What is really most troubling here is that these areas already have a great deal of protections under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
But we are not hearing today of any punishments, or reductions in pay, or even firings that are going to occur because of this incompetency.
It really seems ironic to me that the EPA, which can provide huge fines on private industry and individuals, and can actually put people in ...
There is a double standard. The EPA is not holding itself to the same standards that you hold individuals and industry itself to.
I want to bring up a different issue, but it is connected.
I would say that the BLM's final rule on hydraulic fracturing is nothing more than a frivolous regulatory exercise.
The BLM arrogantly seeks to second guess state regulations with a one-size-fits-all final rule on hydraulic fracturing.
99.3 percent of all well completions on Federal or tribal land occurred in states with hydraulic fracturing regulations.
The EPA's recent study finding that there had been no 'widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources in the United States.'
Let me be clear about what this variance provision is. It is merely a means by which the BLM may interpret state or tribal regulations on Fe...
For decades the states have been regulating hydraulic fracturing on Federal lands managed by the BLM without incident.