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Pennsylvania PUC, DEP Petition State Supreme Court on Act 13 Cases

Just days after a seventh justice was sworn in to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the Public Utility Commission (PUC) on Tuesday submitted a request that the high court reconsider its decision to quash an appeal by the commission regarding enforcement of Act 13, the state’s omnibus Marcellus Shale law.

August 9, 2013

Upton Vows to Challenge EPA Regulation of GHG Emissions

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulation of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which officially began Sunday, represents an “unconstitutional power grab that will kill millions of jobs — unless Congress steps in,” said Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), the incoming chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee.

January 4, 2011

Rhode Island Law Restricting LNG Traffic Called ‘Unconstitutional’

The new Rhode Island law that prevents tankers carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) from using the state’s waters to deliver the chilled fuel is unconstitutional and conflicts with the safety-security efforts of the U.S. Coast Guard, an official with the Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG) said last Tuesday.

October 23, 2006

Rhode Island Law Restricting LNG Traffic Called ‘Unconstitutional’

The new Rhode Island law that prevents tankers carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) from using the state’s waters to deliver the chilled fuel is unconstitutional and conflicts with the safety-security efforts of the U.S. Coast Guard, an official with the Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG) said Tuesday.

October 18, 2006