Environmental Impact Studies
Shale Law Weekly Review – Week of March 15, 2021
Landowner Royalties: Pennsylvania Attorney General Settles Lawsuit Against Chesapeake Energy ⚡
On March 8, 2021, Pennsylvania Attorney General, Josh Shapiro, announced a settlement with Chesapeake Energy to settle litigation related to Chesapeake’s business practices with landowners. The Attorney General initially filed a complaint against Chesapeake alleging that Chesapeake engaged in deceptive and unfair acts that induced landowners to sign leases with them. (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Chesapeake Energy Corp., No. 2015IR0069). The settlement requires Chesapeake to pay landowners a total of $5.3 million in restitution and will allow landowners to change the terms of their existing leases with regard […]
Shale Law Weekly Review – December 18, 2020
LNG Exports: Department of Energy Issues Rule Modifying Requirements for Environmental Review on LNG Projects
On December 4, 2020, the U.S. Energy Department published a final rule in the Federal Register (85 FR 78197) that would modify environmental reviews requirements for some liquified natural gas (LNG) projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The new rule relieves the Department of Energy from having to conduct environmental reviews in connection with some aspects of exporting and importing LNG with non-Free Trade Agreement countries. For example, the Department of Energy will no longer review potential environmental impacts stemming from construction and […]
