Written by:Sara Jenkins – Research Assistant Jackie Schweichler – Staff AttorneyKaela Gray – Research Assistant The following information is an update of recent local, state, national and international legal developments relevant to shale gas. Air Quality: Colorado Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Amended Air Emissions Regulation Affecting Oil and Gas ProducersOn July 29, 2020, a Colorado District Court dismissed a lawsuit challenging an amended air emissions regulation that affected oil and gas producers. (Board of County Comm’rs of Weld County Colorado v. Ryan, No. 20CV31022).   ..read more

 An Online Legal Educational Symposium Presented by Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law in University Park Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research Penn State Dickinson Law Penn State Extension Penn State Solar Law Symposium Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 12:00pm – 3:30pm Thursday, June 17, 2021, 12:00pm – 3:30pm This symposium is geared for both beginning and intermediate levels of knowledge about photovoltaic electrical generation for the grid and is designed in a progressive manner, each session building upon the knowledge gained in the last.  Upon completion, an attorney ..read more

 The Shale Law Weekly Review has migrated to our new website at https://aglaw.psu.edu/topics/shale-law-weekly-review/.  If you have already subscribed, you will continue to receive emails. If you are interested in receiving other publications from the Center, you can subscribe here.  If you have any questions about this change, please email jks251@psu.edu or call (814) 746-4619.  ..read more

Written by: Jackie Schweichler – Staff AttorneySarah Straub – Research Assistant  The following information is an update of recent local, state, national and international legal developments relevant to shale gas. Water Quality: Pennsylvania Senators File Lawsuit Against Delaware River Basin Commission Seeking to Lift Drilling Moratorium On January 11, 2021, a lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against the Delaware River Basin Commission by Pennsylvania Senators Gene Yaw and Lisa Baker, the Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus ..read more

Written by: Jackie Schweichler – Staff AttorneySarah Straub – Research Assistant  The following information is an update of recent local, state, national and international legal developments relevant to shale gas. Pipelines: Montana Department of Environmental Quality Issues Final Determination on Keystone XL’s 401 Water Quality Certification ApplicationOn December 31, 2020, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued its final determination on Keystone XL Pipeline’s application for 401 Water Quality Certification. The final determination announced that DEQ woul ..read more

Written by: Jackie Schweichler – Staff AttorneySarah Straub – Research Assistant  The following information is an update of recent local, state, national and international legal developments relevant to shale gas. Pipelines: Ohio Legislature Advances Bill Imposing Criminal Penalties for Tampering with Pipeline Infrastructure On December 17, 2020, the Ohio House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 33 which contains measures modifying the criminal penalties that may be imposed on people who damage critical infrastructure.  The infrastructure to which this measure applies in ..read more

Written by: Jackie Schweichler – Staff AttorneySarah Straub – Research Assistant  The following information is an update of recent local, state, national and international legal developments relevant to shale gas. Pipelines: Maryland Board of Public Works Approves Wetlands License for Underground Pipeline Construction On December 2, 2020, the Maryland Board of Public Works unanimously voted to issue a Wetlands License to Eastern Shore Natural Gas Pipeline Company to construct and operate an underground pipeline spanning seven miles beneath South Prong Wicomico River.  In co ..read more

Written by: Jackie Schweichler – Staff AttorneySarah Straub – Research Assistant  The following information is an update of recent local, state, national and international legal developments relevant to shale gas. LNG Exports: Department of Energy Issues Rule Modifying Requirements for Environmental Review on LNG Projects On December 4, 2020, the U.S. Energy Department published a final rule in the Federal Register (85 FR 78197) that would modify environmental reviews requirements for some liquified natural gas (LNG) projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA ..read more

Written by: Jackie Schweichler – Staff Attorney Sarah Straub – Research Assistant  The following information is an update of recent local, state, national and international legal developments relevant to shale gas. State Regulation: Pennsylvania Governor Vetoes Amendment to Conventional Oil and Gas Act On November 25, 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf vetoed a bill that would have amended the Conventional Oil and Gas Act. The purpose of the changes in SB 790 was to alleviate challenges faced by conventional oil drillers stemming from Act 13 regulations imposed on them af ..read more

Written by: Jackie Schweichler – Staff AttorneySarah Straub – Research Assistant  The following information is an update of recent local, state, national and international legal developments relevant to shale gas. Pipelines: Enbridge Granted Water Crossing Permit by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers On November 23, 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued a water crossing permit to Enbridge pipeline for the Line 3 replacement project.  In a statement, the Corps stated that “the Line 3 project is compliant with all federal laws and regulations.”  On November 24 ..read more