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Shale Law Weekly Review – March 23, 2020
Federal Lands: Ohio District Court Rules that Wayne National Forest Leasing Decisions Failed to Account for Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing
On March 13, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ruled that the decision to lease land for mineral extraction in the Wayne National Forest (Forest) failed to account for the impacts of hydraulic fracturing. (Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Forest Service, No. 2:17-cv-372). In October 2016, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued an Environmental Assessment with a Finding of No Significant Impact on lands proposed for leasing in the Marietta Unit of the Forest. In […]
Shale Law Weekly Review – December 16, 2019
Public Lands: BLM Issues Decision on Environmental Impact Statement for Bakersfield
On December 13, 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued the final decision on the Hydraulic Fracturing Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Bakersfield Field Office planning area in California. The supplemental EIS states that the analysis showed no notable increase for hydraulic fracturing impacts. In addition, the EIS found that estimated impacts and the program goals were consistent. According to BLM, the EIS was prepared in response to a May 2017 court order. As part of the settlement negotiations, BLM agreed to cease oil and gas […]
