A Washington D.C. federal judge upheld the Bureau of Land Management's greenhouse gas and climate impact analysis, conducted in connection with six 2022 federal onshore oil and gas lease sales.

Importantly, Amerdev is alleged to have failed to get into compliance for many months once these violations were discovered.

This week marks the end of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and the beginning of the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission.

If you haven't been paying attention to Regional Haze, it's time to start. While the focus has been on the many new federal rules coming out, the Regional Haze Rule is already in place...

The Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) adopted new rules governing carbon capture and sequestration and storage at its August 22, 2023, Open Meeting.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently proposed raising the minimum bonding requirements by a factor of 15 for individual federal leases, raising the minimum amount from $10,000 to $150,000...

Since 2015, the environmental plaintiff industry has been filing sweeping lawsuits challenging the federal onshore oil and gas program.

The 2023 New Mexico Legislative Session saw the enactment of the Regional Water System Resiliency Act, which enables the creation of regional water authorities to strengthen New Mexico's ...

In the oil and gas regulatory environment, operators are familiar with the following increasingly common pattern. As part of the process of pooling the working interests...

In the classic fable, on a cold night, a camel asks his owner if he could put his nose inside the owner's tent to keep warm; and through a series of seemingly...

On May 25, 2023, the United States Supreme Court again weighed in on what is to be considered a "water of the United States" under the Clean Water Act in Sackett v. EPA, 143 S. Ct. 1322 (2023).

Federal leaseholders should expect to see a series of final rules issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in 2024, aimed at updating BLM's land management and environmental regulations.

As all serious skiers know, consistent year-round quad, leg, and core workouts are critical to maximizing a fun, rewarding, and safe ski season.

When it comes to operating on federal lands, timing and know-how are everything. To develop federal oil and gas leases, operators need to conduct extensive due diligence to avoid permitting delays and to identify and mitigate potential litigation risks.