Judge Delivers Major Setback to Trump Policy to Increase Coal Mining on Federal Land -
"But the court ruling does say that the 2017 Trump administration policy, enacted by former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, to overturn...more
4/27/2019
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Gas Drilling Not Damaging Forests' Waterways, State Finds -
"Pennsylvania's state forests agency says it isn't finding damage to waterways amid the expansion of natural gas drilling in recent years, although it is reporting...more
8/31/2018
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In Cities v. Fossil Fuels, Exxon's Allies Want the Accusers Investigated -
"Now two industry-friendly groups are turning the tables and asking the SEC to investigate the cities and counties for possible fraud."
Why this...more
5/5/2018
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Summary of S.B. 360 -
SB 360 applies to flat rate royalty leases, i.e. leases for which the royalty is not "inherently related to the volume of oil and gas so extracted, produced, and marketed," and the conditions upon...more
Oil World Turns Upside Down as U.S. Sells Oil in Middle East -
"Yet, in a trade that illustrates how the rise of the American shale industry is upending energy markets across the globe, the U.A.E. bought oil directly from...more
2/9/2018
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Ohio Supreme Court Joins Texas and Oklahoma in Holding the State Does Not Recognize a Separate Implied Covenant to Explore Further -
"We conclude that Ohio does not recognize an 'implied covenant to explore further'...more
1/12/2018
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EPA Moves to Repeal Obama's Clean Power Plan Coal Regs -
"EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced Monday that the Trump administration is moving to scrap the Clean Power Plan, the Obama administration's signature...more
10/13/2017
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An Obscure Statute Is Helping Trump Save U.S. Coal, Nuclear -
"Rick Perry is using an authority granted to him as U.S. energy secretary to call on the independent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to change its rules...more
10/6/2017
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- U.S. High Court Asked to Review WV Justice's Role in Gas Royalties Case -
"The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to review West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Beth Walker's participation in a high-stakes natural gas...more
9/16/2017
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WV Supreme Court
On May 31, 2017, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issued a significant opinion regarding the clarification of rights for non-participating royalty interest owners (“NPRI”). In the opinion Gastar Exploration, Inc. v....more