Energy Webinar – “Issues Affecting Pennsylvania Energy Operations”

Webinar
Steptoe & Johnson Speaker Event & Webinar

March 29, 2018

This presentation will provide an introduction to the issues affecting Pennsylvania energy operations at the local level. This includes strategies for working with local governmental units to achieve energy development goals.

We will also provide an overview of the scope and limitations of municipal regulatory authority as they relate to energy operations. The presentation will conclude with commentary on recent developments in Pennsylvania’s environmental and regulatory case law.

Topics include:

Strategies for working with municipalities
The scope and limitations of municipal authority, rules, and regulations
The effect of the Pennsylvania Constitution Environmental Rights Amendment on municipal environmental governance