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Lawsuit to Block West Virginia’s New Forced Pooling Law Tossed Out

Back in March, MDN told you about a bill passed by the West Virginia legislature, Senate Bill (SB) 694, which… Continue reading The post Lawsuit to Block West Virginia’s New Forced Pooling Law Tossed Out first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Renovo Energy Center Signals It Will Comply with Lower Air Permit

Last week MDN told you that three radical environmental groups challenging an air permit issued by the Pennsylvania Dept. of… Continue reading The post Renovo Energy Center Signals It Will Comply with Lower Air Permit first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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PA Supreme Court Keeps Block in RGGI Carbon Tax in Place, For Now

In a small but important victory against Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s effort to force the state to join the Regional… Continue reading The post PA Supreme Court Keeps Block in RGGI Carbon Tax in Place, For Now first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Southwestern Loses Court Case to Drill & Frack in Weirton, WV

In September 2021, the Weirton (WV) Zoning Board of Appeals rejected a request by Southwestern Energy to build a well… Continue reading The post Southwestern Loses Court Case to Drill & Frack in Weirton, WV first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Radicals Win Challenge Against Renovo Energy Center in NCPA

In May 2021, the radicals from PennFuture, the Philadelphia-based Clean Air Council, and the so-called Center for Biological Diversity (better… Continue reading The post Radicals Win Challenge Against Renovo Energy Center in NCPA first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Antero Prevails Against Corrupt Employee, Wins $12.9M at Trial

Antero Resources is one of the largest drillers in the Marcellus/Utica (with major assets in West Virginia). The company is… Continue reading The post Antero Prevails Against Corrupt Employee, Wins $12.9M at Trial first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Low-Level Judge Upholds West Deer Twp Denial of Olympus Well Pad

Olympus Energy (formerly Huntley & Huntley) drills in the Greater Pittsburgh region, in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. Last year Olympus… Continue reading The post Low-Level Judge Upholds West Deer Twp Denial of Olympus Well Pad first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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NY Wins $2M Judgment Against Small O&G Co. to Plug Old Wells

New York State’s Governor, Kathy Hochul, and Attorney General, Letitia James, issued virtually the same press release yesterday to announce… Continue reading The post NY Wins $2M Judgment Against Small O&G Co. to Plug Old Wells first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Fed Judge Certifies Class Action Investor Lawsuit Against ME2 Pipe

In January 2020, the retirement systems for public employees of various municipalities, including the Allegheny County (PA) Employees’ Retirement System,… Continue reading The post Fed Judge Certifies Class Action Investor Lawsuit Against ME2 Pipe first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Food & Water Watch Sues FERC to Block KM Pipe Expansion to NYC

Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s (TGP) plan to flow more Marcellus gas to Westchester County, NY, and New York City, to be… Continue reading The post Food & Water Watch Sues FERC to Block KM Pipe Expansion to NYC first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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21 State AGs, Led by WV, Will Challenge SEC Climate Regulations

The attorneys general for 21 U.S. states (nearly half!), led by the successful and victorious West Virginia Attorney General, Patrick… Continue reading The post 21 State AGs, Led by WV, Will Challenge SEC Climate Regulations first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Environmental Organizations Adopt Climate Litigation Tactics To Push Gas Bans

Environmentalist groups have been trying to chip away at residential natural gas for several years with increasingly restrictive building codes and building decarbonization mandates. Now the campaign is taking a leaf out of the climate litigation playbook, turning to the courts to try to pressure utilities to reduce emissions by reducing the type of energy

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PA Commonwealth Court Blocks RGGI Carbon Tax Pending Fall Trial

We finally have some good news to share with respect to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s foolish plan to force PA’s… Continue reading The post PA Commonwealth Court Blocks RGGI Carbon Tax Pending Fall Trial first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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DC Circuit Rules NEXUS Pipeline Approval by FERC was Righteous

Last year Big Green lobbyists using the City of Oberlin, Ohio contested the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) decision to… Continue reading The post DC Circuit Rules NEXUS Pipeline Approval by FERC was Righteous first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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West Virginia Wins Supreme Court Case Against EPA re Power Plants

Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a 6-3 decision in West Virginia v. EPA that changes everything. It’s hard to… Continue reading The post West Virginia Wins Supreme Court Case Against EPA re Power Plants first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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