Air Quality
Shale Law Weekly Review – June 4, 2019
State Regulation: Oregon Senate Passes Oil and Gas Moratorium Bill
On May 29, 2019, the Oregon Senate passed a bill which will ban oil and gas production and exploration within the state for the next five years. The bill, HB 2623, creates a five year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing but exempts natural gas storage wells, geothermal, and existing coal bed methane wells. The Senate version of the bill decreased the original length of the moratorium from the House version of the bill which would have prohibited oil and gas exploration for ten years. The Senate changes to the bill must […]
