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Hydraulic fracturing : legal issues and relevant laws /

Hydraulic fracturing is a technique used to recover oil and natural gas from underground low permeability rock formations. Hydraulic fracturing involves pumping fluids (primarily water and a small portion of chemicals, along with sand or other proppant) under high pressure into rock formations to cr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Murphy, Adam R. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Publishers, 2013.
Colección:Energy science, engineering and technology series.
Energy policies, politics and prices series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • HYDRAULIC FRACTURING. LEGAL ISSUES AND RELEVANT LAWS
  • HYDRAULIC FRACTURING. LEGAL ISSUES AND RELEVANT LAWS
  • Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • Chapter 1: HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: SELECTED LEGAL ISSUES
  • SUMMARY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AND THE FEDERAL ROLE IN REGULATION OF UNDERGROUND INJECTION
  • THE DEBATE OVER REGULATION OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING UNDER THE SDWA
  • ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2005: A LEGISLATIVE EXEMPTION FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
  • CLEAN WATER ACT
  • CLEAN AIR ACT
  • Resource conservation and recovery actcomprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act
  • national environmental policy act
  • the debate over public disclosure of the chemical composition of hydraulic fracturing fluids
  • toxic substances control act
  • occupational safety and health act
  • emergency planning and community right-to-know act
  • state preemption of municipal land use and zoning powers
  • state tort law
  • pending legislation
  • conclusion
  • Chapter 2: SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA): A SUMMARY OF THE ACT AND ITS MAJOR REQUIREMENTSSUMMARY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • REGULATED PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
  • NATIONAL DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS
  • STATE PRIMACY
  • ENFORCEMENT, CONSUMER INFORMATION, AND CITIZEN SUITS
  • COMPLIANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
  • GROUND WATER PROTECTION PROGRAMS
  • SOURCE WATER ASSESSMENT AND PROTECTION PROGRAMS
  • STATE REVOLVING FUNDS
  • DRINKING WATER SECURITY
  • ADDITIONAL SDWA PROVISIONS
  • SELECTED P.L. 104-182 PROVISIONS NOT AMENDING SDWA
  • ADDITIONAL READING
  • Chapter 3: HYDRAULIC FRACTURING AND SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT REGULATORY ISSUESSUMMARY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AND THE FEDERAL ROLE IN REGULATION OF UNDERGROUND INJECTION
  • THE DEBATE OVER REGULATION OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING UNDER THE SDWA
  • EPACT 2005: A LEGISLATIVE EXEMPTION FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
  • STATE REGULATION OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
  • FEDERAL STUDIES AND RESEARCH
  • CONCLUSION
  • Chapter 4: CLEAN WATER ACT: A SUMMARY OF THE LAW
  • SUMMARY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • OVERVIEW
  • ""TITLES II AND VIâ€?MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT CONSTRUCTION""""PERMITS, REGULATIONS, AND ENFORCEMENT""; ""SELECTED REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 5: HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: CHEMICAL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""FEDERAL PROPOSALS""; ""STATE DISCLOSURE LAWS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""APPENDIX A. GLOSSARY OF TERMS""; ""APPENDIX B. SUMMARY OF CHEMICAL DISCLOSURE LAWS""; ""INDEX""