Invigorated exploration for more resources is delivering plenty of work to the legal industry. Our latest report on the current state of energy law highlights changes of importance to the attorneys who handle the matters.
Tighter Regulations Amid the Fracking Fray
The federal government is poised to tighten regulation of hydraulic fracturing — the drilling method behind the boom in U.S. natural gas production — by proposing to revise rules affecting 700 million acres of federal and Indian mineral lands.
