Background factsheets on proposed North Carolina fracking rules

The NC Mining & Energy Commission has proposed a package of 120+ rules establishing a regulatory framework for shale gas development - fracking - in North Carolina.  The Commission is holding four public hearings and accepting public comment on the proposed rules through Monday, September 15.  We've collected the factsheets below, from several organizations, addressing various aspects of the proposed fracking rules, in hopes that these will be a useful resource if you're planning to comment.

Concerns with S38, Amend Environmental Laws 2014

Every year, as the NC General Assembly approaches the end of session, one or more bills appears that is a grab bag of special interest loopholes and statutory changes requested by agencies.  This year, S734, Regulatory Reform Act of 2014, left the NC Senate loaded with damaging environmental provisions.  The NC House transferred some of them to S38, Amend Environmental Laws 2014, and left others out, and then sent S38 back to the Senate, where it has not yet been brought up for concurrence.  Our factsheet outlining the sections of S38 of greatest concern is here.