Okay folks, we have to get this right.
It is incorrect to say that oil and gas is exempt from all our environmental laws.
It is correct to say that oil and gas has broad exemptions from all our environmental laws.
They do have to follow portions of each law but they have broad exemptions and it’s extremely complicated. That’s why EARTHWORK’s Oil and Gas Accountability Project wrote a 21 page booklet to explain it.
The Oil and Gas Industry’s Exclusions and Exemptions to Major Environmental Statutes
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Sharon Wilson is considered a leading citizen expert on the impacts of shale oil and gas extraction. She is the go-to person whether it’s top EPA officials from D.C., national and international news networks, or residents facing the shock of eminent domain and the devastating environmental effects of natural gas development in their backyards.
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