Hydraulic fracturing legal issues and relevant laws
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| Sprache: | English |
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New York
Nova Publishers
2013
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| Schriftenreihe: | Energy science, engineering and technology series
Energy policies, politics and prices series |
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| Online-Zugang: | FAW01 FAW02 |
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Inhaltsangabe:
- ""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 act""""comprehensive 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 REQUIREMENTS""""SUMMARY""; ""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 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""; ""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 VI�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""
- 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 crack them and allow the resources inside to flow to a production well. The technique has been the subject of controversy because of the potential effects that hydraulic fracturing and related oil and gas production activities may have on the environment and health. This book focuses on selected legal