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Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
over 7 years ago
Environmental
Clean Air and Clean Water
Pennsylvania’s TENORM Study is Released – What are the Conclusions?
Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) is found in virtually all soil and rock on the earth’s surface. NORM can also be found in groundwater as the result of its contact with NORM bearing geologic formations. When human related activities...
Babst Calland
over 8 years ago
Energy
Energy Law Blog
Babst Calland: Natural Gas Fueled Powerplant Planned for Marshall County, West Virginia
By Morgan Condra Plans by Moundsville Power LLC to build a natural gas power plant were approved by members of the Marshall County Commission on April 22, 2014. The proposed 549 megawatt natural gas power plant is considered the first “downstream”...
Babst Calland
over 8 years ago
Energy
Energy Law Blog
Babst Calland: Ohio Trial Court Issues Dormant Mineral Act Decision
By Michael T. Altvater A Harrison County trial court issued a decision in a Dormant Mineral Act case addressing the issue of whether a release of an oil and gas lease is a title transaction affecting and preserving a severed mineral interest from being...
Babst Calland
over 8 years ago
Energy
Energy Law Blog
Babst Calland: Ohio Appellate Court Enforces Change In Ownership Clause in Lease
By Jessica L. Henry The Fifth District Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s decision in Trico Land Company, LLC v. Kenoil Producing LLC , upholding the right to have and enforce a change of ownership clause in an oil and gas lease. The...
Babst Calland
over 8 years ago
Energy
Energy Law Blog
Babst Calland: Ohio Decision Results in Victory for Oil and Gas Producers
By Jason M. Zoeller An Ohio trial court issued a decision in Marshall v. Beekay Company . The case involved an action seeking declaratory judgment as to leasehold rights for formations below the Germantown Sand Formation. The court ruled that there...
Babst Calland
over 8 years ago
Fracking and Alternative Energy
Fracking and Alternative Energy Blog
Babst Calland: EPA Seeks Comment on Methane and VOC White Papers
By Holly A. Pisanelli On April 15, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released five technical white papers for peer review, each one focusing on a possible source of methane and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions within the...
Babst Calland
over 8 years ago
Fracking and Alternative Energy
Fracking and Alternative Energy Blog
Ohio Announces Additional Permitting Requirements For Horizontal Drilling
By Michael T. Altvater The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has changed permitting requirements after finding a probable connection between horizontal drilling activity near a previously unknown microfault and recent seismic activity in the Mahoning...
Babst Calland
over 8 years ago
Fracking and Alternative Energy
Fracking and Alternative Energy Blog
Babst Calland: RACT Rulemaking Expected to Impact Major Sources of NOx and VOC Emissions in Pennsylvania
By Meredith Odato Graham Proposed regulatory amendments published on April 19, 2014 are likely to affect hundreds of facilities in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) has estimated that 141 sources will need...
Babst Calland
over 8 years ago
Fracking and Alternative Energy
Fracking and Alternative Energy Blog
Babst Calland: Federal Judge Enjoins Hempfield Township, Pa., From Prohibiting Seismic Testing
By Nicholas J. Habursky On April 10, 2014, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction forcing Hempfield Township to permit ION Geophysical of Houston (ION) to perform seismic testing on the Township’s roads. Hempfield Township argued that...
LexisNexis Environmental Law Community Staff
over 11 years ago
Environmental
Oil, Gas and Energy Law
Comment: Fracing the Environment?: An Examination of the Effects and Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing
By Brian J. Smith, J.D., Texas Wesleyan School of Law I. Introduction "Fracing is now essential to economic production of oil and gas and commonly used throughout Texas, the United States, and the world," and as worldwide demand for...
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
over 11 years ago
Real Estate Law
Real Estate Law Blog
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: PA Marcellus Commission Issues Report, Recommendations
By Kristian E. White On July 22nd, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett's Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission released its report, setting forth 96 recommendations designed to ensure the responsible development of the Commonwealth's natural...
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
over 11 years ago
Real Estate Law
Real Estate Law Blog
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Planning Key to Success with Ohio Oil & Gas Rules
By R. Neal Pierce As the pace of exploration and development in Ohio's shale play increases and horizontal wells become more common, operators want to be aware of the interplay of Ohio's oil and gas conservation law with their plans ...
Norton Rose Fulbright
over 11 years ago
Real Estate Law
Real Estate Law Blog
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP: Analysis of Litigation Involving Shale & Hydraulic Fracturing
By Barclay Richard Nicholson , Stephen C. Dillard and Kadian Blanson Since August 2009, at least twenty-three (23) lawsuits complaining of alleged groundwater contamination have been filed by landowners in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana...
LexisNexis Environmental Law Community Staff
over 11 years ago
Environmental
Environmental Law Blog
Comment: Fracing the Environment?: An Examination of the Effects and Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing
By Brian J. Smith, J.D., Texas Wesleyan School of Law I. Introduction "Fracing is now essential to economic production of oil and gas and commonly used throughout Texas, the United States, and the world," and as worldwide demand...
Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.
over 11 years ago
Environmental
Environmental Law Blog
Natural gas development poses a risk of enhancing GHG emissions due to "leakage", note new studies
Several prior posts have noted the greenhouse impact of methane (aka natural gas); it has many times the warming effect as carbon dioxide (CO2), which seems to be the focus of so much discussion about global warming. The posts have focused on the numerous...
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