Helping Clients With Their Energy and Environmental Needs

Read

U.S. E.P.A. Agrees to Review Drilling Waste Regulations to Settle Suit

By Ilya Batikov

In May of 2016, environmental groups sued the U.S. E.P.A., alleging that the agency failed to review and revise its regulations and state waste management plan guidelines regarding waste materials from oil and gas production as required by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.  On December 28, 2016, the court approved a consent decree between the parties that requires the agency to review its existing regulations and guidelines, and by March 15, 2019, propose revisions to these items or determine that such revisions are unnecessary.

Read the consent decree here.

Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, EPA, "horizontal drilling", Energy, Environment, RCRA

Helping clients with their energy and environmental needs

You can expect to find news and breaking legal developments involving the crude oil and natural gas industries, alternative and renewable energy resources, and the latest environmental issues.