Environmental Law, Civil Remedies, Energy & Utilities Law

DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Oil & Gas Litigation: New Decision May Impede Fracking on Federal Land

by King & Spalding on 5/10/2013

Recently, a California federal court blocked drilling on certain federal land located in California’s Monterey Shale Formation play. In reaching its decision, the court relied heavily on perceived risks of fracking, holding...more

Ontario Court Dismisses “Speculative” Challenge to a Prospective Wind Turbine Project

by Jack Coop, Jennifer Fairfax, Daniel Kirby, Lindsay Rauccio, Patrick Welsh | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 5/7/2013

In Wiggins v. WPD Canada Corporation, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims for injunctive relief and $16.6 million in damages against a prospective (not yet approved) wind turbine project,...more

Update on CEQA Reform: Steinberg’s Quest for the “Elusive Middle Ground”

by Shaye Diveley, Miles H. Imwalle | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/1/2013

The last year witnessed what once appeared to be a groundswell of support for the “modernization” of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), loosely meaning easing the burden of the process itself and minimizing...more

USEPA Proposes Updates To Oil And Gas Air Rules For Storage Tanks

by Jason Yearout | BakerHostetler on 4/19/2013

Two months ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) requested that a federal judge stay the lawsuits challenging its oil and gas air rule revisions to allow the agency to revisit controversial aspects of the...more

BLM Fails to Review Fracking Impacts of Oil & Gas Leases in California

by Allison Davis | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/16/2013

The U.S. District Court in San Jose recently found that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) failed to adequately review the environmental impacts of fracking on four oil and gas leases it recently auctioned off in the...more

The Aransas Project v. Shaw: An Endangered Species Act Decision With Potential Implications for Water Rights

by Laura Evans, Alan Glen, Michael Klein | Sedgwick LLP on 4/5/2013

Last month, a federal district court in Texas ruled that state regulators proximately caused an unlawful “take” of listed whooping cranes in violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) because the state surface water permit...more

BP Could Have Stopped Gulf Oil Spill on Day 2, Says Expert

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 4/4/2013

Oil giant BP could have stopped the massive 2010 oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico just two days after the blowout aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, an expert witness testified today in the civil trial over the spill....more

BP, Alabama to File for Sanctions Against Halliburton

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/22/2013

Lawyers for oil giant BP and the state of Alabama told a federal judge today that they intend to file for sanctions against Halliburton for its handling of cement samples in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig...more

Coal Plants Sued For Pollution Exceedances

by Bruce Goodman | Varnum LLP on 3/21/2013

On March 12 the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court against DTE Energy Company alleging violations of the federal Clean Air Act. The complaint cited 1499 instances between January 1, 2007 and June 30, 2012...more

Businesses Most Affected by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

by Perry Draper Law on 3/20/2013

So far, more than $9.5 billion has been paid out to compensate Gulf Coast residents and businesses for the losses suffered from the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. With the claims process reopened and a new settlement...more

Catches Down & Prices Up Two Years After BP Oil Spill

by Perry Draper Law on 3/13/2013

There are always fluctuations in catches, often exaggerated by fishers as they exchange tall tales. Two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Louisiana crab and shrimpers are complaining about dire drops in yields. But...more

Indirect Costs of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill May Be Reimbursed

by Perry Draper Law on 3/7/2013

Lost business, lost profits — these are easily the most recognizable losses eligible for compensation from the BP settlement funds. However, under a new claims administrator and a new claims process, there are additional...more

Research Shows Impact Two Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

by Perry Draper Law on 3/4/2013

Everyone is looking for changes to the Gulf of Mexico two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The federal government operates the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Process, which conducted a preliminary assessment,...more

US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Enjoins PA Environmental Hearing Board From Hearing Appeal of...

by Jennifer Beidel, John Stoviak, Elizabeth Witmer | Saul Ewing LLP on 2/8/2013

In Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., L.L.C. v. Delaware Riverkeeper Network, et al, No. 3:13-cv-46 (Feb. 5, 2013), Judge Robert D. Mariani issued an opinion granting an injunction sought by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C....more

International Investment Treaties as a Possible Shield Against Government Cutbacks in Subsidies for the Green Energy Sector

by Wojciech Sadowski, Ph.D. | K&L Gates LLP on 1/10/2013

A number of governments around the world have recently curtailed their incentive schemes for green energy producers. These measures have often led to disruption of the basic economic assumptions of many ongoing or newly...more

Energy And Environmental Law Alert: Feds Continue Aggressive Enforcement Of Emissions Limits For Power Plants

by Andrew W. Davis | Leonard, Street and Deinard on 1/10/2013

On January 4, 2013, the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation agreed to pay more than $300 million as part of a settlement reached with the EPA and the Justice Department regarding alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. The...more

Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update: January 2013 - New Jersey Supreme Court Clarifies Requisite Nexus for Liability Under...

by F. Paul Pittman | Sedgwick LLP on 1/7/2013

In New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection v. Dimant, 212 N.J. 153 (2012), the New Jersey Supreme Court held that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) must establish, by a preponderance of the...more

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DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Oil & Gas Litigation: New Decision May Impede Fracking on Federal Land

Ontario Court Dismisses “Speculative” Challenge to a Prospective Wind Turbine Project

Update on CEQA Reform: Steinberg’s Quest for the “Elusive Middle Ground”

USEPA Proposes Updates To Oil And Gas Air Rules For Storage Tanks

BLM Fails to Review Fracking Impacts of Oil & Gas Leases in California

The Aransas Project v. Shaw: An Endangered Species Act Decision With Potential Implications for Water Rights

BP Could Have Stopped Gulf Oil Spill on Day 2, Says Expert

BP, Alabama to File for Sanctions Against Halliburton

Coal Plants Sued For Pollution Exceedances

Businesses Most Affected by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Catches Down & Prices Up Two Years After BP Oil Spill

Indirect Costs of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill May Be Reimbursed

Research Shows Impact Two Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Enjoins PA Environmental Hearing Board From Hearing Appeal of...

International Investment Treaties as a Possible Shield Against Government Cutbacks in Subsidies for the Green Energy Sector

Energy And Environmental Law Alert: Feds Continue Aggressive Enforcement Of Emissions Limits For Power Plants

Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update: January 2013 - New Jersey Supreme Court Clarifies Requisite Nexus for Liability Under...

Western Pa.'s Take On Carbon Dioxide Liability Claims

Sierra Club Ready To Sue On Alleged Air Quality Violations

EPA Notches Another NSR Settlement: Is This The Most Successful Program That Shouldn’t Exist?

"Pattern and Practice" Lawsuit Challenges State’s CEQA Compliance in Permitting Fracking

California Drops the Hammer on First Carbon Auction Despite New Lawsuit

Chamber Challenges Today’s GHG Emissions Auction in California

CARB Sued on Cap and Trade Revenues on Eve of First Auction

IOGA-WV Spearheads Effort to Protect Independent Producers and Challenges EPA Air Rules

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