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Texas Supreme Court Agrees to Review Three Oil and Gas Cases in 2016

The Energy Law Blog

On September 2, 2016, the Texas Supreme Court agreed to review three oil and gas cases involving issues pertinent to the industry and land and mineral owners. Red Deer Resources, LLC In BP America Production Company v. Red Deer has been set for oral argument on November 10, 2016. BP America Production Company v. Laddex, Ltd.

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Mitigating Canal Seepage: A Great Avenue To Save Irrigation Water

HumanNature

However, the biggest hurdle with those is the hefty upfront cost that can exceed the value of saved water in various applications (Wichelns and Oster 2006). Irrigation guide, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA. Why controlling canal seepage is important? References Jägermeyr, J., Schaphoff, S., Martin, C. Wichelns, D.,

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Lisa Baiton: Big Oil’s Climate Misinformation Maestro

Enviromental Defense

Take action: Tweet at the Minister of Natural Resources Canada, Jonathan Wilkinson, to tell him not to buy CAPP’s greenwashing and take urgent action on climate change by limiting emissions from Canada’s biggest source of pollution – the fossil fuel industry. billion in 2016 to $11.6

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Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators

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The Michigan Constitution, ratified in 1963, states that “ the natural resources of the state are hereby declared to be of paramount public concern in the interest of the health, safety and general welfare of the people. The statute outlaws conduct that is “likely to pollute, impair, or destroy” natural resources and the environment.

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General Assembly Diverted $3.602 Billion From Environmental Infrastructure Projects And Programs Into State Budget Black Hole

PA Environment Daily

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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Is Agrochemical Contamination Killing Nebraska’s Children?

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This map shows nitrate concentrations in drinking water between 2016 and 2018 for federally regulated water systems. Sydnee Owens, who contracted non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2006, died six year later at age 14. In the most recent review, completed in December 2016, the agency concluded that eight standards were candidates for revision.

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Bay Journal: Susquehanna Greenways Deliver Recreation, Eco-Tourism For River Towns In PA

PA Environment Daily

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. The town has mostly languished for the last century.