Legal Opinion
Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 7, 1997No. 95-6501PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
The issue in this petition for review is whether the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is legally required to regulate hydraulic fracturing, a production enhancement technique used by the oil and gas industry, under the underground injection control (“UIC”) programs established pursuant to Part C of the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 300h to 300h-8. EPA determined that hydraulic fracturing does not fall within the statutory or regulatory definition of “underground injection.” Because we find EPA’s interpretation inconsistent with the…
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