court erred in overturning portions of Pennsylvania's Act 13. The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court.... [more]
Brazil court orders Chevron to suspend drilling in light of oil spills
August 3, 2012 by Max Slater
A federal court in Brazil on Wednesday ordered Chevron and drilling company Transocean to suspend all oil drilling in Brazil within 30 days in the wake of two oil spills off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. A judge for Brazil's Regional Federal Court of the Second Region ruled that each company must.... [more]
US issued drilling moratorium [this day at law]
July 13, 2012 by Cody Harding
On July 13, 2010, US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar issued a six month drilling moratorium because of safety concerns based on new evidence from the BP oil spill. The moratorium targeted specific drilling technologies and affected only deep water drilling operations. The ban was lifted in.... [more]
Environmental groups sue to block Alaska drilling plans
July 10, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
A coalition of environmental protection organizations sued the US Department of the Interior, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and other officials on Tuesday in an effort to block offshore oil drilling by Royal Dutch Shell in Alaska's Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. The lawsuit was filed in the US.... [more]
DOJ asked appeals court to block injunction on oil drilling ban [this day at law]
June 25, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On June 25, 2010, the US Department of Justice asked the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to stay a district court ruling to lift a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling. US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar confirmed the appeal, stating that the ban on deepwater drilling was the.... [more]
Florida officials partially closed coastline to commercial fishing following oil spill [this day at law]
June 13, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On June 13, 2010, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission closed 23 miles of the state's coastline out of concerns for the health risks associated with oil-contaminated water and fish resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. A federal ban on fishing in the same area had.... [more]
Obama created commission to investigate BP Gulf oil spill [this day at law]
May 21, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On May 21, 2010, US President Barack Obama signed an executive order establishing an independent commission to investigate offshore drilling and the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The order came the same week as a suit filed in US district court by advocacy groups seeking an injunction to.... [more]
Obama proposed energy regulations to increase offshore drilling [this day at law]
March 31, 2012 by Kimberly Bennett
On March 31, 2010, President Barack Obama announced a comprehensive energy plan, which would increase offshore drilling but reduce vehicle emissions and overall mileage. The plan allowed drilling activity off the coasts of the mid-Atlantic and southeastern states, as well as development in.... [more]
UN rights expert urges Panama to end clashes with indigenous peoples
February 8, 2012 by Katherine Getty
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples James Anaya urged the Panamanian government on Tuesday to open a dialogue with the country's indigenous peoples in an effort to alleviate tension and reduce violence. The request comes after one indigenous group occupied portions of the.... [more]
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