On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee shelved two bills relating to fracking, AB 972 and AB 591. AB 972 would have placed a moratorium on fracking in California pending issuance of state regulations governing the practice (See August 14 post). AB 591 would have required operators to disclose fracking activities and chemicals (See
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State Senate Postpones Vote on Bill to Ban Fracking
By Robin Seifried on
Posted in Energy, Oil and Gas
After the California Senate Appropriations Committee cancelled an August 13 hearing on AB 972 (see August 8 post), the Committee moved the bill to the suspense file to take up again this Thursday, August 16. The bill would place a moratorium on fracking in the state until the Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal…
Senate Appropriations Committee Cancels Hearing on Fracking Moratorium
By Robin Seifried on
Posted in Oil and Gas
An August 13 hearing on the bill that would have imposed a moratorium on fracking (AB 972) in the California Senate Appropriations Committee was cancelled Monday at the request of the bill’s author, Assemblywoman Betsy Butler. Stay tuned for more on Butler’s reasons for requesting the cancellation.
California Senate Committee Advances Bill for Fracking Moratorium Pending Further Regulation
By Mike Mills on
Posted in Energy, Oil and Gas
The Senate Committee on Environmental Quality on July 3rd advanced a bill (AB 972) that would prohibit the State Oil and Gas Supervisor from approving the drilling of a fracking well until the Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) adopts fracking regulations. Existing law requires a well operator to obtain approval…