In an interesting move yesterday, congressional investigators have charged that various oil and gas services companies have violated the Safe Water Drinking Act through the use of diesel fuel in fracking operations from 2005 to 2009. According to a letter
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The Water Law blog, published by Obermayer, focuses on legal issues related to water resources and environmental law, particularly in the context of energy development such as hydraulic fracturing. It covers regulatory compliance under statutes like the Safe Water Drinking Act, litigation involving environmental contamination claims, and the implications of emerging energy extraction technologies on water law. The blog also discusses legislative developments affecting water management and climate change adaptation, including federal initiatives and policy proposals. It serves as a platform for exploring the intersection of water law with energy, environmental protection, and natural resource management.
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Hydraulic Fracturing And Strict Liability
Well, I’m back. After something of a hiatus over the summer and early fall due to work and personal commitments, I am back to blogging about water. And first up is an issue much in the press here in Pennsylvania…
What Do You Think Lawyers Should Be Thinking About
I have recently joined the planning committee for the 2011 American Bar Association Water Law Conference which will be taking place in San Diego next February. And we are currently in the process of determining the themes and panels for…
Great Article On Water Scarcity At The Economist
I have long been a fan of the Economist. The writing is excellent, well thought-out, and often reports on stories ignored or buried by other news sources here in the U.S.On Friday, the Economist published an article on water scarcity.…
Senate Climate Bill Sees Light Of Day
Senators John Kerry and Josef Lieberman unveiled their long awaited climate bill, “The American Power Act,” today (The bill, along with some explanatory documents can be found here). Weighing in at almost 1000 pages, the bill tries to provide…
A Human Right To Water
I have written a couple of times on the issue of whether there is, or should be, a human right to water. I was recently contacted by Isobel Foulsham, an MA student in human rights at the Institute of Commonwealth…
When Does Efficiency Not Lead To Conservation?
It is a hallmark of current thinking among conservationists that one of the greatest tools in our arsenal to promote the conservation of natural resources is increasing the efficiency of our use of those resources. The entirely logical line of…
New EPA Construction Site Effluent Rule
Those who read this blog are aware of my coverage of new numerical standards for nutrient pollution the EPA is enacting in Florida. Well that is not the only place they are putting numerical criteria into effect. Below is a…
Is A Human Right To Water A Bad Idea?
Dr. Mike Compana of Oregon State University – known as Aquadoc – recently put up a post asking whether the human right to water is a bad idea. The question is prompted by an article in Global Water Intelligence opposing…
Florida Gets Another Reprieve, In Part, From Numerical Standards
I have written several posts about the EPA’s decision, in settlement of a lawsuit, to enact numerical standards for nutrient pollution in Florida. The original settlement called for the EPA to have issued such criteria by now. Two months ago…