Shale Law in the Spotlight – Celebrating the Publication of More than 100 Shale Law in the Spotlight articles!

The Center for Agricultural and Shale Law is pleased to announce that it has now published more than one hundred Shale Law in the Spotlight articles since the very first article was published in November 2016. The Shale Law in the Spotlight series is written by Chloe Marie – Research Specialist here at the Center – and provides a discussion of shale law developments from Pennsylvania, the United States and internationally.  Upon reaching this milestone, we thought that it was a good time to compile all of the articles with links so that each article can be easily accessed.

Below you will find the entire list of published articles in our Shale Law in the Spotlight series, organized by topic, as well as articles that have been published in our Global Shale Law Compendium series:

Air Quality / Methane Emissions:

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 082 – Overview of Recent Amendments to the BLM Methane Waste Prevention Rule (Oct. 3, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 081 – Overview of Recent Amendments to the EPA Methane Emissions Rule (Sep. 28, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 068 – Pennsylvania DEP Finalizes General Permits for Methane Emissions from Unconventional Natural Gas Production, Processing, and Transmission (Jun. 29, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 063 – SECOND UPDATE: Current Legal Developments Relating to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rules on Methane Waste Prevention and Hydraulic Fracturing (May 23, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 050 – UPDATE: Current Legal Developments Relating to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rules on Methane Waste Prevention and Hydraulic Fracturing (Feb. 14, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 038 – Overview of Utah’s Laws and Regulations Related to Oil and Gas Air Emissions (Oct. 4, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 035 – Timeline and Update of Litigation Involving the Federal Methane Emissions Rule (Sep. 6, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 026 – Overview of Federal Regulatory Actions Related to Methane Emissions and Other Air Quality Impacts from the Oil and Gas Sector (Jun. 7, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 016 – DEP Addresses Oil and Gas Methane Emissions Reduction Strategy (Mar. 22, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 006 – BLM Releases Final Rule on Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation (Jan. 11, 2017)

Chemical Disclosure:

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 031 – Chemical Disclosure (Jul. 20, 2017)

Crude Oil by Rail:

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 089 – PHMSA Amends Regulatory Requirements for Crude Oil Trains (Nov. 28, 2018)

Delaware River Basin Commission:

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 084 – Overview of Litigation Challenging the Delaware River Basin Commission’s Moratorium on Shale Gas Development (Oct. 17, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 037 – UPDATE: The Delaware River Basin Commission’s Regulatory Actions on Natural Gas Development (Sep. 20, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 034 – The Delaware River Basin Commission’s Regulatory Action and Inaction on Natural Gas Development (Aug. 23, 2017)

Environmental Rights Amendment:

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 028 – Pennsylvania Supreme Court Takes Expansive View of State Environmental Rights Amendment, Strikes Down Use of Oil and Gas Revenue for Non-Conservation Purposes (Jun. 22, 2017)

Frac Sand Use:

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 030 – Overview of Frac Sand Mining in the United States (Jul. 6, 2017)

Induced Seismicity:

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 071 – Overview of Recent Legal Actions Relating to Induced Seismicity Damage Claims in the United States, Part 3 (Jul. 25, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 070 – Overview of Recent Legal Actions Relating to Induced Seismicity Damage Claims in the United States, Part 2 (Jul. 20, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 069 – Overview of Recent Legal Actions Relating to Induced Seismicity Damage Claims in the United States, Part 1 (Jul. 18, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 057 – Update on Induced Seismicity Regulatory Activities in the United States (Apr. 11, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 027 – Update on Induced Seismicity in the United States (Jun. 14, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 015 – DEP Issues Review of Seismic Events in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Mar. 15, 2017)

Induced Seismicity Update – Induced Seismicity in Pennsylvania (May 31, 2016)

International Oil and Gas Development

Global Shale Law Compendium article 027 – Shale Governance in the Netherlands (Feb. 9, 2018)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 021 – Shale Governance in Australia: Western Australia, South Australia, and Queensland (Oct. 13, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 020 – Shale Governance in Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and Northern Territory (Oct. 6, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 019 – Shale Governance in Mexico (Sep. 29, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 018 – Shale Governance in Brazil (Sep. 15, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 015 – Shale Governance in Canada: British Columbia, Northwest Territory, Yukon, and Nunavut (Jul. 21, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 014 – Shale Governance in Canada: Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan (Jul. 14, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 013 – Shale Governance in Canada: Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, and Prince Edward Island (Jul. 7, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 012 – Shale Governance in Canada: New Brunswick, Quebec, and Nova Scotia (Jun. 30, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 011 – Shale Governance in Argentina (Jun. 16, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 010 – Shale Governance in South Africa (Jun. 9, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 009 – Shale Governance in North African Countries: Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, and Egypt (Jun. 2, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 008 – Shale Governance in Algeria (May 26, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 006 – Shale Governance in Poland (May 5, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 005 – Shale Governance in Germany (Apr. 28, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 003 – Shale Governance in England (Apr. 6, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 002 – Shale Governance in France (Mar. 30, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 001 – Shale Governance in the European Union (Mar. 17, 2017)

