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Oliva Gibbs

Get back in your lane: North Dakota Supreme Court limits NDIC’s adjudicatory authority over saltwater gathering disputes

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In a rare rebuke of the North Dakota Industrial Commission (“NDIC”), the Supreme Court held that saltwater gathering is a post-production cost — and that the NDIC lacks authority to adjudicate disputes over such costs between...more

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Ruling on PFAS Leaves Businesses Vulnerable and Overextends Agency Power

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In a contentious 5–2 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has dealt an unprecedented blow to the state’s business and manufacturing sector by ruling that the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) can force cleanup of PFAS...more

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds State's Authority to Regulate PFAS Without Formal Rulemaking

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On June 24, 2025, the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the authority of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to compel the cleanup of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances under...more

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In Potentially Groundbreaking Appeal, Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Consider Whether Public Utility Commission Can Regulate...

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It has been a long-standing cardinal rule in Pennsylvania that municipal authorities were beyond the regulatory reach of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (“PUC”). ...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Maybe So, Maybe Not: Mississippi AG’s Office Opines That Mississippi Law Prohibits Most Consumable Hemp Products While Recognizing...

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All participants of Mississippi’s cannabis industry should take notice of an opinion the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office published on June 11, 2025. The opinion answered three questions Mississippi Rep. Lee Yancey...more

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Agricultural Nutrient Pollution/State of New York Supreme Court (County of Albany) Addresses Whether Department of Health Can...

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The State of New York Supreme Court/County of Albany (“Court”) addressed in a May 6th Order whether the New York State Department of Health (“DOH”) has the authority to issue Watershed Rules and Regulations (“Rules”) to...more

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The demise of “Chevron Deference” on the federal level has also arrived in the Arizona state courts

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Changes in federal and many states’ laws (e.g., just last month in Arizona) may put industry on more equal footing with agencies when interpreting rules and permit terms. If agencies have overreached on these interpretations,...more

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Rescission of CFPB’s 2022 Interpretive Rule: A Shift in the Scope of State Enforcement Authority Under the CFPA

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On May 15, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) officially rescinded its May 2022 interpretive rule concerning the scope of state enforcement authority under § 1042 of the Consumer Financial Protection...more

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