By Ahuva Battams On July 30, 2026, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) convened a joint meeting of the Gas Pipeline and Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committees. The committees discussed a pending rulemaking (the Notice) that would narrow...
By Ahuva Battams and Raj Lahoti Summer heat isn’t just uncomfortable for field crews — it’s one of the most underestimated threats to pipeline integrity. As temperatures climb across Texas and the Southwest, operators need to be thinking proactively about how extreme...
Today, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a “course correction. . .to bring judicial review under NEPA back in line with the statutory text and common sense.”[1] In Seven County, the Court held that the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals erred in finding deficiencies in the agency’s NEPA analysis for approval of a railroad…
On June 3, 2024, Colorado Governor Jared Polis approved House Bill 24-1472 (the “Bill”), which increases the damage caps for tort and wrongful death actions beginning January 1, 2025. The Bill will increase the cap for non-economic losses or injuries[1] from $250,000 to $1.5 million, as well as increase the wrongful death cap to $2.125 million. The Bill will adjust…
As has been highly reported and talked about, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) final rule on leases and the leasing process, known as the Leasing Rule,[1] raises minimum bonding requirements from $10,000 to $150,000 for a lease bond and from $25,000 to $500,000 for a statewide bond, effective June 22, 2024 for new federal leases or assignments. Less discussed…
The Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) adopted new rules governing carbon capture and sequestration and storage at its August 22, 2023, Open Meeting. The rules go into effect on September 11, 2023, and are intended to align with the requirements of Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Class VI Underground Injection Control (UIC) program. Importantly, these rules go into effect while the State…
Beatty & Wozniak, a dynamic and expanding energy law firm, is recruiting oil and gas attorneys for our Santa Fe, New Mexico Office who are passionate about the industry and seeking to work with some of the world’s top energy companies. Our firm focuses on domestic energy development (conventional, renewable and emerging technologies), with many clients in the upstream and…