On May 12, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law CS/CS/CS/HB 489, regarding subsurface rights disclosures. The bill creates a new Section 689.29, Florida Statutes. Beginning October 1, 2014, a ...

In a closely watched opinion issued on May 16, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court in Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Undergrounds Services Markham, LLC, — S.W.3d —, No. 22-0878, 2025 WL 1415892 (Tex. May 16, 2025) ...

It is the time of year when snow is melting, and we are starting to see glimpses of spring weather. We are starting to hope the snowy season is now behind us and that the April showers that bring May ...

When fossil fuels are burned, they emit CO2, the greenhouse gas primarily responsible for global heating. The oil and gas industry wants to use Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) to theoretically reduce ...

TALLAHASSEE — Builders and sellers must alert buyers if they plan to keep the mineral rights beneath Florida homes, under legislation passed by state lawmakers and now awaiting the governor's approval ...

To the editor: Wouldn’t it be fair and give a sense of equality if the subsurface rights be rightfully returned to all the villages within the Doyon region? Doyon Ltd. would still have about 6 million ...