January 2017
- Obama Administration Makes its Mark in Species Conservation Through Last-Minute Policies – view
- Colorado Court Upholds Victory for Operator – view
- EPA Settles Suit Concerning Fracking Waste Regulations Before Trump Takes Office – view
Special Edition
- The Final Fury: A User’s Guide to Last-Minute Regulations and Policies – view
- Migratory Bird Treaty Act Solicitor’s Opinion Ignores Federal Court Decisions in Order to Support Broad Enforcement for Incidental Take – view
- Interior Rejects North Dakota’s Mineral Ownership Claims under the Missouri River – view
- BLM Justifies Mitigation Requirements on Federal Land Through Solicitor’s Opinion – view
- Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Policy Regarding Voluntary Prelisting Conservation Actions – view
Client Alert
- Colorado Attorney General Threatens Legal Action against Boulder County’s Moratorium on Oil and Gas Development – view
February 2017
- State of Colorado Sues Boulder County and the Boulder Board of County Commissioners over Boulder’s Perpetual Temporary Moratorium on Oil and Gas Development – view
- COGCC Transitions from Random Selection to Targeted Criteria for 2017 Flowline Audits – view
Client Alert
- Court of Appeals Upends COGCC’s Balancing Test – view
- EPA Withdraws Oil and Gas Industry Information Collection Request – view
March 2017
- Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should: Regulations Closer to Being Undone With Congressional Review Act – view
April 2017
- Regulatory Relief is on the Way – Secretary Zinke Orders Review of Actions That Burden the Energy Industry – view
- North Dakota Legislature Pursues Bill to End Row Over Missouri River Bed Mineral Ownership Outside FBIR and SRIR – view
May 2017
- Client Alert: COGCC Issues a Notice to Operators regarding Flowlines or Pipelines following Firestone Investigation – view
- Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs’ Guidance on Implementation of Trump’s Executive Order 13783 “Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth” Reveals Opportunity for Industry Input – view
- Colorado Legislative Roundup – view
June 2017
- To Flare or Not to Flare in North Dakota: BLM’s Revised Environmental Assessment/ Decision Record Targets Flaring Mitigation at New Facilities – view
- County Assessor’s Retroactive Property Tax Assessment against Kinder Morgan Upheld – view
- Trump Administration Hits Pause on Obama’s Methane Reduction Charge – view
- Colorado Supreme Court Confirms Death of the 2017 Severance Tax Ballot Initiative – view
July 2017
- Update: Flowline Notice to Operators – view
- Reducing the Backlog: Secretary Zinke Orders Department of the Interior to Identify Ways to Improve the Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program – view
- EPA Delays 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards Area Designations – view
Client Alert – September 19, 2017
- Commission Orders No Payment Due to ORRIs During Cost Recovery Period – view
Client Alert – October 31, 2017
- COGCC Approves Large Fines for Ongoing Environmental Harm – view
November 2017
- Jury finds election to participate letter & AFE are a binding contract without a JOA – view
- An Inadvertent Mistake in the Overvaluation of Oil and Gas Property by the Operator is Not the End of the Line – view
- Mitigating the Impacts of the Obama Administration Mitigation Policy: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Seeks Comments on 2016 Policy – view