Considerations with Renewable Energy Development and Severed Mineral Estates
…such industry practice usually does not provide sufficient comfort to lenders and tax equity investors seeking to reduce risks for their investment. It is common in New Mexico for the…
Tenth Circuit Overturns BLM’s Mancos Shale Oil and Gas APD Approvals
…challenging the BLM’s NEPA compliance work for approximately 350 APDs and alleging that BLM also violated its consultation and compliance obligations under the NHPA. The media focused on the Dine’…
Eighth Circuit Holds that Dish Network Must Exhaust Tribal Remedies
…service account that Brian Laducer, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band, opened with Dish Network in 2007. Mr. Laducer used his daughter’s credit card to open that account. Both…
Bondholders and Trustee Avoid Tribal Court Jurisdiction on Defaulted Bonds
…commercial agreements. The court reasoned that the financial consequences of adhering to freely negotiated commercial transactions did not rise to the level of threat or injury required by the second…
New Mexico’s Conditional Certification of EPA’s Proposed Reissuance of the Multi Sector General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity Raises Significant Concerns
…process whereby state certifications may “include [c]onditions which are necessary to assure compliance with the applicable provisions of [the CWA] and with appropriate requirements of State law” including where “pollutants…
Modrall Sperling Celebrates Law Day
…and served for many years as the firm’s president. Mr. Sperling also dedicated years of public service to the New Mexico legal community. This year’s essay contest winners were Gina…
NALW Winter 2016-2017
…Demise of Deference? Chevron’s and Auer’s Uncertain Future President Trump’s recent executive orders and ongoing commitment to regulatory reform are finding complimentary provisions in the form of a number of…
New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission Adopts Rule Changes Concerning Produced Water
On September 3, 2020, the New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission adopted rules changes concerning produced water. See OCC Order No. R-21343-A (Sept. 3, 2020). Under the Produced Water Act, signed…