Energy & Environmental Alert – When the Oklahoma Corporation Commission Says, “No Further Action,” How Much Does It Count?

An OCC no-further-action letter and a final order closing a spill site do not bind a district court hearing a private nuisance claim. But the court may weigh them as evidence and may rely on them in holding that a plaintiff has not shown (by clear and convincing evidence) the likelihood of success needed to justify a mandatory cleanup injunction.

By |2026-09-25T11:17:40-05:00September 23rd, 2026|Comments Off on Energy & Environmental Alert – When the Oklahoma Corporation Commission Says, “No Further Action,” How Much Does It Count?

Environmental Alert – EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Remains in Effect Despite Proposed Rollback

Although EPA has proposed eliminating most GHGRP source categories and suspending reporting obligations for much of the oil and gas sector, those proposals have not been finalized. Accordingly, facilities currently subject to GHGRP reporting should continue to treat existing reporting obligations as fully enforceable unless and until EPA takes final regulatory action.

By |2026-09-15T12:44:14-05:00September 15th, 2026|Comments Off on Environmental Alert – EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Remains in Effect Despite Proposed Rollback

GableGotwals Welcomes Back Shareholder Erin Dailey to the Firm

Erin’s practice will focus on representing clients in a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, drawing on a career spanning litigation, in-house transactional work, and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) leadership.

By |2026-09-14T11:25:54-05:00September 14th, 2026|Comments Off on GableGotwals Welcomes Back Shareholder Erin Dailey to the Firm

Litigation Alert – Observations from the First Two Years of the Texas Business Court

This Alert summarizes what practitioners have observed in litigating before the Texas Business Court, explains why its opinions matter, and reviews some of the key holdings from the court's most significant decisions to date.

By |2026-09-10T10:17:16-05:00September 10th, 2026|Comments Off on Litigation Alert – Observations from the First Two Years of the Texas Business Court

Environmental Alert – Clean Air Act Pulse Check: Where EPA’s NSPS OOOOb/c Methane Rules Stand Today

Despite two years of political and regulatory turbulence, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) New Source Performance Standards (“NSPS”) Subparts OOOOb/c remain in effect and are the dominant framework for regulating methane and volatile organic compound (“VOC”) emissions in parts of the oil and gas sector.

By |2026-08-31T16:08:38-05:00August 31st, 2026|Comments Off on Environmental Alert – Clean Air Act Pulse Check: Where EPA’s NSPS OOOOb/c Methane Rules Stand Today
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