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the fossil fuel industry s major players are getting more creative in their use of state statutes and common
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state laws the industry sees as less favorable than federal environmental statutes Oil companies
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by existing statutes The memorandum of understanding is intended to ensure there is one federal decision
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to pay for past due royalties and sets a statute of limitations on how far back they have to pay
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But the judge ruled July 28 that the lawsuit should be dismissed because the 12 year statute of limitations
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out in statute the governor plays a significant role in implementing the policy For Ige gas
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the governing statute expressly directed the department to consider “the economic cost to the public
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pipeline can t be built The exception is if a state has taken too long: The statute allows a reasonable
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retroactively establishes a seven year statute of limitations for collecting royalty payments meaning
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and energy bidens lng exports pause leans on broad public interest statute https: www eenews net articles
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need a separate statute for conventional operations versus unconventional because they’re very