LNG Exports:

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 024 – Approved Applications for LNG Export Projects in the United States, Part 2 (May 25, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 023 – Approved Applications for LNG Export Projects in the United States, Part 1 (May 17, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 022 – Status of Pending Applications for LNG Export Projects in the United States (May 10, 2017)

Municipal Regulation:

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 086 – Ohio Supreme Court Denies Ballot Proposition to Prohibit Oil and Gas Extraction Within the City of Columbus (Nov. 1, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 041 – Recent Litigation Relating to Wastewater Injection Well Prohibition in Grant Township (Oct. 25, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 040 – Recent Litigation Relating to Wastewater Injection Well Prohibition in Highland Township (Oct. 18, 2017)

National Energy Policy:

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 083 – Impacts of Recent Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on the Oil and Gas Industry (Oct. 10, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 053 – Overview of the U.S. EIA Annual Report on U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Proved Reserves in 2016 (Mar. 7, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 025 – Changes in Energy and Environmental Policy During First 100 Days of Trump Administration (May 31, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 013 – President Trump’s Use of Executive Orders and Presidential Memoranda to Impact Energy and Environmental Policy (Mar. 1, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 012 – Use of Congressional Review Act to Alter Energy and Environmental Policy in the Early Days of the Trump Administration (Feb. 23, 2017)

Oil & Gas Ownership and Leasing:

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 066 – Pennsylvania Superior Court Denies Request for Rehearing in Trespass by Hydraulic Fracturing Case (Jun. 20, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 058 – Background of Recent West Virginia Legislation Addressing the Deduction of Post-Production Costs from Oil and Gas Royalties (Apr. 18, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 052 – Overview of BLM Oil and Gas Leasing Program Reform (Feb. 28, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 011 – Pennsylvania Senate Passes Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Protection Package (Feb. 15, 2017)

Pipelines:

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 099 – Atlantic Coast Pipeline: Update of Legal Developments Regarding Pipeline Construction (Feb. 13, 2019)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 098 – Atlantic Coast Pipeline: Overview of Litigation Regarding the Pipeline Construction, Part 3 (Feb. 1, 2019)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 097 – Atlantic Coast Pipeline: Overview of Litigation Regarding the Pipeline Construction, Part 2 (Jan. 17, 2019)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 096 – Atlantic Coast Pipeline: Overview of Litigation Regarding the Pipeline Construction, Part 1 (Jan. 11, 2019)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 095 – Atlantic Coast Pipeline: Overview of Federal and State Regulatory Approval Processes (Jan. 9, 2019)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 092 – Overview of Recent Legal Actions Relating to the Dakota Access Pipeline, Part 3: Legal Challenge of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to Actions of U.S. Corps of Engineers (Dec. 19, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 091– Overview of Recent Legal Actions Relating to the Dakota Access Pipeline, Part 2: North Dakota Files Notice of Claim Under Federal Tort Claims Act (Dec. 14, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 090 – Overview of Recent Legal Actions Relating to the Dakota Access Pipeline, Part 1 (Dec. 12, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 080 – UPDATE: Overview and Timeline of Legal Developments Relating to the Keystone XL Pipeline (Sep. 21, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 078 – Overview and Timeline of Legal Developments Relating to the Keystone XL Pipeline (Sep. 12, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 077 – Overview of the Falcon Ethane Pipeline System Project (Sep. 7, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 072– Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Refuses Request to Change Direction for Western Portion of Laurel Pipeline (Aug. 3, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 065 – FERC Seeks Comment on Proposed Policy Changes Regarding Natural Gas Pipeline Certification Process (Jun. 15, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 064 – Overview of State Critical Infrastructure Protection Statutes and Related Legislation (Jun. 13, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 061 – Mariner East Pipeline: An Overview of Status and Current Regulatory Developments (May 9, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 060 – PennEast Pipeline Project: An Overview of Status and Current Legal Developments (May 2, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 059 – Constitution Pipeline Project: An Overview of Status and Current Legal Developments (Apr. 25, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 056 – Valley Lateral Pipeline Project: An Overview of Status and Current Legal Developments (Apr. 4, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 055 – Rover Pipeline Project: An Overview of Status and Current Legal Developments (Mar. 28, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 054 – Bayou Bridge Pipeline Project: An Overview of Status and Current Legal Developments (Mar. 21, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 042 – UPDATE: Dakota Access Pipeline and its Current Legal Developments (Nov. 8, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 036 – Overview of Legal Developments on the Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Project (Sep. 13, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 019 – Recent Pipeline Developments in Pennsylvania and the Eastern United States, Part 3 (Apr. 12, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 018 – Recent Pipeline Developments in Pennsylvania and the Eastern United States, Part 2 (Apr. 5, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 017 – Recent Pipeline Developments in Pennsylvania and the Eastern United States, Part 1 (Mar. 29, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 010 – PHMSA Publishes Final Rule on Operator Qualification, Cost Recovery, Accident and Incident Notification, and Other Pipeline Safety Changes (Feb. 8, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 009 – President Trump’s Memoranda Relating to the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipeline Construction Projects (Feb. 1, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 001 – Dakota Access Pipeline: Current Legal Developments (Nov. 21, 2016)

