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EPA Announces January 2011 as Likely Date for Regulation of Greenhouse Gases Under PSD Program

The Energy Law Blog

Thus, in the case of greenhouse gases, EPA announced that the PSD requirements will likely not be triggered until January 2, 2011, the date upon which EPA’s rule limiting the greenhouse gas emissions for cars and light trucks is expected to take effect.

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Coccidioidomycosis: An Enduring Work-Related Disease

NIOSH Science: Oil & Gas

2005] but only about 22,000 cases were reported in 2011 in the United States. Coccidioidomycosis is endemic (native and common) in the southwestern United States, the Central Valley of California, Mexico, and parts of Central and South America [CDC 2013a]. This suggests that the disease is greatly underreported [CDC 2013b].

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Supreme Court of Texas Reverses Appeals Court in Oil and Gas Waste Injection Well Permitting Case

The Energy Law Blog

08-0497, 2011 WL 836827 (Tex. 11, 2011), the Supreme Court of Texas reversed the Austin Court of Appeal’s finding that the Railroad Commission (the “Commission”) has to consider broad public safety concerns in the permitting of proposed oil and gas waste injection wells. Texas Citizens for a Safe Future and Clean Water , No.

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Offshore Companies Face Surge in BSEE Enforcement Actions and Penalties

The Energy Law Blog

Together, these developments will undoubtedly lead to more litigation and a higher cost of doing business on the Outer Continental Shelf. The number of civil penalty cases has risen gradually since 2009, with a sharp increase over 2013-2015. The average civil penalty amount per case has also grown, especially in the last two years.

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Texas Supreme Court to Review $500 Million Verdict in Case Involving Formation of Partnership to Construct Crude Oil Pipeline

The Energy Law Blog

a case concerning Texas partnership law. The dispute between ETP and Enterprise began in 2011, when Enterprise approached ETP about potentially building a crude oil pipeline together. Last week the Texas Supreme Court granted review in Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. ,

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It’s Heating Up: United States Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Proper Jurisdiction for Climate-Change Lawsuit

The Energy Law Blog

This case is one of a number of cases brought by states, cities, and other municipalities against energy companies alleging that the companies contributed to climate change. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court, June 2, 2020 ; and (3) U.S.

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Parties May Agree to Expanded Judicial Review Under Texas Arbitration Act — Nafta Traders, Inc. v. Quinn

The Energy Law Blog

08-0613, 2011 WL 1820875, at *7 & *10, 2011 Tex. May 13, 2011). Nafta Traders , 2011 WL 1820875, at *10, 2011 Tex. The supreme court requested briefs on the merits, granted the petition for review, and in October 2009 heard the parties’ oral arguments in the case. 08-0613, 2011 WL 1820875, 2011 Tex.

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