PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

So far in 2025, DEP issued 39 violations to 10 shale gas drilling companies for abandoning and not plugging their well, most drilled in the early days of shale gas development in Pennsylvania-- 2009 to 2013. Read more here. Read more here. In response, the General Assembly passed and Gov. Read more here. Read more here.

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MARCH 17, 2022

s language and, in pertinent part, stated as follows: [t]his letter is to call to your attention your company’s failure, as unit operator of the 3 units, to comply with Louisiana law which requires an operator to report to an unleased owner in a unit ongoing operating costs and expenses for the unit well by sworn, detailed, itemized statements.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The trend dates to a 2013 Edison Electric Institute report highlighting the disruptive challenges of distributed resources and recommending that utilities impose higher fixed charges. As a result, the Administrative Law Judge will not consider some of the more ambitious initial proposals for the first version of the charge.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2022

DCNR has not authorized any unconventional natural gas drilling under State Park lands. Fact: DCNR testified at the Senate’s March 4 budget hearing, 65 percent of the prime natural gas leases on State Forest land in 2008-2013 have not been developed. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.] Read more here.

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

In 2013, the decision in State of Louisiana v. This was all done in light of this Court’s 2013 La. The Energy Law Blog will explore the import of the prescription ruling in a separate post. LL&E II , at *2. The interplay between Act 312 and private land-damage lawsuits has been in a state of constant evolution. 12-0884 (La.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 31, 2021

Most of these provisions were enacted in the early 1970s during that great period of environmental lawmaking, but they received relatively little attention until a 2013 decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Robinson Township v. Now we have an important new decision from Montana.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2024

DEP issued conventional oil and gas operators a record total of 6,860 violations for all infractions of law and regulations in 2023, nearly 52% more than in 2021. In 2023, DEP reported plugging 169 conventional wells primarily with the additional taxpayer funding provided by the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Read more here.

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HumanNature

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Me and my dance partner Valtinho, performing in 2013 Despite the great effort by “normal schooling” to diminish my curiosity, I decided to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in economics. My knowledge was measured in numbers, I wasn’t allowed to change seats during the day (actually, I was forced to sit in the same chair for an entire month!),

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Natural Resources Defense Council , another environmental case that announced constitutionally-based principles of judicial deference to federal regulators’ interpretation of ambiguous congressional statutes. Which brings us to a quick review of applicable regulatory takings law. Finally, in the 2013 case of Koontz v.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Noon to 1:00 p.m. March 4-- NEW.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 22, 2024

FERC approved this agreement in 2017, and Transource then filed siting applications with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), as required by Pennsylvania law. The Supremacy Clause serves to “ invalidate[] state law that interferes with or is contrary to federal law.”

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The VIDA, enacted in December 2018, will standardize incidental discharge permits and regulations, replacing the 2013 Vessel General Permit (“VGP”) that commercial vessels are currently required to follow. If you have further questions regarding this topic, contact Liskow attorneys Nicolette Kraska , Emily von Qualen , or Clare Bienvenu.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 29, 2014

DOI then restructured BOEMRE into three new Bureaus : BSEE, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Office of Natural Resources Revenue. Secretary Salazar originally intended the IRU’s functions to continue within the three new bureaus; however, as of fiscal year 2013, the IRU was operating only within BSEE (PDF).

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Together, these developments will undoubtedly lead to more litigation and a higher cost of doing business on the Outer Continental Shelf. The number of civil penalty cases has risen gradually since 2009, with a sharp increase over 2013-2015. In 2013, the average penalty was $67,714 over 42 cases. million in civil penalties.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Dicharry On July 20, 2013, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources amended its reporting and disclosure requirements for hydraulic fracturing stimulation operations. 1824 (July 20, 2013). By Sarah Y.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2023

The original NOVs were issued on May 15, 2013 and July 25, 2013 and updated with a new NOV issued citing the current regulations on April 18, 2023. The original NOV was issued on June 18, 2015 and a new NOV issued citing the current regulations on April 21, 2023. SWN Prod Co. LLC was cited for the Fields 4H well in Bradford County.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2025

This resulted in state laws and regulations for farmers to better manage their cultivation, manure and nutrients. In 2013, Pennsylvania enacted Act 89 providing over $2 billion dollars a year for multi-modal transportation. George learns well from others and values the advice many people shared with him.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2022

There's been a lot of case law in Commonwealth Court and [PA] Supreme Court [on how revenue derived from shale gas drilling on State Forest land is to be used]. In April 2013, CONSOL signed an agreement with DCNR to pay for the damages it caused that at the time exceeded $36 million. Read more here.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 25, 2014

As soon as large trucks filled hotel parking lots, the local newspapers seemed to publish more news articles on natural gas development. It was difficult to look at them while explaining that hydraulic fracturing is federally unregulated and that states control the natural gas industry by regulating it in a piecemeal fashion.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 9, 2016

Defendants argued a suite of exceptions in February, the disposition of which was delayed by the separate interventions of the State’s Attorney General and the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources – Office of Coastal Management within the Governor’s Office.

