WASHINGTON, D.C. - The District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 7 dismissed a tribal historic office's efforts to challenge construction of a natural gas pipeline across tribal lands, saying the office lost its standing when the... Read More
HOUSTON - A federal judge in Texas on Feb. 7 agreed with two plaintiffs that two defendants that falsely advertised their carbon steel flanges as standard-compliant must be permanently enjoined but stood by his earlier rejection of a jury's $26 million... Read More
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A hydraulic fracturing company on Feb. 4 filed a notice of appeal with the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board (EHB) contending that its order to remediate methane migration from a gas well is "unreasonable and unsupported... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., along with other legislators, on Jan. 31 introduced a bill that would ban hydraulic fracturing nationwide, effective in 2025. Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Jan. 30 said that the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals' decision that affirmed the state of New Jersey's power to prevent construction of a natural gas pipeline for which federal... Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The U.S. government on Jan. 22 filed a lawsuit for injunctive relief and civil penalties against a hydraulic fracturing company for violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at multiple oil and gas production facilities the government contends... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. solicitor general, on behalf of the United States Forest Service (USFS) and other federal parties, on Jan. 22 moved in the U.S. Supreme Court seeking a divided oral argument when it hears a case in which environmental groups... Read More
PHILADELPHIA - The Allegheny County Employees' Retirement System (AERS) on Jan. 21 moved in a Pennsylvania federal court for the Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico to be appointed as lead plaintiff in a class action against a hydraulic... Read More
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Jan. 22 vacated and remanded a case regarding the rule of capture, concluding that developers who conduct hydraulic fracturing operations may rely on pressure differentials to drain oil and gas... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Environmental groups on Jan. 15 filed a response brief in the U.S. Supreme Court contending that the Appalachian Trail cannot be separated from the land that constitutes it; therefore, neither the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) nor any... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) on Jan. 9 moved in District of Columbia federal court for partial summary judgment in consolidated lawsuits against the Trump administration concerning the reduction in size of national monuments... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Wilderness Society on Jan. 9 moved for partial summary judgment in District of Columbia federal court, contending that there is no genuine issue of disputed material fact and that it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law in... Read More
WILMINGTON, Del. - A hydraulic fracturing field services company on Jan. 7 filed its appeal brief in the Delaware Supreme Court contending that a lower court erred when it declared that a clause facilitating an initial public offering (IPO) authorized... Read More
DENVER - Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt on Jan. 7 filed an answer in Colorado federal court contending that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) estimates of emissions associated with oil and gas production were consistent with the... Read More