The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 30, 2020

In January 2006, approximately 6 months before the servitude would expire for non-use, the mineral servitude owner conveyed the servitude to an affiliated business entity on the condition that it drill a well on the property by June 15, 2006. A well was spud on March 28, 2006.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In 2006, Berkeley Law Professor Joe Sax —widely recognized as one of the founders of the field of Environmental Law—introduced Justice Hobbs as, “beyond dispute, one of the most knowledgeable and most accomplished experts on water law anywhere in the United States.” Long-term connections with Berkeley Law. He got his JD here in 1971.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 20, 2022

Join WeConservePA and guest speakers from the Pennsylvania Environmental Council and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry, Rural and Community Forestry section for a two-part presentation on the why’s and how-to’s of lawn conversion and green infrastructure.

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

Since being established in 2006, the fund has collected more than $5 million - and leveraged another $5 million – for more than 130 projects that protect and restore the Schuylkill River.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 17, 2023

These incidents illustrate that ecotourism, despite its environmental claims, often disrupts ecosystems, damages fragile habitats, and degrades natural resources through unregulated footfall, undermining the very attractions it aims to preserve.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Climate change causes sea-level rise, natural resource scarcity, and natural disasters. First, scarcity of natural resources can change the political economy of a state. The drought was ongoing between 2006-2009 . These external pressures pose a considerable threat, particularly to developing nations.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2022

The first initiative formally coalesced as the nonprofit Susquehanna Greenway Partnership in 2006. The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has awarded millions of dollars in grants for land-preservation projects through the years.

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JUNE 2, 2021

However, this position might change if the issue is ever considered by the Supreme Court—the Court of Appeal recently indicated in T­he Serious Fraud Office v Eurasian Natural Resources Corp Ltd [[N: T­he Serious Fraud Office v Eurasian Natural Resources Corp Ltd­ {2018} EWCA Civ 2006.]]

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 2, 2024

As detailed in our prior Sackett blog article , CWA jurisdictional decisions have been plagued by administrative rulings, guidance, and court opinions that attempted to implement the plurality opinion in the Supreme Court’s 2006 Rapanos v.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

In Laddex , the lessee of the top lease, Laddex, sued the lessee of the base lease, BP, contending that the prior lease terminated during a period of slow production between August 2005 and November 2006. Both parties filed petitions for review before the Texas Supreme Court.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 25, 2013

Thus, under the 2006 regulations, stormwater from Oil &Gas sites that only contained sediment was always exempt from permitting. The 2006 regulations were judicially challenged and eventually vacated. See Natural Resources Defense Council v. United States Environmental Protection Agency , 526 F.3d 3d 591 (9th Cir.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Natural gas companies must also sign submerged land lease agreements with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for using stream and river beds between the high water marks of those bodies of water for pipeline crossings and water withdrawal points because the submerged land is owned by the Commonwealth.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

million put into budgetary reserve in 2008-09 from the Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; -- $5 million reduction in Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) farm conservation tax credit program in FY 2009-10; -- $102.8 million from DEP, $1.5 million; DCNR: $1.5

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 1, 2021

Tackling this problem, the Louisiana Legislature in 2006 enacted La. However, there was no mechanism to ensure that a penny of the $33 million awarded in Corbello would be spent on clean-up. 30:29, known as Act 312.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 3, 2021

Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and U.S. These grants demonstrate the essential role of partnerships and collaboration in providing resources for local restoration efforts that are critical to the future health of the Bay.” Additional support for CBSF is provided by the U.S.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2017

30:29, in 2006 to provide a procedure for ensuring that amounts awarded to remediate environmental damage are actually spent on remediation. The Louisiana Legislature passed “Act 312,” La.

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Acoel

OCTOBER 1, 2021

VIRGINIA forever was established as a 501(c)(4) organization in 2006 as a project of The Nature Conservancy utilizing a grant from the Virginia Environmental Endowment. In Virginia, one organization has emerged that successfully builds bridges on some environmental topics.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2021

Free-Use Clause and Further Interprets Conflicting Royalty Clause Provisions The Texas Supreme Court recently issued its anticipated decision in BlueStone Natural Resources II, LLC v. In 2006, however, BlueStone acquired the lease and became responsible for paying royalties on production thereunder. 19-0459, 2021 WL 936175 (Tex.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2021

The Texas Supreme Court recently issued its anticipated decision in BlueStone Natural Resources II, LLC v. In 2006, however, BlueStone acquired the lease and became responsible for paying royalties on production thereunder. Randle , affirming in part and reversing in part the lower court’s ruling. 19-0459, 2021 WL 936175 (Tex.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 21, 2007

the Louisiana Fourth Circuit court of appeal recently issued a ruling on trial court procedure under Act 312 of 2006, La. BP Amoco, et al. , Click here to view the opinion.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2007

the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal held that under Act 312 of 2006 (La. In Duplantier v. BP Amoco, et al. , 30:29), there should be a single trial of both the regulatory remediation covered by the statute and the plaintiffs’ separate damages claims (if any). To view the Fourth Circuit’s decision, click here.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

