WV Supreme Court Mulls Marcellus Shale Mass Litigation Case from Harrison, WV -
"While the case centers on Harrison County, where the surface owners live and the Marcellus Shale operations are underway, the case could have...more
1/18/2019
/ Asia ,
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Horizontal Wells ,
Imports ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Mass Tort Litigation ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuisance ,
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Petroleum ,
Power Plants ,
Shale Gas ,
Surface Owner ,
Well Drilling
U.S. Global Change Research Program - Fourth National Climate Assessment -
"Impacts, risks and adaptation in the United States Report-in-Brief"
Why this is important: The assessment posits the U.S. will lose 10 percent of...more
11/30/2018
/ Annual Reports ,
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Popular ,
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Russia ,
Scientific Research ,
Shale Gas ,
Venezuela ,
Vietnam
Impact of U.S. Court Ruling on Keystone XL Timing Unclear: TransCanada -
"TransCanada Corp is reviewing a decision by a Montana judge blocking construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, but the impact on project timing...more
11/17/2018
/ Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Canada ,
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EU ,
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Germany ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Imports ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Malaysia ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Paris Agreement ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Severance Tax ,
Shale Gas
U.S. to Give Eight Nations Oil Waivers Under Iran Sanctions, Official Says -
"The U.S. has agreed to let eight countries - including Japan, India and South Korea - keep buying Iranian oil after it reimposes sanctions on the...more
11/9/2018
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Certificates of Compliance ,
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France ,
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Imports ,
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Iran Sanctions ,
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Local Ordinance ,
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OPEC ,
Petroleum ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Power Plants ,
Preemption ,
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Software Developers ,
State and Local Government ,
Supremacy Clause ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Deficit ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
Waivers ,
Well Drilling ,
WV Supreme Court
New York Sues Exxon Mobil, Saying It Deceived Shareholders on Climate Change -
"The litigation, which follows more than three years of investigation, represents the most significant legal effort yet to establish that a...more
11/2/2018
/ Ballot Measures ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Canada ,
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Eagle Ford Shale ,
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Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
FERC ,
Fraud ,
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Germany ,
Global Warming ,
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India ,
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Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Plant Closures ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serbia ,
Shale Gas ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration ,
Well Drilling ,
Wind Power
The U.S. Supreme Court Slows Children's Climate Lawsuit - For Now -
"In the latest step of a fascinating bit of constitutional law called Atmospheric Trust Litigation, the Chief Justice halted the District Court trial...more
10/27/2018
/ Bailout ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
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Collaboration ,
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Energy Policy ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Exports ,
Fracking ,
General Elections ,
Germany ,
India ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Libya ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Nigeria ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Order to Stay ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Public Trust Doctrine ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Saudi Aramco ,
SCOTUS ,
Shale Gas ,
Steel Industry ,
Undue Burden
Is U.S. Shale as Productive as It's Cracked Up to Be?
"When you look at the data, the question arises of whether E&Ps' well production systems are as efficient and productive as they like to think they are."
Why this is...more
10/13/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Africa ,
Asia ,
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Bioenergy ,
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Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Fracking ,
Global Warming ,
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Imports ,
India ,
International Energy Agency (IEA) ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
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Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Tariffs ,
United Nations
China Says to Impose 10 Percent Tariff on U.S. LNG from September 24; Keeps U.S. Crude Oil Off List -
"China announced retaliatory tariffs on an additional $60 billion worth of U.S. imports that included a 10 percent...more
9/21/2018
/ China ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Electricity ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Storage ,
Espionage ,
Exports ,
Germany ,
Imports ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Grid ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Shale Gas ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Tidal Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
U.S. Army Corps Stands by Permit for Dakota Access Oil Pipeline -
"The U.S. Army Corps said that a permit it granted for the Dakota Access Pipeline last year was environmentally sound, handing a setback to tribal and green...more
9/7/2018
/ Air Pollution ,
Blockchain ,
Canada ,
China ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Dakota Access Pipeline ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Egypt ,
Electricity ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Health and Safety ,
India ,
MATS ,
National Emissions Standards ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
OMB ,
Permits ,
Power Plants ,
Shale Gas ,
Steel Industry ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Tribal Lands ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Utica Shale
Gas Drilling Not Damaging Forests' Waterways, State Finds -
"Pennsylvania's state forests agency says it isn't finding damage to waterways amid the expansion of natural gas drilling in recent years, although it is reporting...more
8/31/2018
/ Carbon Pricing ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
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Dakota Access Pipeline ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
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Electricity Costs ,
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EU ,
Gas Royalties ,
Germany ,
Land Owners ,
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Motion to Dismiss ,
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Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
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Renewable Energy ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Trump Administration ,
WV Supreme Court
SEC Drops Probe of Exxon's Accounting Practices -
"The Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its probe into whether ExxonMobil misled investors about its knowledge of climate change and the potential effects on...more
8/10/2018
/ Arbitrary and Capricious ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Competition ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Fracking ,
Fracking Bans ,
Government Investigations ,
India ,
Investment Fraud ,
