Public Response to Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Demonstrates Increased Significance of Environmental Regulatory Policy

The overwhelming number of public comments to the recent Department of Interior (DOI) hydraulic fracturing rule is an indication of the increased role regulatory policy – and the rulemaking process – is playing in environmental policy during the second term. Overview A large number of industry representatives opposed the rule during the public comment period,…...

Ongoing Opposition to Federal Hydraulic Fracturing Rule

The overwhelming number of public comments to the recent Department of Interior (DOI) hydraulic fracturing rule is an indication of the increased role regulatory policy – and the rulemaking process – is playing in environmental policy during the second term. A large number of industry representatives opposed the rule during the public comment period, emphasizing…...