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Trump to repeal Obama fracking rule
The Trump administration has issued notice that it intends to repeal the 2015 Obama administration rule governing hydraulic fracturing on federal lands. The rule was issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/12/trump_to_repeal_obama_fracking_rule.html
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BLM starts 2015 Obama-era fracking rule repeal
BLM starts 2015 Obama-era fracking rule repeal. 12/29/2017. The Bureau of Land Management published a notice in the Federal Register today to start the process of rescinding a 2015 rule from the Obama administration restricting hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian lands. “[W]e believe it …
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Trump’s BLM revokes chemical disclosure rules for fracking
“The Trump administration is proceeding with revoking a 2015 rule requiring chemical disclosures and otherwise regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal and tribal lands,” reports The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. “According to a Bureau of Land Management document released Thursday and scheduled to be published today in the Federal Register, the BLM is […]
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Trump administration repealing Obama era fracking rule
The Trump administration on Friday will officially repeal the Obama administration’s 2015 fracking rule regulating oil and natural gas drilling on federal lands.
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National forest drilling opponents plan protest at Wayne HQ
Opponents of continued federal auctions of public land in the Wayne National Forest for oil and gas drilling plan to rally this Thursday afternoon at the forest headquarters on U.S. Rt. 33 southeast of Nelsonville.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Frack not, Duke City resident tells county
While it’s certainly good news that Albuquerque and Bernalillo County are pursuing their own oil & gas ordinances, it’s problematic for one reason — an ordinance implicitly endorses fossil fuel production. It says, “Keep drilling … as long as you follow our rules.” The debate becomes a power struggle over […]
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Lawsuit falsely claims fracking will be devastating. Is he awake?
Per Thomas Mitchel, the Luddites are tossing legal wrenches into the economic machinery. A pair of self-styled environmental groups have filed a lawsuit in federal court in an attempt to block oil and gas leases on tracts on Bureau of Land Management public land, claiming hydraulic fracturing or fracking […]
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County to BLM: Get rid of Obama’s fracking regs
The Mesa County Commission on Monday urged the Bureau of Land Management to drop its Obama-era rule regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal lands.
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/county-to-blm-get-rid-of-obamas-fracking-regs
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Doug Conarroe: No fracking deaths in 2015
The Daily Camera’s Sept. 8 “They didn’t call it fracking when a young man died” guest commentary argues that, because the oil and gas extraction industry kills its employees, and lies about it, everyone should be able to label the industry’s processes by whatever pejorative nomenclature they choose.
http://www.dailycamera.com/letters/ci_31302128/doug-conarroe-no-fracking-deaths-2015
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Trump Administration Proposal to Deregulate Fracking on Public Lands
A proposal from the Trump administration could revoke Obama-era public land restrictions on fracking. The suggestion comes from the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management and was published in the Federal Register earlier in the week.
Trump Administration Proposal to Deregulate Fracking on Public Lands
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