Public Health:

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 074 – Environmental Groups Challenge North Dakota Department of Health’s Grant of Permit to Construct Oil Refinery Near Theodore Roosevelt National Park (Aug. 22, 2018)

Public Lands:

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 093 – Overview of the Proposed Amendment to BLM Sage-Grouse Resource Management Plans (Dec. 21, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 082 – Overview of Recent Amendments to the BLM Methane Waste Prevention Rule (Oct. 3, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 088 – U.S. Forest Service Proposes New Rulemaking for Oil and Gas Development on National Forest Lands (Nov. 16, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 076 – Overview of Recent Legal Actions Relating to Oil and Gas Development on Public Lands in the United States, Part 2 (Sep. 5, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 075 – Overview of Recent Legal Actions Relating to Oil and Gas Development on Public Lands in the United States, Part 1 (Aug. 29, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 067 – Overview of Legal Developments Relating to Shale Gas Development in the Greater Chaco Area of New Mexico (Jun. 28, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 063 – SECOND UPDATE: Current Legal Developments Relating to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rules on Methane Waste Prevention and Hydraulic Fracturing (May 23, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 052 – Overview of BLM Oil and Gas Leasing Program Reform (Feb. 28, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 051 – Overview of the Greater Sage-Grouse Resource Management Plan Reform (Feb. 21, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 050 – UPDATE: Current Legal Developments Relating to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rules on Methane Waste Prevention and Hydraulic Fracturing (Feb. 14, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 039 – Status and Overview of BLM Hydraulic Fracturing Rule (Oct. 11, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 008 – National Park Service: Overview of the Final Rule on Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights on National Park System Units (Jan. 25, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 007 – President Obama Issues Ban on Oil and Gas Drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans (Jan. 18, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 006 – BLM Releases Final Rule on Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation (Jan. 11, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 003 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Overview of the Final Rule on Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights on National Wildlife Refuge Lands and Waters (Dec. 14, 2016)

Severance Tax / Impact Fee:

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 101 – An Overview of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling Related to the Impact Fee (Apr. 3, 2019)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 062 – Timeline and Overview of Natural Gas Severance Tax Proposals in Pennsylvania (May 18, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 049 – Oil and Natural Gas Severance Taxes in the United States (Florida, New York, Tennessee, Illinois, and Virginia) (Feb. 7, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 048 – Oil and Natural Gas Severance Taxes in the United States (Michigan, Alaska, Nebraska, and California) (Jan. 31, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 047 – Oil and Natural Gas Severance Taxes in the United States (Indiana, Kentucky, Alabama, and Mississippi) (Jan. 24, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 046 – Oil and Natural Gas Severance Taxes in the United States (Kansas, South Dakota, Montana, and Utah) (Jan. 17, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 045 – Oil and Natural Gas Severance Taxes in the United States (North Dakota, Arkansas, Colorado, and New Mexico) (Jan. 10, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 044 – Oil and Natural Gas Severance Taxes in the United States (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Wyoming) (Dec. 13, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 043 – Oil and Natural Gas Severance Taxes in the United States (Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia) (Dec. 6, 2017)

