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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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...