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. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 30, 2020

Cecil Blount Farms, LLC , [1] is the most recent decision that provides the industry with a real-life application of the rules under Louisiana law for maintaining mineral servitudes. A well was spud on March 28, 2006. The well was a dry hole, however, and was therefore plugged and abandoned on April 21, 2006. 5/28/10), 37 So.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

Rex Tillerson, ExxonMobil CEO from 2006 to 2016. In July 2015, after UCS discovered that Exxon (before it merged with Mobil) was aware of the threat posed by climate change more than 30 years earlier and had been intentionally deceiving the public for decades, reporters contacted ExxonMobil spokesman Richard Keil for comment.

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CEQA Developments

MAY 16, 2022

Per the Court, the City prejudicially erred by failing to make the findings required by law, and also by failing to “provide the required ‘brief explanation of the rationale’ for its nonexistent findings.” (Citing CEQA Guidelines, § 15091(a); Laurel Heights Improvement Assn. Board of Trustees of California State University (2006) 39 Cal.4th

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 1, 2021

Tackling this problem, the Louisiana Legislature in 2006 enacted La. The Energy Law Blog will explore the import of the prescription ruling in a separate post. To receive information from Liskow & Lewis, your information will be kept in a secured contact database. 30:29, known as Act 312.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 1, 2023

The state of Minnesota uses EPA’s ethylene oxide emissions standards, which haven’t been updated since 2006. You can contact your legislator to support this important new law. And, as I’ll try to show, these two subjects have a lot in common. What is the situation in Minnesota? Here’s how.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

Bouchard, III; Brendan Bouchard; and Kevin Donohue’s reckless disregard for the law and callous indifference for seamen’s rights under the SPA and egregious conduct Click here for a copy of the OSHA press release , along with a copy of the SPA. As always, please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. 3d 424 , 444 (7th Cir.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Maryland has enacted the most rigorous state law in the country reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and otherwise addressing ESG stewardship including climate change. The statute explicitly requires the State to reduce statewide GHG emissions by 60% from 2006 levels by 2031, a near term target unmatched by any other state.”.

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CEQA Developments

DECEMBER 7, 2022

2006) 141 Cal.App.4th 2006) 139 Cal.App.4th Please contact Arthur F. Miller Starr Regalia has had a well-established reputation as a leading real estate law firm for fifty years. Monterey Peninsula Water Management Dist. 4th 677, 693-694.). San Lorenzo Valley Unified School Dist. Coon of Miller Starr Regalia.

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CEQA Developments

MARCH 27, 2023

5th , a case mainly focused on water law but which also has some significant CEQA implications. The trial court also cited case law and section 3733 of title 23 of the California Code of Regulations to support its ruling that the permits were entirely exempt from CEQA irrespective of the statute’s only reference to chapter 3.

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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 7, 2022

The Court’s majority acknowledged such actions would contravene FERC’s “sole jurisdiction” over licensing process disputes and be preempted under longstanding federal law. (18 4.34 (i)(6)(vii); First Iowa Coop. Federal Power Comm’n (1946) 328 U.S. 152, 164 (“ First Iowa ”).). North Coast Railroad Authority (2017) 3 Cal.5th

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 1, 2021

Tackling this problem, the Louisiana Legislature in 2006 enacted La. The Energy Law Blog will explore the import of the prescription ruling in a separate post. To receive information from Liskow & Lewis, your information will be kept in a secured contact database. 30:29, known as Act 312.

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CEQA Developments

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Board of Trustees of California State University (2006) 39 Cal.4th Please contact Arthur F. Miller Starr Regalia has had a well-established reputation as a leading real estate law firm for more than fifty years. 4th 341, 363.) Coon of Miller Starr Regalia. For more information, visit www.msrlegal.com.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The Loyalsock Watershed is classified by DEP as an Exceptional Value stream whose water quality must be protected by law, with no degradation. For more information on specific follow-up actions, contact Megan Lehman, DEP’s Environmental Community Relations officer at 570-327-3659. Photos: Top- Dr.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Legislators have known since 2006 that the AML Program needed to be reauthorized by Sept. We’ve known about this expiration date since 2006. said Rebecca Shelton, Director of Policy and Organizing for the Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center. We’re moving backward instead of forward. Click Here to find your member of Congress.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

City of Turlock (2006) 138 Cal.App.4th Part 3 of 4), posted 12/1/21 on SLoG Law Blog (noting agency leaders, such as a city council, “are elected officials who inevitably pay attention to politics even when acting in a quasi-judicial capacity (hearing a CEQA appeal)”.) Please contact Arthur F. Resources Code,] § 21168.5.)

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Generally, for the use of a solicitor to be lawful: There must be written agreement between the adviser and the solicitor that specifies the scope of the solicitor’s activities, the solicitor’s fee and includes covenants by the solicitor to act in compliance with the law and the adviser’s instructions.

