Bobby D. Fentress, et al, vs. Exxon Mobil Corporation, et al -
"This is an Employee Retirement Income Security Act case alleging a breach of fiduciary duties in the management of a defined contribution plan. Defendants'...more
4/6/2018
/ Adjacent Property Owners ,
Breach of Duty ,
Chapter 11 ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Defined Contribution Plans ,
Dismissals ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
ESOP ,
Exxon Mobil ,
False Statements ,
Horizontal Wells ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Misleading Statements ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Rule of Capture ,
Russia ,
Shale Gas ,
South Korea ,
Trespass
Trump Prepared to Hit China with $60 Billion in Annual Tariffs -
"President Trump is preparing to impose a package of $60 billion in annual tariffs against Chinese products, following through on a longtime threat that he...more
3/23/2018
/ China ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Misappropriation ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Russia ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Sewer Systems ,
Shale Gas ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Cuts ,
Trade Secrets ,
Transparency ,
Trump Administration ,
Waste Treatment Facilities ,
Wastewater
Pipeline CEOs Vow to Fight Back Against Environmental Activism and Sabotage -
"Executives from some of the biggest energy infrastructure companies in Canada and the United States say their industry had been surprised by...more
3/16/2018
/ Activist ,
Airports ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Crude Oil ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Policy ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Foreign Investment ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Local Ordinance ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
States Rights ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Unions
Trump Advisers Fervently Defend Tariffs (Unless They Change, That Is) -
"The White House continued to sow uncertainty about the stiff tariffs President Trump said he would impose on steel and aluminum imports as key...more
3/9/2018
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Exports ,
Hydropower ,
Imports ,
Japan ,
Latin America ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Pipelines ,
Removal ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Shale Gas ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
Ukraine ,
Venezuela
Northeast Could be Second U.S. Petrochemical Hub -
"'While the region with its ample and reliable supply of ethane is primed for the emergence as a second major petrochemical manufacturing hub in the United States, it...more
1/18/2018
/ BP ,
Climate Change ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electricity ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Review ,
EU ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petrochemicals ,
Pipelines ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
Storage Tanks ,
Sustainability ,
UK ,
Utility Rates
Ohio Supreme Court Joins Texas and Oklahoma in Holding the State Does Not Recognize a Separate Implied Covenant to Explore Further -
"We conclude that Ohio does not recognize an 'implied covenant to explore further'...more
1/12/2018
/ Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
FERC ,
Germany ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Implied Covenants ,
Iran ,
Land Owners ,
Mergers ,
Mineral Leases ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Obama Administration ,
OH Supreme Court ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Subsidies ,
Trump Administration ,
Venezuela
Trump Delivers a Mixed Message on His National Security Approach -
"In another shift from his predecessor, Mr. Trump's strategy does not recognize the changing climate as a threat to national security. The document instead...more
12/22/2017
/ Air Pollution ,
America First Trade Policy ,
China ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Energy Costs ,
FERC ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
International Energy Agency (IEA) ,
National Security ,
Natural Gas ,
NERC ,
Nuclear Power ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Wastewater
EPA to Restrict Scientific Advisers Who Get Agency Grants -
"Pruitt did not say how restrictive the policy would be. But it has the potential to greatly reduce the body of expert scientists who could serve on the boards...more
10/28/2017
/ China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Grants ,
FERC ,
GAO ,
Global Economy ,
Natural Gas ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Power Grid ,
Scientific Research ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Tribal Lands ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Farm
Trump is Still Pulling Out of Paris Agreement, Despite Chatter of a Reversal, Experts Say -
"President Donald Trump is unlikely to reverse his position to pull out of the Paris climate agreement, despite the White House...more
9/22/2017
/ Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Liability ,
Global Warming ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Public Nuisance ,
Rescission ,
State Budgets ,
Trump Administration ,
Well Drilling
- U.S. High Court Asked to Review WV Justice's Role in Gas Royalties Case -
"The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to review West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Beth Walker's participation in a high-stakes natural gas...more
9/16/2017
/ Appeals ,
Certifications ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Mines ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Exxon Mobil ,
FERC ,
Gas Royalties ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Judicial Review ,
Mineral Leases ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Spills ,
Pipelines ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Renewable Energy ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 401 ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Settlement ,
Trump Administration ,
Water Quality ,
WV Supreme Court
This is our second installment of Currents - our weekly energy news e-blast where we deliver the week's top energy news stories and our synopsis of why those stories are important from a legal perspective.
- Appeals Court...more
9/2/2017
/ Appeals ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Drilling Waste Disposal ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Gas Royalties ,
Information Reports ,
Local Ordinance ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Grid ,
Preemption ,
Reclamation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sale of Assets ,
Scientific Research ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Stabilization Issues ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power
The Best Protection - Safeguards in Purchasing Distressed Oil and Gas Assets -
In the current environment of depressed prices for oil, natural gas and related liquids, oil and gas wells, leases and properties are coming...more