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Livingston Parish Council Proposes Ordinance Banning Injection and Disposal Wells

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1] Although not limited to Class VI injection wells—which are those wells utilized for the injection and permanent sequestration of carbon dioxide—the proposed ordinance is clearly aimed at prohibiting carbon capture and sequestration operations within the parish. Welsh , 2015-1152 (La. Ordinance No. Tammany Parish Government v.

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EPA Issues New Air Regulations for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry

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By Stephen Wiegand On April 17, 2012, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for natural gas wells that are hydraulically fractured.