Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The Case Supported by the NGO Milieudefensie, four Nigerian farmers claimed that in the period 2004-2007 their fields have been polluted by pipelines owned by Shell.The cases were brought via appeals proceedings ( Hoger Beroep ) in front of a Dutch court in Den Haag. Friday`s two judgements are final and consider the facts under Nigerian law.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

In 1977 President Jimmy Carter nominated Heine as the first Director of the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement after the passage of the first federal law to comprehensively regulate coal mining operations-- the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act-- that same year. Heine Associates, Inc.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 6, 2023

Opened in 2004 by DMB Associates, an Arizona-based developer, the community has 60,000 square feet of office and retail space in a town center, and is permitted to build 14,000 residences. The law also requires developers to replenish aquifers with the same amount of water that they withdraw. .

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Energy & the Law

JUNE 1, 2022

The events: 2002 and 2004: Mustafa and Lahijani purchase land on which the Bash #1 well is located. Jamie emerged victorious in 1L year at Baylor Law and is a Gray Reed summer associate. The two-year statute of limitations barred the landowners’ claim. 2002 : Americo acquires the 1937-era oil and gas lease on the land.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

All national forests in the east have of course been Wilderness Act-eligible since the moment President Lyndon Johnson put pen to paper on September 3rd, 1964 and signed the landmark bill into law. Today there are nearly 200 wilderness areas encompassing almost 4.5 Some at the Allegheny have really changed their tune on Tracy Ridge.

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Endangered Species Law

MAY 19, 2022

In 2004, the Service determined that. The DSL is no stranger to controversy. In 2002, CBD and others petitioned the Service to list the DSL due to alleged threats to the species’ habitat caused by oil and gas production.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 21, 2021

The Report also found that BSEE does not thoroughly account for environmental risks when authorizing decommissioning, does not ensure that operators properly clean and bury pipelines prior to abandonment, and does not monitor the location or condition of pipelines subsequent to abandonment.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 21, 2021

The Report also found that BSEE does not thoroughly account for environmental risks when authorizing decommissioning, does not ensure that operators properly clean and bury pipelines prior to abandonment, and does not monitor the location or condition of pipelines subsequent to abandonment.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 28, 2022

In 2020, the Supreme Court held a preliminary public hearing for the parties to present facts on deforestation in the Amazon and the results achieved by the PPCDAm between 2004 and 2020. These five cases deal with environmental issues that indirectly have climate implications, while ADPF 760 and ADO 59 directly raise climate claims.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

To comply with the law, mining companies worked to revegetate and reforest the land, but many merely met the letter of the law, meeting the requirements for bond release by planting less than desirable trees and heavy grasses rather than properly revegetating and reforesting the sites.

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Acoel

MARCH 9, 2023

Is this an element of state water law or something new and different? Many portions of the country will be resistant to any type of federal policy in this area, especially since water law is so state specific. For example, who has a right to claim the wet gold resulting from atmospheric water management? 490, 90 Stat.

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MGKF Law

MARCH 6, 2022

24, 2004), Plaintiff Borough of Edgewater (“Edgewater”) brought Spill Act claims relating to PCB contaminated material which was used as fill in a public park project. In Borough of Edgewater v. Waterside Construction, LLC, et al., 2022 WL 557903 (D.N.J.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 26, 2023

The Fifth Circuit agreed with the lower court that state statutes and case law characterize SRA-L as an arm of the state; but caveated that the factor was restricted and “given the inconsistent descriptions in the same statutes and the lack of a more-definite characterization in either statute or case law.” [7] Caremark, Inc.,

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Greenbuilding Law

MAY 30, 2021

While the idea of ESG began in 2004 with a United Nations initiative to influence capital in non Western markets, in 2021 the legal and political institutions in the United States and the EU are demanding those ideas be implementing with due haste.

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E2 Law Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Guam’s Clean Water Act consent decree may be a less common set of facts than state law settlements with state enforcement agencies. But sometimes the state settlement bars a later CERCLA claim by the state against the settling party by action of state law, rather than by express terms of the agreement. Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. ,

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Law Columbia

APRIL 8, 2022

On February 8, 2022, the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic gave its final approval to the proposed constitutional law A.C.3156-B The adopted constitutional law adds an express reference to the protection of the environment and animals, by amending Articles 9 and 41 of the Italian Constitution. In Neubauer, et al.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

In September of 2004, attorneys represented 80,000 plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against DuPont which settled for $374 million. Based on these results, 3,500 residents that did not settle in the 2004 class action suit have brought individual liability lawsuits against DuPont for health problems linked to C8. million Americans.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 9, 2022

