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Helping Clients With Their Energy and Environmental Needs

We reported previously on the threat made by New York State's Attorney General to sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and others...


Tags: Marcellus, Energy, Environment, Utica

In Avenal Power Center, LLC v. U.S. EPA, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected U.S. EPA's argument that...


Tags: Energy

Kentucky recently changed its remediation/corrective action statute to formally adopt USEPA Region 3’s “Remedial Screening...


Tags: Environment

Texas May Soon Require Public Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals

On Sunday May 29, 2011, the Texas House passed legislation that could require drilling companies to publicly disclose the...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Environment

By Greg Russell On May 27, 2011

Texas GHG Brief Filed

The State of Texas has filed its initial brief challenging U.S. EPA's endangerment finding that concludes that greenhouse gases...


Tags: Energy, Environment, GHG

By Greg Russell On May 27, 2011

UK Report on Fracking

The Energy and Climate Change Committee of Britain's House of Commons has issued a report finding "no evidence that the hydraulic...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energy

By Greg Russell On May 27, 2011

Smog?

The NYT is reporting on the potential for increased smog due to oil and gas operations: "Thousands of natural gas wells are...


Tags: Air, Energy, Environment

By Greg Russell On May 27, 2011

Local Benefits

The Washington Times has a good article on the benefits to the local economy of domestic production: "Sunnyside's recent profits...


Tags: Energy

The Daily Local News is reporting that local regulation may be the next big obstacle to oil and gas development in Pennsylvania:...


Tags: Preemption, Energy

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), in a narrow 3-2 decision, has remanded the application of Laser Northeast...


Tags: Gathering, Pipeline, Energy

Helping clients with their energy and environmental needs

You can expect to find news and breaking legal developments involving the crude oil and natural gas industries, alternative and renewable energy resources, and the latest environmental issues.