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* Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed hydraulic fracturing rules for federal lands: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/06/10/2013-13708/oil-and-gas-hydraulic-fracturing-on-federal-and-indian-lands.  The Wyoming federal court has issued an injunction blocking enforcement of the rule.  
 
* Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed hydraulic fracturing rules for federal lands: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/06/10/2013-13708/oil-and-gas-hydraulic-fracturing-on-federal-and-indian-lands.  The Wyoming federal court has issued an injunction blocking enforcement of the rule.  
 
* BLM released proposed rules rule to reduce venting and flaring of natural gas on February 8, 2016. This is an issue in the Williston basin and Eagle Ford producing area that predominantly produce oil with associated gas.
 
* BLM released proposed rules rule to reduce venting and flaring of natural gas on February 8, 2016. This is an issue in the Williston basin and Eagle Ford producing area that predominantly produce oil with associated gas.
Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids:
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===Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids:===
 
* FracFocus, sponsored by the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission and the Ground Water Protection Council, lists chemicals used in over 94,000 wells: http://fracfocus.org/
 
* FracFocus, sponsored by the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission and the Ground Water Protection Council, lists chemicals used in over 94,000 wells: http://fracfocus.org/
Induced Seismicity:
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===Induced Seismicity:===
 
* U.S. Geological Survey “What you do and don’t know about induced seismicity.”     
 
* U.S. Geological Survey “What you do and don’t know about induced seismicity.”     
 
* U.S. Geological Survey frequently asked questions about earthquakes caused by wastewater injection, http://www.usgs.gov/faq/taxonomy/term/9833.
 
* U.S. Geological Survey frequently asked questions about earthquakes caused by wastewater injection, http://www.usgs.gov/faq/taxonomy/term/9833.
 
* New U.S. Geological Survey “New Hazard Model for Induced Earthquakes” maps risk of damage from earthquakes (April 2016).
 
* New U.S. Geological Survey “New Hazard Model for Induced Earthquakes” maps risk of damage from earthquakes (April 2016).
 
* U.S. National Research Council study on induced seismicity (2013): (http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13355  (the PDF is free to download)
 
* U.S. National Research Council study on induced seismicity (2013): (http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13355  (the PDF is free to download)
===Induced Seismicity, Cont.===
   
* The StatesFirst Induced Seismicity Work Group released its report (October 2015), “Potential Injection-Induced Seismicity Associated with Oil & Gas Development: A Primer on Technical and Regulatory Considerations Informing Risk Management and Mitigation” StatesFirst is an initiative of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) and the Ground Water Protection  Council (GWPC).
 
* The StatesFirst Induced Seismicity Work Group released its report (October 2015), “Potential Injection-Induced Seismicity Associated with Oil & Gas Development: A Primer on Technical and Regulatory Considerations Informing Risk Management and Mitigation” StatesFirst is an initiative of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) and the Ground Water Protection  Council (GWPC).
 
* Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) February 2015, UIC National Technical Workgroup (NTW) recommendations on “Minimizing and Managing Potential Impacts of Injection-Induced Seismicity from Class II Disposal Wells: Practical Approaches.”
 
* Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) February 2015, UIC National Technical Workgroup (NTW) recommendations on “Minimizing and Managing Potential Impacts of Injection-Induced Seismicity from Class II Disposal Wells: Practical Approaches.”

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