31 Jul, 2024 Offshore Energy: Maritime Meets OCSLA By Grady S. Hurley Sara Kuebel and I explored when and where maritime law applies on the OCS to workers and facilities engaged in traditional oil and gas...
17 Jul, 2024 Quechan Tribe Awarded $8m for Destruction of Cultural Property By Jessica Duggan In an action brought by the Tribe under the Federal Tort Claims Act, Judge Houston relied on the California Evidence Code section 823...
10 Jul, 2024 How Will Federal Agencies, Congress, and the Courts Respond to the Loper Bright Decision? By Jessica Duggan Aside from the changes required by Federal agencies and Congress in environmental policymaking, courts will see an immediate shake-up in...
09 Jul, 2024 Louisiana Sees Largest Rise in US Rig Count By Philip Wood Good news for Louisiana's upstream oil and gas sector. The US Drilling Rig count increased by four last week. Louisiana accounted for...
03 Jul, 2024 Is Chevron Gone but Not Forgotten? By Grady S. Hurley The US Supreme Court has addressed the deference rule in interpreting and applying Congressionally enacted federal law by federal...
02 Jul, 2024 OSHA Announces Proposed Rule on Heat By Jane Heidingsfelder The Department of Labor released its long-awaited proposed rule to protect indoor and outdoor workers from hazards associated with...