Ireland ,
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National Park Service ,
Permits ,
Pipelines ,
Qatar ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shale Gas ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service
EPA Chief Looks to Distinguish Himself from Pruitt in Agency-Wide Memo -
"The new head of the EPA sent a staff-wide memo laying out steps the agency is taking to increase transparency, a move that's seen as an effort to...more
8/3/2018
/ Appeals ,
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Exports ,
Forestry ,
Germany ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
India ,
Japan ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
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Natural Gas ,
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Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Public Transportation ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
SCOTUS ,
Shale Gas ,
Transparency ,
Trump Administration
Russian Hackers Penetrated Networks of U.S. Electric Utilities -
"Russian hackers gained access to the networks of U.S. electric utilities last year, which could have allowed them to cause blackouts, according to federal...more
7/27/2018
/ Carbon Taxes ,
China ,
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Exports ,
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India ,
Iran ,
Marcellus Shale ,
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Pipelines ,
Political Parties ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wind Farm
Russian Interference in America's Energy Sector -
"America's oil and gas production is booming of late, with the U.S. poised to become the world's largest exporter of crude oil. Domestic natural gas also is ramping up,...more
7/23/2018
/ Carbon Emissions ,
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Petrochemicals ,
Political Scandals ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Russia ,
Shale Gas ,
South Korea ,
Steel Industry ,
Thailand ,
Trump Administration ,
Water Projects
Appalachian Region Looks to Asia to Revive Economic Hopes -
"A Thai chemical company and, more recently, its new South Korean partner, are taking halting steps toward building a multibillion-dollar petrochemical plant in...more
7/13/2018
/ Air Pollution ,
Bailout ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
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Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Ethane ,
Exports ,
FOIA ,
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Memorandum of Understanding ,
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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
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Petrochemicals ,
Pipelines ,
Public Interest ,
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South Korea ,
State and Local Government ,
Storage Tanks ,
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Tax Credits ,
Thailand ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Transportation Costs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States
LyondellBasell Looking to Control Braskem; Could Help WV Cracker -
"A deal could breathe life into the ethane cracker Braskem proposed for a site near Parkersburg, W.Va., roughly five years ago."
Why this is important:...more
6/22/2018
/ Canada ,
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OPEC ,
Permits ,
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Popular ,
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Rolling Stone ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shale Gas ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
Water Supplies ,
Well Drilling
State Files Motion to Dismiss Federal Lawsuit by EQT -
"Lawyers representing the Secretary of the state Department of Environmental Protection have filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the natural gas company EQT over a...more
6/11/2018
/ Carbon Pricing ,
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EU ,
Germany ,
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Incentives ,
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Methanol ,
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Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Pipelines ,
Ports ,
Power Grid ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Secretary of State ,
Shale Gas ,
Trump Administration
In an Internal Memo, the White House Considered Whether to Simply 'Ignore' Federal Climate Research -
"The document, drafted September 18 by Michael Catanzaro, President Trump's special assistant for domestic energy and...more
6/2/2018
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Halliburton ,
India ,
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OPEC ,
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Rollbacks ,
Russia ,
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Shell Oil ,
Solid Waste ,
Trump Administration ,
United Nations
Study Finds No Evidence of Groundwater Contamination Attributable to Natural Gas Development -
"A multi-year study conducted by researchers at the University of Cincinnati, and partly funded by organizations opposed to...more
5/18/2018
/ Amicus Briefs ,
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Local Ordinance ,
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Permits ,
Petrochemicals ,
Pipelines ,
Power Grid ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Shale Gas ,
Shipping Bans ,
State Agencies
In Cities v. Fossil Fuels, Exxon's Allies Want the Accusers Investigated -
"Now two industry-friendly groups are turning the tables and asking the SEC to investigate the cities and counties for possible fraud."
Why this...more
5/5/2018
/ Asia ,
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State and Local Government ,
Trolls ,
Water Quality ,
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EPA Announces a New Rule. One Likely Effect: Less Science in Policymaking -
"The Environmental Protection Agency announced a new regulation that would restrict the kinds of scientific studies the agency can use when it...more
4/27/2018
/ Biomass ,
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Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
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Expedited Approval Process ,
Exports ,
Japan ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Recycling ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Shale Gas ,
Shipping ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
Wastewater ,
Well Drilling ,
Wind Power
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
On April 2, 2018, the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued a decision in Briggs v. Southwestern Energy Production Company, No. 1351 MDA 2017, reversing a lower court judgment entered in favor of the defendant producer....more
4/5/2018
/ Adjacent Property Owners ,
Appeals ,
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Remand ,
Reversal ,
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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 ,
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Climate Change ,
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EU ,
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Misappropriation ,
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OPEC ,
Russia ,
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Sewer Systems ,
Shale Gas ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Cuts ,
Trade Secrets ,
Transparency ,
Trump Administration ,
Waste Treatment Facilities ,
Wastewater
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 ,
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Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Exports ,
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Imports ,
Japan ,
Latin America ,
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Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Pipelines ,
Removal ,
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Russia ,
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Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
Ukraine ,
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