State Regulation:

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 100 – Overview of Recent Oil and Gas Regulatory and Legal Developments in Colorado (Mar. 7, 2019)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 087 – Overview of Statewide Ballot Initiatives Relevant to Oil and Gas Development (Nov. 14, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 085 – Colorado Proposition 112 Seeks to Expand Minimum Setback Distances for Oil and Gas Development (Oct. 29, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 079 – Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) Proposes Increase in Unconventional Well Permit Application Fee (Sep. 19, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 068 – Pennsylvania DEP Finalizes General Permits for Methane Emissions from Unconventional Natural Gas Production, Processing, and Transmission (Jun. 29, 2018)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 031 – Shale Governance in Pennsylvania: Regulations from 2015 to 2018 (May 11, 2018)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 030 – Shale Governance in Pennsylvania: Regulations from 2011 to 2014 (May 4, 2018)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 029 – Shale Governance in Pennsylvania: Regulations from 2008 to 2010 (Mar. 30, 2018)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 028 – Shale Governance in Michigan (Feb. 16, 2018)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 026 – Shale Governance in Mid-Atlantic States: Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, and Maryland (Feb. 2, 2018)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 025 – Shale Governance in Pennsylvania: Fiscal Code Legislation from 2009 to 2017 (Jan. 26, 2018)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 024 – Shale Governance in Pennsylvania: Legislation from 2013 to 2016 (Nov. 10, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 023 – Shale Governance in Pennsylvania: Legislation from 2010 to 2012 (Nov 3, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 022 – Shale Governance in New England States (Oct. 20, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 038 – Overview of Utah’s Laws and Regulations Related to Oil and Gas Air Emissions (Oct. 4, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 017 – Shale Governance in North Carolina (Sep. 8, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium – article 016 – Shale Governance in Illinois (Sep. 1, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 007 – Shale Governance in New York (May 12, 2017)

Global Shale Law Compendium article 004 – Shale Governance in Maryland (Apr. 14, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 016 – DEP Addresses Oil and Gas Methane Emissions Reduction Strategy (Mar. 22, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 015 – DEP Issues Review of Seismic Events in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Mar. 15, 2017)

Wastewater Treatment / Disposal:

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 041 – Recent Litigation Relating to Wastewater Injection Well Prohibition in Grant Township (Oct. 25, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 040 – Recent Litigation Relating to Wastewater Injection Well Prohibition in Highland Township (Oct. 18, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 020 – Recent Permitting of UIC Brine Disposal Wells in Pennsylvania and Related Litigation (Apr. 26, 2017)

Water Quality / Water Use:

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 094 – U.S. EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Issue Proposed Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States” (Jan. 2, 2019)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 084 – Overview of Litigation Challenging the Delaware River Basin Commission’s Moratorium on Shale Gas Development (Oct. 17, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 073 – Bankruptcy Filing Reveals Settlement of Water Pollution Claims in Butler County, Pennsylvania (Aug. 8, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 037 – UPDATE: The Delaware River Basin Commission’s Regulatory Actions on Natural Gas Development (Sep. 20, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 034 – The Delaware River Basin Commission’s Regulatory Action and Inaction on Natural Gas Development (Aug. 23, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 021 – Legal Developments Continue in the Effort to Assess Responsibility for Water Contamination in Dimock, Pennsylvania (May 3, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 014 – Executive Order on the “Waters of the United States” Rule (Mar. 8, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 005 – A Timeline of EPA Actions Leading to the Issuance of the Final Hydraulic Fracturing Report (Jan. 4, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 004 – EPA Releases its Final Report on Impacts from the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle on Drinking Water Resources in the United States (Dec. 22, 2016)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 002 – Pavilion Groundwater Investigation: Wyoming DEQ Concludes that Water Contamination Was Not Caused by Hydraulic Fracturing (Dec. 7, 2016)

Wildlife Habitat:

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 093 – Overview of the Proposed Amendment to BLM Sage-Grouse Resource Management Plans (Dec. 21, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 051 – Overview of the Greater Sage-Grouse Resource Management Plan Reform (Feb. 21, 2018)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 033 – Endangered Species Act: Impacts on Shale Gas Development (Aug. 2, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 032 – Songbirds and Bats: Issues Related to Shale Gas Development (Jul. 2, 2017)

Shale Law in the Spotlight article 029 – Overview of Wildlife Issues Related to Shale Gas Development (Jun. 28, 2017)

This material is based upon work supported by the National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.