Early State Challenges to the Clean Power Plan Fall Short of Stay

9 years ago

On August 3, 2015, the Obama Administration through the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced the implementation of the Clean Power…

Employer Alert: Tenth Circuit Expands Scope of Hostile Environment Claims in Flashing Case

9 years ago

Last week, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered new guidance as to the type of conduct that can support…

Gold King Mine Accident Highlights Risks Posed by Abandoned Mines

9 years ago

On August 5, 2015, EPA personnel were working with a private contractor on a water quality project at the Gold…

Underground Rights are Defined in Texas

9 years ago

     On August 19, 2015 the Fourth District Court of Appeals in San Antonio, Texas, ruled that, because the…

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…