Are Draft Expert Reports “Discoverable” in Water Court Proceedings?

9 years ago

     Pretrial discovery (where a party to a legal proceeding can see the evidence the other side will use)…

CLAIMANTS MAY SUE INDUSTRY FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM EARTHQUAKES

9 years ago

On June 30, 2015, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in Sandra Ladra v. New Dominion LLC, Spess Oil Co. [and…

ENERGY TRANSFORMATION: CLEAN POWER PLAN AND THE WEST

9 years ago

When candidate Obama was running in 2008, he identified energy as his top priority and described his goal as the…

Massive New National Monument Proposed in Southern Utah

9 years ago

A coalition of environmental, recreational, political and business groups has come together to support the establishment of a 1.8 million…

Judge Orders “Accelerated” Review of Long-Disputed Montana Oil and Gas Leases

9 years ago

On July 27, 2015, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ordered the BLM to develop an “accelerated schedule” within the next…

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Notice of Intent to Prepare Rulemaking for Migratory Bird Treaty Act Incidental Take Permits

9 years ago

On May 26, 2015, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a notice of intent (NOI) to prepare a programmatic…

EPA Announces Final Rule Defining “Waters of the U.S.” under Clean Water Act

9 years ago

On June 27, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the final version of a long-anticipated rule defining the scope…

Changes in Colorado’s Rules of Civil Procedure Aimed at Frontloading Litigation to Decrease Costs

9 years ago

After testing new rules in a select number of Colorado districts over the past few years, on July 1, 2015,…

Michigan v. EPA: The EPA Must Consider Costs in Emission Limits

9 years ago

On June 29, in a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court held in Michigan v. EPA that the Environmental…

New 500 Foot Wyoming Drilling Setback and Notification Rules To Go into Effect on June 28, 2015

9 years ago

On April 14, 2015, the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission unanimously approved several changes to its drilling regulations, which…