Shale Law Podcast

This week's episode covers three pipeline developments; a Temporary Restraining Order issued by the Michigan Circuit Court, halting operations of both East and West lines of the Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline; a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that FERC could not use tolling orders to eliminate judicial review of pipeline certificate decisions; and the release of a Grand Jury report on the impacts of hydraulic fracturing in Pennsylvania. This week's podcast also covers two developments from PA, a criminal complaint which was filed against Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation, and Josh Shapiro, the PA Attorney General, announced that Range Resources Corporation pleaded "no contest" for negligent oversight of well sites in Washington County.  Host:  Sara Jenkins, Research Assistant Editor: Kaela Gray, Research Assistant  For a print version, see the Shale Law Weekly Review for July 7, 2020.  Follow us on Twitter @AgShaleLaw  Like us on Facebook Penn State Center for Agricultural and

This week the Shale Law Podcast reviews a FERC authorization order for a Mountain  Valley Pipeline extension project, a move by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacating an injunction placed on the Keystone XL pipeline, the Michigan Court of Appeals affirming a summary judgment ruling on Enbridge Energy's Line 5 pipeline, and guidance issued by the BLM for onshore oil and gas operators who want to apply for royalty rate reductions in the wake of COVID-19.  Host:  Sara Jenkins, Research Assistant Editor: Kaela Gray, Research Assistant  For a print version, see the Shale Law Weekly Review for June 23, 2020.  Follow us on Twitter @AgShaleLaw  Like us on Facebook Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law   Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes and is licensed under CC BY 3.0. 

This week's podcast highlights a Memorandum issued by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to expedite environmental reviews on lands in the National Forrest System, a Louisiana bill which would have amended definitions and penalties for unauthorized entry into a critical infrastructure, a Supreme Court opinion allowing the issuance of a permit for pipeline construction under the Appalachian Trail, and an oil and gas lease cancellation on tribal lands within Montana which was upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.  Host:  Sara Jenkins, Research Assistant Editor: Kaela Gray, Research Assistant  For a print version, see the Shale Law Weekly Review for June 23, 2020.  Follow us on Twitter @AgShaleLaw  Like us on Facebook Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law   Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes and is licensed under CC BY 3.0. 

This week's podcast discusses a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit regarding PHMSA and the Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline, an Executive Order by President Trump to accelerate energy infrastructure projects, a Final Rule issued by FERC for natural gas projects approved under the Natural Gas Act, and a bill out of Oklahoma which clarifies ownership and responsibility of wastewater from oil and gas production.  Host:  Sara Jenkins, Research Assistant Editor: Kaela Gray, Research Assistant  For a print version, see the Shale Law Weekly Review for June 16, 2020.  Follow us on Twitter @AgShaleLaw  Like us on Facebook Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law   Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes and is licensed under CC BY 3.0. 

This week the podcast reviews an order by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit which declined to stay an order that enjoined the use of Nationwide Permit 12 for the construction of new oil and gas pipelines, an EPA issuance of a final rule regarding CWA Section 401 certification, two cases out of Pennsylvania which deal with oil and gas royalty payments, and a development relating to national energy policy for NSPS for oil and gas. This week's host:  Research Assistant, Sara Jenkins Editor: Kaela Gray Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes and is licensed under CC BY 3.0.  For a print version, see the Shale Law Weekly Review for June 8, 2020. 

This week's podcast discusses a new project approved by FERC for the construction and operation of LNG export facilities, a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana invalidating several oil and gas leases on federal lands' ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit allowing two global warming cases filed against energy companies to be brought in state court, and a local PA development where the County Court of Common Pleas denied an appeal of the Unconventional Drilling Ordinance. This week's host:  Research Assistant, Sara Jenkins Editor: Kaela Gray Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes and is licensed under CC BY 3.0. 

This week's podcast covers how New York denied a water quality permit for the NESE pipeline project, the end to a rent hiatus for solar and wind companies, and royalty rate cuts by the BLM for oil and gas producers on public land. This week's host:  Research Assistant, Sara Jenkins Editor: Kaela Gray Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes and is licensed under CC BY 3.0. 

In this week's episode we will cover the Department of Energy's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for changes to NEPA implementing procedures, the ability for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to issue Nationwide Permit 12 after the court previously enjoining the Corps until they complied with the Endangered Species Act, the state of Washington's vapor pressure requirement for transportation of crude oil by rail, and a change in Colorado zoning to limit oil and gas development in certain areas. This week's host:  Research Assistant, Sara Jenkins Editor: Kaela Gray Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes and is licensed under CC BY 3.0. 

