Environmental Integrity Proj., et al v. Scott Pruitt

  1. November 28, 2017

    ND Can't Challenge EPA Drilling Waste Deal At DC Circ.

    A D.C. Circuit panel ruled Tuesday that just the possibility of adverse regulation isn't enough to permit North Dakota to intervene in court and challenge a consent decree with environmental groups under which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency agreed to review and potentially update drilling waste disposal rules.

  2. October 27, 2017

    EPA Sue-And-Settle Shift Foils Drilling Waste Deal, ND Says

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's recent announcement that the agency would curb so-called sue-and-settle agreements boosts North Dakota's bid to appeal a consent decree in which the EPA agreed to review and potentially update drilling waste disposal rules, the state told the D.C. Circuit on Thursday.

  3. September 29, 2017

    Upcoming Oral Arguments Energy Attys Should Watch

    This fall, lawyers will be making their in-person pitches to federal appeals courts in cases covering a host of important energy issues, from the U.S. Department of Energy's approval of liquefied natural gas exports to implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency's rule clamping down on cross-state air pollution. Here are five noteworthy energy cases in which oral arguments are expected in the coming weeks.

  4. August 21, 2017

    ND Tells DC Circ. It Wants In On EPA Drilling Waste Suit

    North Dakota told the D.C. Circuit on Friday that it had every right to intervene in a case between environmental groups and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that established a schedule for the review of oil and gas drilling waste disposal rules.

  5. July 24, 2017

    ND Can't Fight EPA Drilling Waste Suit Deal, DC Circ. Told

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday asked the D.C. Circuit to affirm a lower court’s decision that kept North Dakota from intervening in a case between environmental groups and the agency that established a schedule for it to review its oil and gas drilling waste disposal rules.

  6. May 24, 2017

    EPA Drilling Waste Suit Deal Is Invalid, ND Tells DC Circ.

    North Dakota urged the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday to undo a settlement in which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency agreed to review and potentially update its oil and gas drilling waste disposal rules, arguing the deal is unlawful because it isn't consistent with federal solid waste laws.

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