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Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 5.30.25

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of an alliance of local counties that support a planned 88-mile railroad project in Utah, concluding that the federal environmental review process did not have to consider...more

Roetzel & Andress

Clean Water Act Update

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On March 28, 2017, former President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13783, “Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth.” The Executive Order directed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) to immediately review...more

Stinson LLP

Supreme Court Revives Use of NWP 12 but Uncertainty Remains

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The Supreme Court’s decision on July 6 allows the Corps of Engineers to resume using Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP 12) to authorize certain types of utility line construction impacts to wetlands and waters of the United States in...more

Snell & Wilmer

Ninth Circuit Wetlands Ruling Muddies the Waters for Development Nationwide

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On Thursday, May 28, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declined to stay on appeal a lower court ruling which has already had a nationwide impact on permitting of oil and gas pipelines that cross streams...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - May 2019

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Focus - Governor Newsom issues executive order requiring drought-climate plan - San Francisco Chronicle - April 29 - Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday issued an executive order directing state agencies to review and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - November 2017 #2

Wheeling Resident David Zatezalo Confirmed to Lead MSHA - "In a strict party-line vote, the U.S. Senate confirmed Wheeling resident David Zatezalo to lead the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. The vote to...more

Clark Hill PLC

ET Rover Suffers Two Spills in Ohio

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During the course of constructing its new pipeline, ET Rover suffered two spills releasing 2 million gallons of drilling fluid into wetlands in Ohio. The landscape of America is crisscrossed by millions of linear feet of...more

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From Playa Lakes To Prairie Potholes: Four Things Energy Companies Need to Know About the WOTUS Rule

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Have one or several playa lakes on or near a well pad in the Permian Basin? An access road nearby an ephemeral tributary of the Green River in the Uintah Basin? A pipeline that traverses lands dotted with prairie potholes in...more

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