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Missouri, Douglas J. Crouse

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Michigan, M. Vafa Barissi, Delainey Banks

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Maryland, Tia L. Churchfield

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Louisiana, Andreah Riedel

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Kentucky, Gary Holland

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Kansas, Steven Rhodes, Sarah Trainer

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Illinois, Joseph Negaard

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Colorado, Diana S. Prulhiere, David R. Little

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Arkansas, Andreah Riedel

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Alaska, Steven A. Rhodes, Zachary H. Barrett

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Editor's Introduction & Front Pages, Hank Herren

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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The Unfulfilled Promise Of Indian Water Rights Settlements, Heather Tanana, Elisabeth Paxton Parker

Utah Law Faculty Scholarship

As climate change threatens an already-scarce resource, quantifying tribal water rights is critical to providing additional certainty to an uncertain future. In order to protect the future of their communities, it is critical that tribal water rights move from merely theoretical paper rights to actualized wet water rights.

West Virginia V. Epa, Amanda Spear, Amanda Spear

Public Land & Resources Law Review

The EPA created the Clean Power Plan in an effort to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions generated by coal-fired power plants. The EPA determined that the Best System of Emission Reduction for existing coal-fired power plants included generation shifting methods, meaning a shift from coal to cleaner sources. The Supreme Court held, under the major questions doctrine, that Congress had not intended for the EPA to use generation shifting methods for the Best System of Emission Reduction and that the EPA had exceeded its authority in doing so. This note will explore how the decision may impact administrative …

W. Org. Res. Councils, Et Al. V. U.S. Bureau Of Land Mgmt., Sawyer J. Connelly, Sawyer J. Connelly

Public Land & Resources Law Review

The United States District Court for the District of Montana granted Plaintiffs summary judgment against BLM and the State of Wyoming. The court ruled that BLM violated NEPA and the APA because it failed to consider alternative leasing programs and the broad downstream impacts of coal, oil, and gas leasing in two Powder River Basin resource management plans. This decision followed WORC I & II, in which the court remanded the same plans to BLM to correct deficiencies. Following BLM’s revisions, Plaintiffs again sued in this case, arguing the revisions were still deficient under NEPA.

Characterizing Legal Implications For The Use Of Transboundary Aquifers, Gabriel Eckstein

Faculty Scholarship

Groundwater resources that traverse political boundaries are becoming increasingly important sources of freshwater in international and intranational arenas worldwide. This is a direct extension of the growing need for new sources of freshwater, as well as the impact that excessive extraction, pollution, climate change, and other anthropogenic activities have had on surface waters. It is also a function of the growing realization that groundwater respects no political boundaries, and that aquifers traverse jurisdictional lines at all levels of political geography.

Due to this growing awareness, questions pertaining to responsibility and liability are now being raised in relation to the use, …

Everything Is Not What It Seems, And What It Is, Is Broken: Re-Defining Production In The Oil And Gas Lease Habendum Clause, Fisher Lynn Fulton

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Millionaires And The Ability To Receive Overtime Compensation, Matt Peace

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Tort Theory, Litigation & Avenues For Relief: Hydraulic Fracturing In Oklahoma, Madeleine Lange

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Sovereign Immunity, Entrenched Power, And Isolationism: How To Hold Ercot Accountable To Texas Residents In The Aftermath Of The February 2021 Winter Storm, Meghan A. Brobst

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Climate Torts Belong In A Number Of Hands: Loosening The Federal Grip Of Preemption, Administrative Control, And Dilatory Procedure, Hank Herren

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Companies Can Condemn Whose Property? A Discussion Of Penneast Pipeline Co., Llc V. New Jersey, Emma Farha

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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To Kill A Mockingbird: A Look Into The Migratory Bird Treaty Act And Its Application To Unintentional Takings, Ben Davis

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Burdened, But Not Burdened Enough: A Long-Term Solution To The Difficulties Posed By Religious Objections To Resource Development, Nathan Downey

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Recent Developments In Oil And Gas Habendum Clause And Savings Clause Interpretation, Emily Richard

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Pigford V. Glickman And The Remnants Of Racism, Alyssa Sloan

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Refining Terms For Small Refineries: The Extension Of Hardship Through Statutory Interpretation, Kylen Chase Huffman

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Editor's Introduction & Front Pages, Hank Herren

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Municipalities Could Provide Valuable Second-Life Uses Of Electric Vehicle Li-Ion Batteries While Legislators And Manufacturers Refine Safe Recycling And Disposal Practices, Heather D. Stewart

Environmental and Earth Law Journal (EELJ)

As consumers are embracing emerging electric vehicles (EVs) as an important step to take in combating climate change, the reality is that the EV solution has some serious short-term issues to address, especially when evaluating the lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) that power most EVs. This comment first discusses the potential problems associated with the lack of recycling and disposal technology as well as regulations that are available for EV LIBs. Even though consumers and regulators alike are supportive that fossil fuel-burning internal combustion engines need to be replaced with cleaner transportation options such as EVs, policies, and proclamations are still subject …

Addressing The Disproportionate Adverse Health Effects Among Bipoc Communities As A Result Of Environmental Racism, Lindsay M. Farbent

Environmental and Earth Law Journal (EELJ)

This article examines factors that contribute to the negative health impacts on Black Americans, other minorities, and low-income communities that are living in areas with high levels of air pollution, toxic waste, and environmental hazards. First, this article assesses the role of historical residential redlining on the segregation of BIPOC neighborhoods. Furthermore, the article addresses gaps in both federal and state environmental laws that allow facilities to keep obtaining permits and polluting in BIPOC and primarily low-income neighborhoods. Moreover, the article explains the higher rates of trauma, stress, and stress-related illnesses among BIPOC communities exposed to high levels of environmental …

Is Bitcoin The New Gold? The Two May Be More Similar Than You Think, Including Their Value, Uses, And Deleterious Effects On The Environment, Justin Allen

Environmental and Earth Law Journal (EELJ)

In the 1850s, the Gold Rush started in the United States, and in 2010, an analogous phenomenon, the Cryptoboom, began. Similar to the Gold Rush, Bitcoin’s initial boom was marred by the deleterious effects that mining for valuable coins had on the environment, but there are steps that can be taken to mitigate the negative effect cryptocurrencies have on the environment. Cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and the blockchain technology that powers cryptocurrencies, have been widely embraced by many people, corporations, and even entire governments for a multitude of reasons. Some have embraced the fruits of blockchain to use as a decentralized …