Last month, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court decided another in a series of cases applying the Environmental Rights Amendment to municipal land use decisions involving the oil and gas industry. That
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Can a Settlement with the Regulator Protect You from Your Neighbors in Massachusetts?
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (the court of last resort in the Commonwealth) issued a decision in a land use case today of potential concern for environmental practitioners. It raises…
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Top O&G Leasing Issues: Pooling And Pugh Clauses
Written by Douglas C. Atnipp and Frank R. Bradley III.
The primary document which governs the contractual and real property rights, privileges and obligations of the landowner (i.e., lessor)…
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Natural Gas and Zoning Preemption in Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth Court, one of Pennsylvania’s two intermediate appellate courts, invalidated provisions of the Oil and Gas Act Amendments of 2012 (“Act 13”) intended to limit local regulation of natural…
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Preemption and Natural Gas Development: Who is the Decider?
An injunction in Robinson Township v. Pa PUC on April 11 and a federal Executive Order on April 13 raise the question of which government ought to be the primary regulator of new natural gas development. David Mandelbaum’s Pennsylvania Law Weekly column, Preemption and Natural Gas Development: Who is the Decider?, 35 PLW 404 (May 1, 2012), explores the issue.
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Florida Businesses and Industries to Benefit From 2012 Energy Policy, Environmental & Growth Management Legislation
from Reggie L. Bouthillier, Kenneth Metcalf*, Maribel N. Nicholson-Choice, and Todd Sumner of GT Tallahassee
The 2012 Florida Legislative Session focused on the redistricting process and passage of the State budget. Despite these challenging priorities, the Legislature passed several bills addressing energy policy, environmental regulation and growth management that are intended to benefit businesses and industries throughout Florida.
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