Enforcing

West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin issued an executive order directing the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to begin enforcing several new safeguards on Marcellus Shale drilling, and to identify areas of regulatory concern.

West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin issued an executive order Tuesday directing the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to begin enforcing several new safeguards on Marcellus Shale drilling, and to identify areas of regulatory concern.

FERC last Thursday issued modified penalty guidelines aimed at enforcing standards for the reliability of the electric transmission system, and it made more general guideline changes that would apply to all regulated industries.

FERC Thursday issued modified penalty guidelines aimed at enforcing the standards for the reliability of the electric transmission system, and it made more general guideline changes that would apply to all regulated industries.

New Orleans U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman, who in June blocked the federal government from enforcing a moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, last Wednesday denied the government’s second attempt to dismiss the lawsuit challenging the six-month moratorium. The Interior Department asked the court to dismiss the industry challenge as moot since the department had revoked the first moratorium that was the target of the June court decision and replaced it with a second moratorium.

New Orleans U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman, who in June blocked the federal government from enforcing a moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, Wednesday denied the government’s second attempt to dismiss the lawsuit challenging the six-month moratorium. The Interior Department asked the court to dismiss the industry challenge as moot since the department had revoked the first moratorium that was the target of the June court ruling and replaced it with a second moratorium.