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How Environmental Litigation Has Turned Pipelines Into Pipe Dreams, Madison Hinkle, Jesse J. Richardson Jul 2022

How Environmental Litigation Has Turned Pipelines Into Pipe Dreams, Madison Hinkle, Jesse J. Richardson

Law Faculty Scholarship

Proposed oil and gas pipelines have faced a myriad of legal challenges in the past several years. Even where pipeline proponents have prevailed, the cost and delay of protracted litigation has often caused cancellation of pipeline projects. In addition, presidential transitions have led to abrupt reversals of pipeline policies, which courts have often reviewed skeptically. This Article explores the regulatory framework for pipeline construction and analyzes recent lawsuits, describing the legal requirements that agencies must follow to change policies and discussing policies of the Obama and Trump Administrations in context of the legal challenges. It concludes by analyzing the approaches …


Unringing The Bell: Time For Epa To Reconsider Its Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, David Yaussy, Elizabeth Turgeon Apr 2014

Unringing The Bell: Time For Epa To Reconsider Its Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, David Yaussy, Elizabeth Turgeon

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Water Quality Standard Setting Under The Clean Water Act: Is It Nimble Enough To Avoid Wasteful Spending On The Wrong Goals, Christopher B. Power, Jennifer J. Hicks Apr 2014

Water Quality Standard Setting Under The Clean Water Act: Is It Nimble Enough To Avoid Wasteful Spending On The Wrong Goals, Christopher B. Power, Jennifer J. Hicks

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Consolidated Environmental Regulation In West Virginia, David M. Flannery, Kathy G. Beckett, Michael P. Mcthomas Jan 1995

Consolidated Environmental Regulation In West Virginia, David M. Flannery, Kathy G. Beckett, Michael P. Mcthomas

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Regulation--And Contract--In Environmental Law, Richard A. Epstein Jun 1991

Regulation--And Contract--In Environmental Law, Richard A. Epstein

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Single Owner Revisited: A Brief Reply To Professor Lewin, Richard A. Epstein Jun 1991

The Single Owner Revisited: A Brief Reply To Professor Lewin, Richard A. Epstein

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Whose Values Are Protected By Environmental Regulation--A Response To Professor Epstein, Jeff L. Lewin Jun 1991

Whose Values Are Protected By Environmental Regulation--A Response To Professor Epstein, Jeff L. Lewin

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


How Effective Is The Federal Stripmining Law, John F. Seiberling Apr 1986

How Effective Is The Federal Stripmining Law, John F. Seiberling

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Effectiveness Of The Surface Mining Control And Reclamation Act: Reclamation Or Regulatory Subversion, Louise C. Dunlap, James S. Lyon Apr 1986

Effectiveness Of The Surface Mining Control And Reclamation Act: Reclamation Or Regulatory Subversion, Louise C. Dunlap, James S. Lyon

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Effective Implementation Of The Surface Mining Act: Give States A Chance, Daniel R. Gerkin Apr 1986

Effective Implementation Of The Surface Mining Act: Give States A Chance, Daniel R. Gerkin

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Hazardous And Solid Waste Laws And Regulations: Effects On The Mining Of Coal And Other Minerals, David B. Graham, John S. Lopatto Iii Apr 1986

Hazardous And Solid Waste Laws And Regulations: Effects On The Mining Of Coal And Other Minerals, David B. Graham, John S. Lopatto Iii

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


States Make The Surface Mining Control And Reclamation Act Work, Jed C. Christensen Apr 1986

States Make The Surface Mining Control And Reclamation Act Work, Jed C. Christensen

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Abuse Of The Surface Mining Act: A Continuing Story, L. Thomas Galloway, Thomas G. Firtzgerald Apr 1985

Abuse Of The Surface Mining Act: A Continuing Story, L. Thomas Galloway, Thomas G. Firtzgerald

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Pandora In The Coal Fields: Environmental Liabilities, Acquisitions, And Dispositions Of Coal Properties, Patrick C. Mcginley, Barbara S. Webber Apr 1985

Pandora In The Coal Fields: Environmental Liabilities, Acquisitions, And Dispositions Of Coal Properties, Patrick C. Mcginley, Barbara S. Webber

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Valid Existing Rights And The Constitution: 1983 Regulatory Changes, John Mcferrin, Benita Y. Whitman Apr 1985

Valid Existing Rights And The Constitution: 1983 Regulatory Changes, John Mcferrin, Benita Y. Whitman

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Promoting Economic Incentives For Environmental Protection In The Surface Mining Control And Reclamation Act Of 1977: An Analysis Of The Design And Implementation Of Reclamation Performance Bonds, Barbara Webber, David Webber Jan 1985

Promoting Economic Incentives For Environmental Protection In The Surface Mining Control And Reclamation Act Of 1977: An Analysis Of The Design And Implementation Of Reclamation Performance Bonds, Barbara Webber, David Webber

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Encouraging Advances In Mining And Reclamation Practices: An Analysis Of The Experimental Practices Provision Of The Surface Mining Control And Reclamation Act Of 1977, David C. Short, John R. Batt, Barbara Lovan Apr 1984

Encouraging Advances In Mining And Reclamation Practices: An Analysis Of The Experimental Practices Provision Of The Surface Mining Control And Reclamation Act Of 1977, David C. Short, John R. Batt, Barbara Lovan

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Federal Regulation Of Coal Mine Waste Disposal: A Blueprint For Disaster, Thomas J. Fitzgerald Apr 1984

Federal Regulation Of Coal Mine Waste Disposal: A Blueprint For Disaster, Thomas J. Fitzgerald

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Environmental Law--The National Environmental Policy Act, Frederick L. Delp Jun 1974

Environmental Law--The National Environmental Policy Act, Frederick L. Delp

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.