January 29, 2016
Federal offshore regulators on Friday agreed to perform a sweeping environmental review of hydraulic fracturing and other drilling techniques used in the Pacific Ocean and halt issuing permits for those activities until the review is completed, settling a pair of suits lodged by environmental groups.
December 03, 2014
An environmental group accused the federal government of failing to perform an adequate environmental impact review prior to issuing 51 offshore fracking permits to ExxonMobil Corp. and other energy companies, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in California federal court.