Welcome to the August edition of Nutter’s Environment & Energy Insights, a monthly update of current trends in environment and energy law. This month we cover: EPA’s new Facility Response Plan requirements for potential...more
The California Office of the State Fire Marshal (“OSFM”) finalized its regulations implementing Best Available Technology (“BAT”) requirements for hazardous liquid pipelines, effective October 1, 2020. The proposed...more
Congress is moving towards passing The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Relief Act of 2019 (Extenders Bill). If enacted, the Extenders Bill would extend certain tax credits for the renewable energy and alternative fuels...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held that its two-question Doiron test for determining whether oilfield services contracts are maritime contracts also applies when evaluating the maritime-contract...more
On October 1, 2019, the California Office of State Fire Marshall (“OSFM”) published additional changes to its proposed regulations implementing Best Available Technology (“BAT”) requirements for hazardous liquid pipelines....more
In this interview, David L. Wochner, Partner and co-Practice Area Leader for K&L Gates’ Policy & Regulatory Practice group, shares his experience and lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill congressional...more
On February 14, 2019, the California Office of the State Fire Marshall (“OSFM”) published long awaited draft regulations to reduce the volume of pipeline oil spills in coastal areas. The proposed regulations, which implement...more
EPA declines to write new rule for toxic spills - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has formally announced that new regulation is not needed to limit spills of toxic waste into waterways. ...more
Judge Boots the Global Warming Cases of San Francisco and Oakland Against Oil Companies - "In a 16-page order, U.S. District Judge William Alsup granted the motions to dismiss from the five targeted companies - Chevron,...more
U.S. Agencies Agree to Slash Approval Times for Infrastructure Projects - "More than a dozen federal agencies agreed to slash the time needed for environmental reviews and permitting on major infrastructure projects, a...more
210,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from Keystone Pipeline in South Dakota threatens groundwater in the area while a pipeline explosion in OrionTownship left a huge crater. In order to evaluate the impact of a new...more
Stoel Rives’ Oil & Gas Team has been monitoring bills introduced by California legislators since the beginning of the 2017-2018 Legislative Session. June 2, 2017 was the deadline by which the Legislature was required to pass...more
Important energy issues continue to arise at the intersection of law and policy in California. Here are eight hot topics that require the attention of entities with interests in California's energy sector....more
This year has been marked by a series of high-profile pipeline incidents in Montana, West Virginia and California, among others. In response to these incidents, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration...more
The United States and BP lodged their proposed settlement of the remaining claims by the US in connection with the Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill with the US District Court today. Comments to the Justice Department are...more
February 27, 2015 was the deadline for lawmakers to introduce legislation to the 2015-2016 California Legislative Session and several bills related to oil and gas activities were introduced. Below is a summary of those...more
The development of the Russian shelf is essentially reserved to state-owned Rosneft and Gazprom (and their affiliates). Under Russian law, oil and gas deposits located on or extending into the continental shelf of the Russian...more