In this episode, we will be discussing an update to the Kinder Morgan Pipeline case in light of the new clean water act decision, a decision by the Texas Railroad Commission, Virginia Natural Gas Facilities, and U.S. Oil Production. This week's host:  Research Assistant, Sara Jenkins Editor: Erin Lieberman Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes and is licensed under CC BY 3.0. 

In this episode, we will be discussing the Keystone XL Pipeline, the approval of an underground wastewater injection well in Pennsylvania, and a study on methane emissions in the Permian Basin. This week's host:  Research Assistant, Sara Jenkins Editor: Erin Lieberman Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes and is licensed under CC BY 3.0. 

In this episode, we will be discussing an Oklahoma Emergency Order allowing producers to shut-in wells, the final EPA rule defining waters of the United States, and the government accountability office finding thousands of approved but unused oil and gas drilling permits. This week's host:  Research Assistant, Sara Jenkins Editor: Erin Lieberman Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes and is licensed under CC BY 3.0. 

In this episode, we will be discussing the Annova LNG Facility, the Nebraska Supreme Court ordering a new hearing for the Keystone XL Pipeline in regards to attorney's fees, the vacatur of a discharge permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, and the rejection of a 'failure to act' claim in regards to PHMSA's pipeline inspection requirements. This week's host:  Research Assistant, Sara Jenkins Editor: Erin Lieberman Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes and is licensed under CC BY 3.0. 

In this episode, we will be discussing the Renewable Fuel Standards Exemptions, the West Virginia governor signing a critical infrastructure protection act, a court ruling regarding EPA regulations on greenhouse gas-producing chemicals, an Ohio district court's judgment in regards to landowner royalties, and a decision regarding the Constitution pipeline water quality disputes.   This week's host:  Research Assistant, Sara Jenkins Editor: Erin Lieberman Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes and is licensed under CC BY 3.0. 

In this episode, we will be discussing changes to environmental compliance obligations amid Covid-19, the Pennsylvania Governor vetoing the energy tax credit bill, a federal court upholding the repeal of the 2015 hydraulic fracturing rule, the Columbia Gas Transmission Project, the EPA science advisory board declining to review a proposed rule on oil and natural gas emissions standards, a Texas court allowing the Kinder Morgan Pipeline Project to continue, the necessity for an Environmental Impact Statement for the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the South Dakota Governor signing the Riot Boosting Bill.   This week's host:  Research Assistant, Sara Jenkins Editor: Erin Lieberman Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes and is licensed under CC BY 3.0. 

In this episode, we will be discussing the Kinder Morgan Pipeline project being allowed to continue, the decision that an environmental impact statement is needed for the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the South Dakota governor signing the Riot Boosting Bill.   This week's host:  Research Assistant, Sara Jenkins Editor: Erin Lieberman Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes and is licensed under CC BY 3.0. 

In this episode, we will be discussing the Wayne Forest leasing decision, the Massachusetts District Court remanding a climate change lawsuit back to state court, a Colorado district court dismisses a "forced pooling" law, the Minnesota Supreme Court decided to review a decision involving a utilities proposed natural gas power plant, and FERC issuing a draft EIS for the Jordan Cove LNG project.  This week's host:  Research Assistant, Sara Jenkins Editor: Erin Lieberman Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes and is licensed under CC BY 3.0. 

In this episode, we will be discussing the Alaska LNG Project, the fourth circuit remanding a climate change suit to state court, and a Minnesota court upholding a mineral operations ban. This week's host:  Research Assistant, Sara Jenkins Editor: Erin Lieberman Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes and is licensed under CC BY 3.0. 

In this episode, we will be discussing the PA natural gas production report, Columbia Gas paying a fine for safety violations, BP announcing their split from three U.S. Trade Associations, and OPEC addressing the impact coronavirus has had. This week's host:  Research Assistant, Sara Jenkins Editor: Erin Lieberman Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes and is licensed under CC BY 3.0. 

In this episode, we will be discussing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, natural gas limitations in California, utility related legislation signed into law in Arizona, injunctions on oil and gas leases in sage grouse habitat, the Sunoco Pipeline, and federal revenue lost to outdated royalty rates. This week's host:  Research Assistant, Sara Jenkins Editor: Erin Lieberman Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes and is licensed under CC BY 3.0. 

In this episode, we will be discussing hydraulic fracturing, the Kinder Morgan Pipeline, the Mountain Valley Pipeline, and the Dakota Access Pipeline.  This week's host: Research Assistant: Sara Jenkins Editor: Erin Lieberman Music is “Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)” by Edson Lopes and is licensed under CC BY 3.0.