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The Energy Law

JULY 1, 2021

In 2013, the decision in State of Louisiana v. This was all done in light of this Court’s 2013 La. The Energy Law Blog will explore the import of the prescription ruling in a separate post. LL&E II , at *2. The interplay between Act 312 and private land-damage lawsuits has been in a state of constant evolution. 12-0884 (La.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2021

We are proud to honor Franklin Kury’s legacy and the landmark legislation that continues to ensure Pennsylvanians’ natural resources are protected and conserved,” Dunn said. DCNR and other state resource organizations carry out this mission each day as trustees on behalf of the owners – the current and future citizens of Pennsylvania.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 24, 2020

Space is infinite, but earth’s orbits are a finite natural resource that must be managed properly. [1]. Popularized in the 2013 film. The existing space law regime is not sufficient to address the growing issues presented by the increasing creation of orbital debris. [8]. by William Goldberg. Gravity. , 7, 2019). [4].

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

This marked the first restart of a nuclear power plant in Japan since the country’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) ceased all commercial nuclear operations in 2013 in response to the Fukushima Daiichi Disaster in March, 2011. graduate of Vermont Law School, from which he graduated in 2014 with a General Practice Certificate.

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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 23, 2021

My June 25, 2013 blog post on that case ( “Is “Parking” Really A CEQA Impact? Based on the nature of the wilderness area improvement project before it, the Court held “the parking reduction here may have an adverse social impact for those who must recreate elsewhere, but it will prevent further adverse physical impacts on the environment.”.

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The Energy Law

JULY 21, 2016

1] Taxes make up a large part of the industry’s direct economic impact in Louisiana: In 2013, the industry paid nearly $1.5 3] Natural resources might include, for example timber, minerals like oil and gas, coal, salt, or sulphur. billion in taxes to the State, about 14.6% billion in taxes to the State, about 14.6%

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2021

The Task Force achieved its goal in 1997 when a law (Section 9106 of the PA Vehicle Code) was enacted establishing the Pennsylvania Dirt and Gravel Road Maintenance Program. In 2013, Act 89 was passed increasing the funding for the Program from $5 Million to $35 Million annually in 2014-15. Read more here. Read more here.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

By Jillian Marullo Senate Bill 514, signed into law on June 14, 2013, authorizes saltwater pipeline operators in Texas “to install, maintain, and operate” saltwater pipelines “through, under, along, across, or over a public road” in order to transport the wastewater produced by hydraulic fracturing operations to disposal sites.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 24, 2014

In June 2013, a coalition of seven environmental organizations––including Sierra Club, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, RE Sources for Sustainable Communities, Columbia Riverkeeper, Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc., Spokane Riverkeeper, and Natural Resources Defense Council––took big coal and the railroad to court. 500 pounds.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 2, 2020

1331 because the cities’ claims were “necessarily governed by federal common law.” Do State Nuisance Claims Related to Climate Change Arise Under Federal Law? the district court found that the Plaintiffs’ claims supported federal question jurisdiction because those state-law claims were “necessarily governed by federal common law.”

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Eco Lawyers

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Butte Fire Lawyers are a team of wildfire legal experts who currently represent 110 plaintiffs affected by the 2013 Chariot Fire. Gomez Environmental Law is dedicated to protecting the rights of individuals who have lost property or the ability to use and enjoy their property. Over $300,000,000 in Claims and Settlements.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

According to the US EPA, environmental justice is “ the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies ”. Current Issues in Tourism , 13 (5), 495-505. OECD (2022).

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2020

The second prelude to the recent Pennsylvania decision was a 2013 Federal District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia ruling in Stone v. Applying West Virginia law, the district court found that the rule of capture does not apply when hydraulic fracturing extends beyond subsurface property lines. 3d 1, 4 (Tx. at 12-13. [4]

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MAY 12, 2023

Case Study #2: The Freedom Farm Cooperative Between the period of Reconstruction following the Civil War and the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, a series of laws, known as Jim Crow Laws, legalized racial segregation and reinforced a white supremacist racial hierarchy in the Southern United States. Jim Crow Laws.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, 2012. [1] 2013), 124 So. 1] See TDX Energy, LLC v. Chesapeake Operating, Inc., 2016 WL 1179206 (W.D. La 2016) (finding that only unleased mineral owners are entitled to 103.1 reports from a unit operator or producer), but see XXI Oil & Gas, LLC v. Hilcorp Energy Co., 13-410 (La.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 19, 2021

Eastland 2013, pet. Eagle filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that TRO-X’s claims were barred as a matter of law by several affirmative defenses—res judicata, statute of limitations, and waiver. (“Eagle”) regarding their agreement to jointly acquire and sell oil and gas leases. In the first, Eagle Oil & Gas Co.

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The Energy Law

JULY 21, 2016

A group of private landowners (“the Landowners”), who owned all of Unit 1, brought a lawsuit in 2013 for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief against the FWS, its director, the United States Department of the Interior, and the Secretary of the Interior. Tammany Parish (“Unit 1”).

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