Fred Tutman, the Only Black Riverkeeper in the United States, Discusses the Lack of Diversity in the Mainstream Environmental Movement By Cynthia Cane , Juris Doctor Candidate (VLGS '23) and Staff Editor for the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law April 9, 2022 Fred Tuman’s journey to the environmentalism movement was unorthodox, to say the least.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The program was established by state law in 2004 and is funded by the utilities gross receipts tax. With a total of $2 million available, the rebate program aims to help get about 1,000 more electric vehicles on the road in Pennsylvania. Vehicle Fast Chargers The Driving PA Forward DC Fast Charging Grants Program awarded $3.4

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Department of Justice and as Special Assistant to the President and Director of Law & Policy in the White House Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives during the George W. Prior to his public service he practiced labor and employment law at Haynes and Boone, LLP. Prior to that position, Mr. Ho served as a law clerk to U.S.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2017

Therefore, the trial court did not err in ruling, as a matter of law, a notarial affidavit of correction cannot be used to correct the omission of a mineral rights reservation in a sale of land, since reservation of real rights is a substantive issue which implicates the thought process and intention of the parties to the transaction. [14]

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Protest Toyota Campaign vs. Toyota Protest Toyota Campaign vs. Toyota | March 4, 2004 TMPCWA filed a complaint against Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation (TMP) for labour rights violations. T accusing the companies of violating consumer protection laws and engaging in fraud by concealing the use of substandard metal components in vehicles.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 23, 2024

CorpWatch Stories Stalled Case Against ExxonMobil Sees Movement Jacqueline Koch | Special to CorpWatch | July 14, 2004 After languishing in the courts for two years, a lawsuit that accuses ExxonMobil of complicity in human rights violations is beginning to move, thanks to the Supreme Court's recent decision to uphold the Alien Tort Claims Act.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 9, 2018

The issue in the case became whether the MSC was a “maritime” contract: if so, general maritime law applied and the indemnity provision would be enforced; if not, the Louisiana Oilfield Indemnity Act (LOIA) applied and the provision was unenforceable. Kirby , 543 U.S. If so, the contract is maritime in nature.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

Lessons Not Learned: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth (2004). This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m billion pounds of ethylene a year.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2020

UNOCAL appealed to the Fifth Circuit, arguing, inter alia , that Sojitz’s claim for equitable subrogation failed as a matter of law because the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (“OCSLA”) does not grant BSEE a civil claim for monetary damages based on a party’s failure to perform decommissioning to which Sojitz could subrogate. 611 (Bankr.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2023

Yet the state law minimum “set-back” for well construction is only 500 feet. The recommendation said-- “Everything we’ve seen confirms that all the impacts of fracking activity are magnified by proximity. The closer you live to a gas well, compressor station or pipeline the more likely you are to suffer ill effects. That is dangerously close.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Confirming initial projections when the law was passed, models now predict that IRA will significantly cut emissions by 2030. By 2035, those emissions reductions will be 43-45% below 2004 levels. My last blog post looked at some of the steps taken to implement the Inflation Reduction Act. These numbers may be a little confusing.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

CorpWatch Stories Stalled Case Against ExxonMobil Sees Movement Jacqueline Koch | Special to CorpWatch | July 14, 2004 After languishing in the courts for two years, a lawsuit that accuses ExxonMobil of complicity in human rights violations is beginning to move, thanks to the Supreme Court's recent decision to uphold the Alien Tort Claims Act.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2022

From 1982-2004, the Pennsylvania River Otter Reintroduction Project released 153 otters into eight water systems in central and western Pennsylvania. After the bill creating the Wild Resources Conservation Program was signed into law, he served on the original advisory board for the program for 22 years. Related Articles: -- Dr.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 26, 2024

Lessons Not Learned: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth (2004). This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m billion pounds of ethylene a year.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 25, 2024

Lessons Not Learned: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth (2004). This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m billion pounds of ethylene a year.

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Physics World

MAY 5, 2021

So asks Will Smith’s Detective Del Spooner of the artificial being Sonny, in a memorable scene from the 2004 film I, Robot. Zerilli’s background in law is evident throughout, with many legal processes described in excruciating detail. “Can a robot write a symphony? Can a robot take a blank canvas and turn it into a masterpiece?”

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Lessons Not Learned: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth (2004). This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m billion pounds of ethylene a year.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

On appeal, the Second Circuit agreed with the trial court's holding that Section 230 preempted the user's state and constitutional law claims. In 2004, its offshore site was damaged by Hurricane Ivan and leaked oil; consequently, Taylor was required by statute to decommission the site.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Lessons Not Learned: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth (2004). This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m billion pounds of ethylene a year.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Lessons Not Learned: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth (2004). This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m billion pounds of ethylene a year.

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