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JANUARY 20, 2021

In Yamaha , the Court held that courts of appeals could exercise jurisdiction over any question that is included within an interlocutory order, regardless of whether the district court identified that portion of the order as a controlling question of law.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

DCNR’s Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council met last September to hear an overview of the proposed changes to the standards. Jean Devlin, a Natural Resource Program Specialist for DCNR’s Bureau of Forestry, told the Council, "(I)f something is a mandated standard it will be assessed, and therefore it will be taught. [It

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Harvard law students ramp up protest against ExxonMobil climate firm Emily Holden | The Guardian | January 15, 2020 Harvard law students have disrupted a recruiting event for Paul Weiss, the law firm representing ExxonMobil in climate lawsuits, in an escalation the protesters hope will open a new front in climate activism in the legal world.

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HumanNature

APRIL 28, 2022

The current barriers to implementing assisted migration include the established laws and attitudes about forest restoration in land management agencies and the logistical constraints of time, money, and personnel needed to plant the trees (Dumroese et al., 2012; Ste-Marie et al., There are several types of assisted migration.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Harvard law students ramp up protest against ExxonMobil climate firm Emily Holden | The Guardian | January 15, 2020 Harvard law students have disrupted a recruiting event for Paul Weiss, the law firm representing ExxonMobil in climate lawsuits, in an escalation the protesters hope will open a new front in climate activism in the legal world.

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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. After the drought, the Syrian conflict arose in 2011. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law. in the fertile crescent.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 20, 2021

In Yamaha , the Court held that courts of appeals could exercise jurisdiction over any question that is included within an interlocutory order, regardless of whether the district court identified that portion of the order as a controlling question of law.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 22, 2021

According to the “Rights of Nature” doctrine, an ecosystem is entitled to legal personhood status and as such, has the right to defend itself in a court of law against harms, including environmental degradation caused by a specific development project or even by climate change. The case is pending a decision. Peru : Alvarez et al v.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2020

The origin of NTL 2009-G04 and SSRAs dates to 2008, when, in response to a request from Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (“LDNR”) and under the authority of 30 C.F.R. Through MMP, and pursuant to the authority granted by 43 U.S.C. that is funded in whole or in part by or authorized by the Federal Government.”

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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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OCTOBER 21, 2022

On September 22, 2022, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and the Columbia Climate School co-hosted a Climate Week NYC webinar on “Siting Renewables in New York: Ambitious Climate Goals, a New Siting Process, and How It Is Going.” Law §§ 66-p(2)(a), (b). Law § 75-0107(1)(b). Law § 94-c(1).

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 31, 2020

This case began in 2011 when ETP and Enterprise explored the possibility of partnering to modify and extend, or construct anew, a pipeline to transport oil southbound from Cushing, Oklahoma. The Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion today in Energy Transfer Partners, L.P Enterprise Products Partners, L.P.,

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JULY 3, 2019

a case concerning Texas partnership law. The dispute between ETP and Enterprise began in 2011, when Enterprise approached ETP about potentially building a crude oil pipeline together. Last week the Texas Supreme Court granted review in Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. ,

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

In 2011, 3.5 HB 2767 adds Chapter 122 to the Natural Resources Code to remove this barrier so that fracking wastewater may be more easily recycled and reused in subsequent operations. Thus, instead of being reused in a subsequent frack job, it is most commonly disposed of deep underground by injection into disposal wells.

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MAY 16, 2022

But under current law, Michigan regulators have little ability to force local communities to engage in such partnerships. That’s where it becomes important to structure the rates, so that low-income people are not getting slammed,” said Erik Olson, senior strategic director with the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 6, 2017

At the Fourth Annual Liskow & Lewis Energy Law Lecture, Professor Jim Rossi of Vanderbilt Law delivered a presentation entitled “Federalism Battles in Energy Transportation.” Natural gas pipelines have historically been governed by federal law since the passing of the Natural Gas Act of 1938.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2018

El Paso E & P Co. , the plaintiff-lessor brought a declaratory judgment action against the defendant-lessee seeking a determination that a 60-year-old, all-depths lease did not include rights to explore the Haynesville shale. Alyce Gaines Johnson Special Trust v. El Paso E & P Co. , 2d 640, 641-43 (W.D.

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Vermont Law

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. earthquake occurred off the Japanese coast on March 11, 2011. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law.