The obvious intent of the SPA is to guaranty “that, when seamen provide information of dangerous situations to the Coast Guard, they will be free from the “debilitating threat of employment reprisals for publicly asserting company violations” of maritime statutes or regulations.” Riverboat Services of Indiana, Inc., 451 F.3d 3d 424 , 444 (7th Cir.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 29, 2007

The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources has issued a proposed amendment to Statewide Order 29-B that details the procedures the Department will follow in implementing oilfield clean-up plans referred to the Department under Act 312 of 2006.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2021

The Texas Supreme Court recently issued its anticipated decision in BlueStone Natural Resources II, LLC v. In 2006, however, BlueStone acquired the lease and became responsible for paying royalties on production thereunder. Randle , affirming in part and reversing in part the lower court’s ruling. 19-0459, 2021 WL 936175 (Tex.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 23, 2015

The Great Lakes are a vast natural resource, therefore it is imperative that fracking’s impacts to the watersheds feeding the Great Lakes, such as the Grand Traverse Bay watershed, be considered. Zoning Enabling Act of 2006 and the Township Ordinance Act of 1945. Local ordinances, such as the.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 3, 2008

On July 1, 2008, the Louisiana Supreme Court held that Act 312 of 2006 (“Act 312”) is constitutional and reversed the district court’s judgment declaring Act 312 unconstitutional and unenforceable under La. V, § 16, La. I, § 4 and the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Farms, Ltd. Exxon Mobil Corp. 2007-2371 (La.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 1, 2021

Tackling this problem, the Louisiana Legislature in 2006 enacted La. However, there was no mechanism to ensure that a penny of the $33 million awarded in Corbello would be spent on clean-up. 30:29, known as Act 312.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 21, 2007

2006 WL 905345 (D. 7, 2006), the court followed the Tenth Circuit and refused to require a showing of gross negligence or willful misconduct in holding an operator liable for breach of contract regarding its duties to charge for NORM disposal. Marathon Oil Co., 2d 254 (5th Cir. By contrast, in Forest Oil Corp. Union Oil Co.,

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2007

On January 8, 2007, a Louisiana trial judge held Act 312 of 2006 to be unconstitutional. The Louisiana Attorney General’s office immediately filed notice that it will take a suspensive appeal directly to the Louisiana Supreme Court. Farms, Ltd v. ExxonMobil Corporation 24,055 (La. For further information on Act 312, click here.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 3, 2021

Nearly a hundred years later, in 2006, the mineral estate of the northwest tract was owned by the Richey family and was leased to Mr. Ellison d/b/a Ellison Lease Operating, whereas the mineral estate of the southeast tract was owned by the Farmar family and was leased to Samson.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 3, 2021

Nearly a hundred years later, in 2006, the mineral estate of the northwest tract was owned by the Richey family and was leased to Mr. Ellison d/b/a Ellison Lease Operating, whereas the mineral estate of the southeast tract was owned by the Farmar family and was leased to Samson.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 26, 2016

The judgment is the latest in a suit the EPA filed against CITGO under the Clean Water Act for a 2006 spill at the oil company’s St. District Court Judge Dee Drell (Western District, LA) recently denied a motion to alter or amend the Court’s judgment against CITGO Petroleum Corp.– Charles refinery. In the original judgment , U.S.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

Dillon As previously reported, the Louisiana Supreme Court held that Act 312 of 2006 is constitutional and reversed the district court’s judgment declaring Act 312 unconstitutional and unenforceable under La. By Anundra M. V, § 16, La. I, § 4 and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Farms, Ltd. Exxon Mobil Corp. 2007-2371 (La.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 4, 2007

For a copy of TxOGA’s brief, click on the following link Amicus Curiae Brief of TXOGA – Received: 10/16/2006 . Natural Resources Code § 85.321 does not create any new private causes of action; and 3. Violations of the Natural Resources Code do not support a claim of negligence per se. Emerald Oil & Gas v.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 2, 2007

29, 2006, Walter, J.). In a Memorandum Ruling, the district court held that the challenged acknowledgments fully complied with Louisiana Mineral Code articles 54 and 55; accordingly, the acknowledgments interrupted prescription running against the mineral servitudes. Weyerhaeuser Co. Hinton, et al. , 06-0272 (W.D.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 4, 2007

The additional relief will only be available in years when the annual NYMEX natural gas price is at or below $4.47/MMBtu MMBtu expressed in 2006 dollars. MMS will accept comments on the proposed rule through July 17, 2007. Click here to read the Notice.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 17, 2007

Douglas On April 20, 2007, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”) issued regulations establishing procedures for agency hearings and the submission and approval of remediation plans under Act 312 of 2006. Act 312, which enacted La.

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