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Oil and gas trade group applauds U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on EPA’s Good Neighbor Rule

June 28, 2024

World Oil (WO) — The American Petroleum Institute (API) released a statement from API Senior Vice President and General Counsel Ryan Meyers applauding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to stay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ‘Good Neighbor Rule,’ ensuring the oil and gas industry can continue to provide affordable, reliable energy to American consumers at a time of persistent

Supreme Court overturns Chevron doctrine in landmark decision

June 28, 2024

Oil Price In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the Chevron doctrine, a decades-old legal precedent that granted federal agencies the authority to interpret ambiguous laws. The 6-3 ruling marks a significant shift in the balance of power between federal agencies and the judiciary, with profound implications for the oil and gas industry, as well as other sectors

US Supreme Court removes obstacle to Mountain Valley Pipeline

July 27, 2023

Nasdaq WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday removed an obstacle to completing the long-delayed Mountain Valley Pipeline, dealing a blow to environmental groups opposed to the West Virginia-to-Virginia pipeline led by energy company Equitrans Midstream ETRN.N. The justices granted Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC’s request to lift stays imposed by a lower court that had halted construction of a final short section of the

U.S. Supreme Court lets Chevron foe Donziger’s contempt conviction stand

March 27, 2023

Nasdaq The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a disbarred environmental lawyer’s challenge to his criminal contempt conviction after he earlier won but was unable to collect a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron Corp CVX.N over oil pollution in Ecuadorian rainforests. The court turned away an appeal by Steven Donziger, who has argued that his prosecution violated his rights

Dakota Access pipeline asks U.S. Supreme Court to scrap environmental study order

September 21, 2021

Fox Business NEW YORK – Dakota Access on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit whether the largest pipeline out of the North Dakota oil basin requires additional environmental review. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia revoked a key environmental permit for the pipeline last year and ordered an additional environmental study. The pipeline entered service in 2017

U.S. Supreme Court backs pipeline companies in New Jersey land dispute

June 29, 2021

Reuters WASHINGTON -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a consortium of energy companies including Enbridge Inc seeking to seize land owned by New Jersey to build a $1 billion natural gas pipeline despite the state’s objections. The 5-4 ruling, authored by conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, handed a victory to PennEast Pipeline Company LLC, a joint

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U.S. Supreme Court divided in biofuel waivers dispute

April 27, 2021

Reuters U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared divided over a bid by small oil refineries for exemptions from a federal law requiring increasing levels of biofuels to be blended into their products. The justices heard arguments in an appeal by three refineries in Wyoming, Utah and Oklahoma of a lower court ruling that faulted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Supreme Court rules for pipeline in Appalachian Trail dispute

June 15, 2020

Reuters WASHINGTON – Ruling against environmentalists, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided that the federal government has the authority to allow a proposed $7.5 billion natural gas pipeline to cross under the popular Appalachian Trail in rural Virginia. The 7-2 ruling was a victory for Dominion Energy Inc and President Donald Trump’s administration, both of which appealed a lower

U.S. Supreme Court sides with BP unit to curtail Superfund site cleanup lawsuits

April 20, 2020

Reuters The U.S. Supreme Court handed BP Plc (BP.L) unit Atlantic Richfield Co a victory on Monday, making it harder for Montana landowners to seek a more extensive cleanup of a hazardous waste site than the federal government had ordered. In a case involving the Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund program responsible for cleaning up certain toxic waste sites, the justices

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