Renewable Energy UpdateLegislationFederal Judge Tells EPA It's Time to Obey the LawJanuary 13, 2017 As we have previously reported, Murray Energy is pursuing an action against EPA in federal court in in the Northern District of West Virginia arguing that EPA failed to discharge an obligation under Section 321(a) of the Clean Air Act to evaluate the job impacts of its Clean Air Act rules. After rejecting numerous attempts by EPA to limit discovery, the district court (Judge Bailey) granted… Jackson Kelly Attorneys Help Draft Mineral Rights LegislationAugust 6, 2015 House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1617, which aims to increase workforce development by clarifying Indiana’s mineral rights laws, was recently signed into law by Governor Mike Pence. Attorneys in Jackson Kelly’s Evansville, Indiana office helped draft HEA 1617 as a way to help clarify Indiana law by allowing a developer to harvest mineral rights on a plot of land where the owner is unknown or if initial… Sierra Club Moves Efforts to Rescind WV and KY State NPDES Programs to Fourth and Sixth CircuitsJuly 22, 2015 The Sierra Club and its local partners previously petitioned EPA to withdraw its approval of the NPDES programs in at least Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia, largely over alleged deficiencies by the state agencies in handling coal-related permits. Earlier this year, when EPA did not formally respond to the petitions, the Sierra Club sued EPA in federal courts in Kentucky and West Virginia. In… EPA Seeks Order From 4th Circuit to Prohibit Discovery by Murray EnergyJune 17, 2015 We have previously reported on Murray Energy’s action against EPA in the Northern District of West Virginia. There, Murray has sued EPA to enforce § 321(a) of the Clean Air Act, which requires EPA to “conduct continuing evaluations” of potential loss or shifts of employment” which may result from the administration or enforcement of the Clean Air Act. Recently, the District… |
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