Rule 76a: Could Texas Courts Solve the Secrecy-Science Dilemma in Fracking Disputes? September 10, 2014 When a Texas family won their lawsuit against Aruba Petroleum in April,[1] anti-fracking activists hailed the victory as “landmark.”[2]True, virtually every lawsuit alleging harms caused by fracking has settled, generally out-of-court and subjects to a confidentiality Read more…
Unlimited Implications in a Limited Space: State Preemption in Robinson Township v. Commonwealth August 27, 2014 The nationwide explosion of hydraulic fracturing leads most bystanders to contemplate where federal regulations might be expanded to cover accompanying environmental hazards. However, the fastest expansion of responding regulation is happening at the state Read more…
The Role of Natural Gas in Climate Change October 16, 2013 Mallory McKnight, J.D./C.L. 2014, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University “The President’s Climate Action Plan” “Climate change is no longer a distant threat.”[1] Both nationally and internationally, climate change is the most significant challenge facing the environment today.[2] In Read more…
Effect of Hurricane Isaac on Oil and Gas Activities November 7, 2012 –Professor Keith B. Hall, B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University; J.D., Loyola University School of Law. Professor Hall was a member of the firm Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann before joining the LSU Law Faculty as Assistant Professor Read more…