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Ninth Circuit Vacates EPA Rule Excepting Oil and Gas Construction Discharges from NPDES Permitting

The Energy Law

By Claire Bienvenu On May 23, 2008, the Ninth Circuit vacated EPA’s rule exempting discharges of sediment resulting from oil and gas construction activities from National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements. 06-73217 (9th Cir.

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Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court

The Energy Law

308, 314 (2005)). In addition, the scope of appellate review issue is currently before the Fifth Circuit in coastal erosion suits brought by local government entities against the oil and gas industry (Docket Nos. Minton , 568 U.S. 251, 258 (2013) (citing Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. Regions Bank of La., 470, 475 (1998).

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