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Daily Business Review

State Deal Could Prevent Drilling on Parts of Everglades Land

The state has an option agreement to buy 20,000 acres in western Broward County, where part of the land has been subject to years of litigation over the right to drill an exploratory oil well in the Everglades.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Environmental Cases in the Pennsylvania Appellate Courts During 2019

By my count, the three Pennsylvania appellate courts decided 27 environmental cases in 2019.
13 minute read

Texas Lawyer

BP Loses Bid to Avoid Paying $15M to Walmart Over Oil Spill Losses

Tuesday's ruling is among the largest payouts BP has challenged, and Walmart is among the most high-profile businesses to make oil spill claims in a class action settlement now valued at more than $10 billion.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Supreme Court Blocks Proposal to Overhaul Utility Industry

The proposal called for creating a "competitive" electricity market that would have made dramatic changes in the heavily regulated industry in which much of the state receives electricity from Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy Florida, Tampa Electric Co. and Gulf Power.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Reed Smith's Houston Office Takes Latin America Energy Partner From Haynes and Boone

Nicolas Borda, who had been a partner in Haynes and Boone's Mexico City office, returns to Houston, where he had practiced before.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Rules Oil and Gas Leases Valid During 'Shut-In' Periods

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that an oil and gas lease between property owners and resource drilling companies was still in effect despite so-called "shut ins"—periods of inactivity in which the lessee still pays the property owner.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Federal Wetland Jurisdiction and the Trump Administration: Where Do We Go From Here?

The Trump administration is seeking yet another rewrite of the rules with the stated goal of providing clarity and certainty for landowners and the regulated community. Opponents argue the proposed regulations are bad for environmental protection.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Weighs In on Condemnation of State Lands

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently handed down a precedential decision regarding the federal Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the authority of private companies acting pursuant to a certification of public convenience and necessity from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Diversity Champion April Miller Boise Joins Eaton as General Counsel

As the company's new top lawyer, Boise will advise Eaton's executive management team and board of directors while leading the firm's legal department from her base in Cleveland.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Environmental Legislation in 2019

In 2019, with the Democrats newly in full control of the State Senate, the Assembly and the Governor's office, New York adopted more environmental legislation than it had in more than a decade. In this edition of their Environmental Law column, Michael Gerrard and Edward McTiernan report on these developments and numerous other laws targeting environmental concerns.
9 minute read

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