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CEQA Developments

MAY 2, 2023

DWR’s efforts in this regard took place from 2001 to 2006, involving “five federal agencies, five state agencies, seven local government entities, five Native American tribes, four local water agencies, and 13 nongovernmental organizations,” with three years of hearings and two years of negotiations. Please contact Arthur F.

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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. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

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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. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

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Acoel

OCTOBER 6, 2021

That requirement was dropped in 1970 (contact me if you want to find out why) and what was then the “scope of examination” became the scope of all discovery. 2006) ; Fed. And how could there be when the court of appeals is citing cases dated in 1991, 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2011. Holley , 942 F.2d 2d 916, 924 (5th Cir.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This dangerous Bill has been forced into law through a process designed to prevent meaningful consideration of its impacts, discussion with those affected, or on a time frame that reflects the enormity of the changes. SCHEDULE 1: CITY OF TORONTO ACT, 2006 . We will all need to work together to see this legislation repealed. . . –

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Vermont Law

MAY 2, 2023

The CDC has also updated its toxicological profile and sent out a draft for public comment in January, but this draft eliminates much of the safety concerns printed in the original profile report (and most notably, has had little revision since its publication in 2006, until weeks before the derailment in East Palestine).

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2021

In 2006, however, BlueStone acquired the lease and became responsible for paying royalties on production thereunder. Ultimately, based on general principles of contract law, the language in an agreement is crucially important, and the Court will, when possible, follow the plain language of the contract.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2021

In 2006, however, BlueStone acquired the lease and became responsible for paying royalties on production thereunder. Ultimately, based on general principles of contract law, the language in an agreement is crucially important, and the Court will, when possible, follow the plain language of the contract.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 31, 2022

SCHEDULE 1: CITY OF TORONTO ACT, 2006 . This law would exempt the project from many features of an Environmental Assessment, and even from the Environmental Bill of Rights. For more information or to request an interview, please contact: Allen Braude, Environmental Defence, abraude@environmentaldefence.ca. The amendment to s.

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CEQA Developments

OCTOBER 21, 2021

City of Lodi (2006) 144 Cal.App.4th Where an agency adopts an administrative appeal process, the common law exhaustion rule applies in CEQA cases and the remedy’s scope is defined by the specific jurisdiction’s relevant and available local procedures. Please contact Arthur F. City and County of San Francisco (2021) 60 Cal.App.5th

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2021

In 2006, however, BlueStone acquired the lease and became responsible for paying royalties on production thereunder. Ultimately, based on general principles of contract law, the language in an agreement is crucially important, and the Court will, when possible, follow the plain language of the contract.

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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. For more information, contact Jackie Hickman ( jhickman@liskow.com ) or Rob McNeal ( rbmcneal@liskow.com ). allowing an $81 million judgment against the oil company to stand. Charles refinery.

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Arnold Porter

OCTOBER 7, 2021

To add insult to injury, as the employer would have violated their employment contracts in a very serious way, those employees would, by law, also be in a position to walk free from any non-competes or non-solicitation clauses to which they were previously subject. If we can assist you, please do not hesitate to contact the author.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

Duran said she also contacted the Department of Environmental Protection about the incident and was told they planned to send inspectors to tour the plant Tuesday (January 3). The Public Utility Commission imposed its own penalties for violations under its laws. Duran said she called 911 and she and her family evacuated their home.

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Arnold Porter

OCTOBER 14, 2021

To add insult to injury, as the employer would have violated their employment contracts in a very serious way, those employees would, by law, also be able to walk free from any non-competes or non-solicitation clauses to which they were previously subject. If we can assist you, please do not hesitate to contact the author.

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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. For more information regarding Act 312, please contact Robert B. By Anundra M. V, § 16, La. Constitution. Farms, Ltd.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 4, 2024

VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal Law 360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 17:26 Thursday, September 14, 2023 Read more Matthew Perlman Europe's top court ruled Wednesday that Volkswagen should not have to pay a €5 million ($5.3 labor costs than not only its Detroit rivals but its Japanese competitors on American soil.

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Ohio Environmental Law

APRIL 23, 2020

A source of ongoing debate over the scope of the Clean Water Act has been to what extent does the statute regulate discharges when they come into contact with groundwater? In 2006, the Supreme Court issued Rapanos v. .” Why is this decision noteworthy? which is another landmark Clean Water Act decision.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 25, 2008

Section 402(l)(2) exempts discharges from oil and gas E&P activities that are composed of flows that “do not come into contact with, any overburden, raw material, intermediate products, finished product, byproduct, or waste products.” As for large construction activities, they previously required NPDES permits (prior to June 12, 2006).

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CEQA Developments

MAY 11, 2021

After it applied to Huntington Beach to obtain the necessary land use approvals for the plant and water delivery system, the City certified an EIR in 2005 and granted the project’s conditional use permit and coastal development permit in 2006, but the project did not proceed at that time. Please contact Arthur F.

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