Natural Resources IndustryOverviewPeopleExperienceNewsPublicationsEventsPublications November 29, 2017 – Legal Alerts The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Rules the WVSCMRA Does Not Abrogate Common Law Waivers of Subjacent Support Thomas M. Connor September 15, 2017 – Articles The Mine Line - Insights for the Mining Industry April 19, 2017 – Articles New Administration, New EPA Carolyn M. Brown May 2, 2016 – Articles Startup Shutdown Malfunction Update Carolyn M. Brown May 2, 2016 – Articles State Regulations: Kentucky Robin B. Thomerson March 14, 2016 – Articles Is it a Real Property Interest? The Case That Could Change Bargaining Power October 5, 2015 – Articles Navigating the 2015 Work Place Examination New Mexico Bureau of Mine Safety September 12, 2014 – Articles Temporary Economic Reinstatement Not a Preliminary Remedy in a Miner's Discrimination Case July 23, 2014 – Articles Fourth Circuit Affirms Liability for Selenium Discharges July 23, 2014 – Articles EPA Re-gains “Green Light” to Regulate Permitting Procedures June 6, 2014 – Articles Supreme Court Affirms DEP Decision on Narrative Water Quality Standards April 7, 2014 – Articles Federal Court Ruling Creates Effluent Limit Paradox March 17, 2014 – Articles West Virginia Legislature Passes Comprehensive Aboveground Storage Tank Bill and Amends Public Water Supply Laws December 16, 2013 – Articles Hernshaw Decision Could Have Impacts Beyond Coal Industry October 14, 2013 – Articles State Primacy in Coal Mining Regulations Challenged: Environmental Group Seeks Federal Court Jurisdiction October 14, 2013 – Articles States’ Primary Authority to Regulate Coal Mining Pursuant to SMCRA Under Assault July 29, 2013 – Articles Upcoming Ruling Will Impact West Virginia Water Permitting Process July 1, 2013 – Articles Environmental Groups Seek to Impose Selenium Treatment Obligations on Property Owners June 3, 2013 – Articles WVDEP Finalizes Changes to Natural Gas General Permits and Associated Regulations May 16, 2013 – Articles EPA Declines to Create New Air Pollution Control Program for Coal Mines – For Now. August 20, 2012 – Articles Court Injects Clarity into Air Permitting Source Determinations: August 2, 2012 – Articles Judge Sides With Coal Industry Against EPA Mindy G. Barfield June 26, 2012 – Articles Dusting Off Concerns About Silica June 18, 2012 – Articles Ohio Governor Signs Legislation to Address Horizontal Drilling Issues May 21, 2012 – Articles WVDEP Secretary Addresses Shale Gas Permitting Delays April 25, 2012 – Articles EPA Issues Final Rule Targeting Air Emissions from Oil and Gas Operations April 11, 2012 – Articles How the EPA Aims to Kill Coal April 4, 2012 – Articles D.C. District Court Trumps EPA on Clean Water Act Permitting March 29, 2012 – Articles Shale Gas Operations: Freshwater Impoundments Under Scrutiny January 4, 2012 – Articles West Virginia Enacts Comprehensive Horizontal Gas Wells Statute
November 29, 2017 – Legal Alerts The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Rules the WVSCMRA Does Not Abrogate Common Law Waivers of Subjacent Support Thomas M. Connor
March 14, 2016 – Articles Is it a Real Property Interest? The Case That Could Change Bargaining Power
October 5, 2015 – Articles Navigating the 2015 Work Place Examination New Mexico Bureau of Mine Safety
September 12, 2014 – Articles Temporary Economic Reinstatement Not a Preliminary Remedy in a Miner's Discrimination Case
March 17, 2014 – Articles West Virginia Legislature Passes Comprehensive Aboveground Storage Tank Bill and Amends Public Water Supply Laws
October 14, 2013 – Articles State Primacy in Coal Mining Regulations Challenged: Environmental Group Seeks Federal Court Jurisdiction
October 14, 2013 – Articles States’ Primary Authority to Regulate Coal Mining Pursuant to SMCRA Under Assault
July 1, 2013 – Articles Environmental Groups Seek to Impose Selenium Treatment Obligations on Property Owners
June 3, 2013 – Articles WVDEP Finalizes Changes to Natural Gas General Permits and Associated Regulations
May 16, 2013 – Articles EPA Declines to Create New Air Pollution Control Program for Coal Mines – For Now.