On May 1, 2018, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota affirmed a Magistrate’s decision to...
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On April 30, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming denied a motion to stay its April 4, 2018 order staying...
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On February 15, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio denied an appeal of a mandamus action seeking to force ODNR to rescind temporary...
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This post provides an important update to our January 22, 2018 entry. On January 31, 2018, U.S. EPA and the Army Corp finalized a...
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On January 22, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court held that lawsuits challenging the joint EPA-Army Corps rule defining “waters of the...
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On August 14th, 2017, the U.S. EPA issued new guidance for the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) Nanoscale Rule regulating...
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On July 7, 2017, Governor Kasich signed Senate Bill 2 (SB 2), which addresses Ohio’s authority under several environmental...
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This post provides an important update to our April 20, 2017 post regarding U.S. EPA's reconsideration of its rule regulating...
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On June 15, 2017, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued notice that it was postponing compliance date for certain sections...
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On May 15, 2017, the Commonwealth Court issued a 2 to 1 decision holding that Sunoco Pipeline has the statutory power of eminent...
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