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Law of the Lands

DECEMBER 16, 2019

In 2011, Enbridge applied to the NEB for permission to re-reverse a portion of Line 9 – Line 9A. More recently under the NEB Act , a claimant would need to apply to the Minister of Natural Resources for Canada to appoint an ad hoc (case-specific) Arbitration Committee to decide on compensation.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 3, 2021

Mr. Ellison died in 2011, and his widow continued to maintain the northwest tract lease. The court of appeals reversed, holding that Mrs. Ellison established as a matter of law that she had superior title to the disputed tract. Ellison signed the letter and Samson received it soon after. The Map depicted provides a helpful visual.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 3, 2021

Mr. Ellison died in 2011, and his widow continued to maintain the northwest tract lease. The court of appeals reversed, holding that Mrs. Ellison established as a matter of law that she had superior title to the disputed tract. Ellison signed the letter and Samson received it soon after. The Map depicted provides a helpful visual.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 10, 2014

to Gettysburg and Appomattox, the Chesapeake Bay watershed not only witnessed the birth of a new nation, but also contributed many valuable natural resources that enabled the United States to grow rapidly. And, well before the first English settled in, Native Americans survived on the Bay’s natural resources.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

They admitted they didn't follow the letter of the law when reviewing and approving this permit. Note: The Commonwealth Court order involved a case in Wyoming County where DEP failed to make a determination on whether or not a water well owned by a farm family was contaminated by oil and gas operations within the 45 days stipulated in law.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 23, 2016

In 2011, the city of Munroe Falls, Ohio sought to prevent Beck Energy Corporation from drilling until the company complied with the city’s relevant municipal ordinances. In 2015, the Ohio Supreme Court decided that the local ordinances conflicted with state law, which regulated oil and gas production within Ohio. Summary. : Morrison v.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 27, 2011

08-0497, 2011 WL 836827 (Tex. 11, 2011), the Supreme Court of Texas reversed the Austin Court of Appeal’s finding that the Railroad Commission (the “Commission”) has to consider broad public safety concerns in the permitting of proposed oil and gas waste injection wells. By: Carlos J. Moreno In Railroad Commission of Texas v.

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Arnold Porter

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

News - Best Lawyers has named Arnold & Porter as a "Law Firm of the Year" in the "Litigation - Environmental" category. The firm also received 43 national rankings and 102 metropolitan rankings (Chicago, DC, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco) in the "Best Law Firms" report. Biotechnology Law.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

The CEQA Guidelines have been revised to clarify the appropriate methodology for measuring and assessing the significance of GHG emissions, consistent with recent case law. GHG Emissions Analysis. See, e.g., Center for Biological Diversity v. of Fish & Wildlife, 62 Cal.4th See California Building Industry Association v. 4th 455 (2d.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 12, 2017

The Second Circuit’s decision also addressed issues involving production in paying quantities and failure to pay royalties under the Louisiana Mineral Code, and a detailed discussion of those issues is also located on T he Energy Law Blog. 2010-2011 (La. Bush ( bjbush@liskow.com ), Caleb J. Madere ( cjmadere@liskow.com ), or Jamie D.

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MAY 3, 2022

Then once again in 2011, the state stepped in with an emergency manager when Flint faced a $19.1 The law mandates that 49% of those funds must be provided as grants and forgivable loans to disadvantaged communities. “The city has to take loans out and now they’re in a bind, because they can’t pay the loan back and they’re in trouble.”.

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JUNE 16, 2021

hectares (the equivalent of 4,650 football fields) between 2011 and 2018. The petition also relies on the international climate change framework (the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, which have both been incorporated in Brazilian law). 225), the San Salvador Protocol (art.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

Brett, 84, of Kempton, Berks County, who died on Friday, December 29, 2023, had a natural resource conservation career that spanned over 48 years in Pennsylvania and on a global scale. He was recognized by the Department of Environmental Protection as one of the top environmental leaders of Pennsylvania.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

BSEE collected civil penalties in 22 cases in 2009, 26 cases in 2010, 30 cases in 2011, 31 cases in 2012, 42 cases in 2013, 53 cases in 2014, and 42 cases in 2015. The number of civil penalty cases has risen gradually since 2009, with a sharp increase over 2013-2015. The civil penalty dollar amount has also grown significantly. 7 (2016). [1]

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

On November 16, 2011, at 6:12 p.m., With fresh eyes, Coulter came to the issue after caring for Jacob and another pediatric cancer patient in 2011. trillion infrastructure package that President Joe Biden signed into law in November included $15 billion to remove lead pipes and $10 billion for dealing with toxic PFAS chemicals.

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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 VW Chops Labor Costs in U.S.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

USA: Volkswagen Agrees to Settle Age Discrimination Suit for $995K Brianna Smith | Law Reader | February 7, 2020 Earlier this week, Volkswagen agreed to settle an age discrimination lawsuit for $995,000. VW Chops Labor Costs in U.S. labor costs than not only its Detroit rivals but its Japanese competitors on American soil.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

USA: Volkswagen Agrees to Settle Age Discrimination Suit for $995K Brianna Smith | Law Reader | February 7, 2020 Earlier this week, Volkswagen agreed to settle an age discrimination lawsuit for $995,000. VW Chops Labor Costs in U.S. labor costs than not only its Detroit rivals but its Japanese competitors on American soil.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

USA: Volkswagen Agrees to Settle Age Discrimination Suit for $995K Brianna Smith | Law Reader | February 7, 2020 Earlier this week, Volkswagen agreed to settle an age discrimination lawsuit for $995,000. VW Chops Labor Costs in U.S. labor costs than not only its Detroit rivals but its Japanese competitors on American soil.

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