DRI would like to recognize and thank the over 30 attendees of this month’s Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Seminar, who volunteered their time to prepare packages to send to U.S. troops and their children. view more

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On August 17, 2011, the Oil & Gas Law Brief reported that a West Virginia judge had entered an order striking down a ban on hydraulic fracturing enacted by the City of Morgantown. The judge ruled that West Virginia statutes make oil and gas regulation exclusively a matter of state law, and that local governments do not have authority to enact additional regulations. view more

Carrier not responsible for covering clean-up costs at a CERCLA site under Maryland law. Those costs were incurred to satisfy a regulatory requirement. view more

The U.S. Supreme Court is getting set to hear the challenge to a federal court of appeals decision allowing several states to pursue a public nuisance suit against various utilities for their alleged greenhouse gas emissions. view more