Colorado municipal laws that limit gas and oil development are unenforceable because state law pre-empts them, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Fort Collins has a five-year moratorium on fracking…
It's a classic case of ignoring a problem until forced to face it.
In the midst of a four-year drought, when the state had its lowest rainfall…
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Alan Curtis: In prior-appropriation states such as Colorado, “water decrees are not worth anything if the water isn’t there.” Photograph by McCory James.
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A month after announcing that it was opening a Houston office with partners from other law firms, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has added to its attorney roster there.
A California utility is facing criminal charges over a massive methane gas leak outside Los Angeles that has forced thousands from their homes since October.
Corrected: California’s Air Quality Management District has sued a gas utility in the state over a Los Angeles-area gas leak that’s been active since October, the Los Angeles Daily…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission had the authority to require compensation for large electricity users that reduce consumption during periods of peak demand, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in…
Frost Brown Todd has announced that the 475-attorney law firm is opening its first office in Pennsylvania, with 10 lawyers who previously worked for Burleson.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday considered whether the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission had the power to require compensation for large electricity users that reduce consumption during peak demand.
The Texas Oil & Gas Association and the city of Denton, Texas, have resolved a lawsuit over the city’s ban on hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking.” According to a…
Many conservative commentators have aired claims that trial lawyers appear more liberal than the rest of the population, and they overwhelmingly contribute to Democratic candidates.
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