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Perspective

May 7, 2013

Air pollution agency adopts new fracking rule

On April 5, SCAQMD passed a rule establishing notification and reporting requirements for both oil and gas well operators and those who supply chemicals to drilling operations. By Rick R. Rothman and Julia E. Stein


By Rick R. Rothman and Julia E. Stein


Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has received quite a bit of attention recently. From regulations and lawsuits in certain eastern and midwestern states, to movies and articles asserting claims of environmental harms and seismic activity, fracking is one of the new "hot topics" in environmental law. The regulatory issues in California have focused in recent months on the Department of Conservation's Division of...

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