A recent appellate decision from Alberta, Manitok Energy Inc. (Re), marks another chapter in the developing caselaw surrounding environmental obligations in insolvency proceedings. In the decision, the Alberta Court of Appeal...more
Ms. Maureen Wren, Director of Media Relations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“NYS DEC”) noted a needed correction and addition to this post. Ms. Wren stated the post should have indicated...more
The Court of Appeal of Louisiana (First Circuit) (“Court”) issued a September 23rd opinion addressing a challenge to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s (“LDEQ”) granting of a Verified Reclamation Facility...more
This is our second installment of Currents - our weekly energy news e-blast where we deliver the week's top energy news stories and our synopsis of why those stories are important from a legal perspective. - Appeals Court...more
In a reversal of a lower court decision, the Third District Court of Appeal has held that the California Constitution’s provisions related to Proposition 218 override a statutory exemption that a school district argued...more