Helping Clients With Their Energy and Environmental Needs

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL LAW BLOG

Helping Clients With Their Energy and Environmental Needs

That's according to an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer on complaints regarding water withdrawals by operators in...


Tags: Energy, Environment

Recent Case Regarding Exposure to Benzene

The Vermont Supreme Court found that circumstantial evidence of benzene exposure allegedly causing cancer was insufficient to...


Tags: Environment

By Greg Russell On August 20, 2011

Cornell Air Study Refuted

We reported previously on a Cornell study claiming that natural gas development will likely contribute more to global warming...


Tags: Marcellus, Energy, Environment, Utica,

By Greg Russell On August 20, 2011

New Aggregation Claims

On July 21, 2011, Citizens For Pennsylvania’s Future (“CPF”) filed a lawsuit against Ultra Resources, Inc. (“Ultra”) in the...


Tags: Marcellus, Air, Energy, Environment,

Earth Justice Files Citizen Petition Under TSCA

Earth Justice recently filed a citizen suit petition under TSCA asking the USEPA to regulate the chemical substances and mixtures...


Tags: Oil, Gas, TSCA, Environment

USEPA announced today the first grants awarded under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. . . with $4.5 million awarded to...


Tags: Initiative, Great, Restoration, Lakes,

So says the NYT public editor about yet another NYT article on the dangers associated with U.S. shale production: "In the article...


Tags: Energy, Environment

By Greg Russell On July 18, 2011

Fort Worth Air Study

We've reported previously on studies of air emissions from natural gas sites in the Fort Worth, TX, area (see here, e.g.).The...


Tags: Energy, Air Quality, Environment

We all will likely be reading and hearing more about a US House Bill (H.R. 2018) coming before the full House for a vote - the...


Tags: Clean Water Act, Environment

ASTM has issued a new standard dealing with Continuing Obligations for contaminated properties -- what to do after a Phase 1...


Tags: Environment

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.