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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 10.11.24

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At its October 10 meeting, the California Fish and Game Commission (the Commission) unanimously found that a petition to list the western burrowing owl as an endangered or threatened species in California provides sufficient...more

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Lessons in Chemistry: SCOTUS Declines Review in OPA Case

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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal addressing whether a mixture of petroleum and chemicals constitutes “oil” under the Oil Pollution Act (OPA). In doing so, the Court has effectively rejected the efforts of...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 3.15.24

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In response to critics who said that proposed new statewide water conservation rules — aimed at cutting urban water use even in years when California is not in a drought — were too complicated and costly, the State Water...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - March 2022 #2

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EPA directs states to steer new water infrastructure funding to disadvantaged areas - Bullet M Live – March 9 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday issued a memorandum to guide billions of dollars in...more

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Anatomy of the Response to Oil-Contaminated Water at a US Naval Base

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A November 2021 leak of 14,000 gallons of jet fuel at the US Navy’s Red Hill underground fuel storage facility, at Pearl Harbor on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, contaminated a well providing drinking water, displacing...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - September 2021

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Federal judge strikes down Trump rule governing water pollution - The New York Times – August 23 - In the latest episode of a long-running battle concerning the reach of federal jurisdiction over surface waters, Judge...more

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Pipeline Company Pays $35 Million to Settle Criminal and Civil Environmental Violations for Inland Spill of Oil Drilling Generated...

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In a significant environmental crime enforcement action, the Justice Department resolved criminal charges under the Clean Water Act against Summit Midstream Partners LLC, a North Dakota pipeline company that discharged 29...more

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The State AG Report - Volume 7, Issue 28

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Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: - Google Play Store Targeted in Multistate...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - March 2021 #2

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Senate confirms Biden’s pick to lead EPA - The New York Times – March 10 - The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Michael S. Regan, the former top environmental regulator for North Carolina, to lead the U.S. Environmental...more

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Marcellus Shale Update: Fracking Finally Gets The Attention It Deserves

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...Just one week before the 2020 Presidential election, two topics are dominating the conversation - the coronavirus and hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as “fracking.” The reason for the coronavirus is obvious, but many...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - July 2020 #5

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Federal agencies to limit water pollution enforcement where states have taken action - Bullet The Hill – July 27 - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday released a memorandom stating that it will not pursue...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2020 #4

Cancelled Teck Oil Sands Project Underscores Global Climate-Energy Policy Tension - "The Frontier project became the latest casualty in oil-producing countries with robust environmental movements agitating to cut...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - February 2020 #4

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FERC orders draining of Santa Clara County’s biggest reservoir due to risk of earthquake collapse - The Mercury News – February 25 - In a dramatic decision that could significantly impact Silicon Valley’s water...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - August 2019 #5

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Focus - EPA to roll back regulations on O&G industry emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas - The New York Times – August 29 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Thursday a proposed...more

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California’s Proposed Requirements to Reduce Pipeline Spills Will Present New Challenges and Burdens for Industry; Comment...

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On February 14, 2019, the California Office of the State Fire Marshall (“OSFM”) published long awaited draft regulations to reduce the volume of pipeline oil spills in coastal areas. The proposed regulations, which implement...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - October 2018

China's Provinces are Secretly Building Coal Plants in Defiance of the National Government - "CoalSwarm, a global network of researchers tracking fossil-fuel infrastructure, analyzed satellite imagery as of July 2018, and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - September 2018 #2

As Storm Looms, 4th Circuit Reverses Ruling Against Dominion on Coal Ash Pollution at Chesapeake Site - "Water pollution from a coal ash landfill and settling ponds at a closed power plant in Chesapeake is not a violation of...more

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Ohio EPA releases draft Storm Water General Permit for pipeline projects

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Ohio EPA has released a draft Construction Storm Water General Permit for Oil and Gas Linear Transmission Line and Gathering Line Installation for public comment. According to Ohio EPA, the draft permit is a “non-NPDES”...more

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Oil Spill/Water Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Vicksburg, Mississippi River Barge Operator Enter...

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Magnolia Marine Transport (“MMT”) entered into a November 1st Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violation of a provision of the Mississippi Code addressing...more

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Fourth Circuit Concludes that West Virginia State Law Preempts Local Ordinance Banning Oil and Natural Gas Wastewater Storage

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On August 30, 2017, in EQT Production Company v. Wender, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a federal district court’s invalidation of a West Virginia county’s ordinance banning oil and natural...more

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Oil Spill/Salt Water Disposal Facility: Illinois Attorney General Request for Preliminary Injunction

The Illinois Attorney General (“AG”) filed a Complaint and Motion for Preliminary Injunction against TrueFlo Solutions LLC (“TS”) in White County Circuit Court in Illinois in regards to an oil spill that allegedly...more

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County Ordinance Preempted by State’s Comprehensive and Complex Permit Program

In the case of EQT Production Company v. Wender, et al., on August 30, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed, in a 2-1 ruling, the lower court’s decision that a West Virginia county’s ordinance effectively...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - June 2017 #4

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Environmental and Policy Focus - EPA to reduce staffing by more than 1,200 this summer - Washington Post - Jun 20 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans on shedding more than 1,200 employees by...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - June 2016 #3

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Environmental and Policy Focus - Supreme Court rejects new challenge to EPA’s air pollution rule - The Hill - Jun 13 - The Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider a third request from a group of states to...more

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