Energy & Environmental Law Blog

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U.S EPA and Army Corps Revert Back to… U.S EPA and Army Corps Revert Back to Pre-2015 Interpretation of "Waters of the United States"

Ohio EPA’s proposed changes to… Ohio EPA’s proposed changes to biocriteria rules could affect point source dischargers.

Public Comment Period Opens as Ohio EPA… Public Comment Period Opens as Ohio EPA Issues Draft Revisions to Reasonably Available Control Technology (“RACT”) Requirements for Control of VOC and NOx Emissions

PipelineLaw

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Could Mexico’s Mid-Term Elections… Could Mexico’s Mid-Term Elections Signal a Return to Energy and Environmental Policy Rationality?

Supreme Court Holds that Natural Gas Act… Supreme Court Holds that Natural Gas Act Delegates Eminent Domain Power, Allowing FERC Certificate-Holders to Condemn State-Owned Property

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments… Supreme Court to Hear Arguments regarding Natural Gas Act and Eminent Domain Power

The Nickel Report

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In Groundbreaking Final Rule, EPA… In Groundbreaking Final Rule, EPA Designates Two PFAS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA

EPA Finalizes Landmark Rule Setting… EPA Finalizes Landmark Rule Setting Stringent New Limits for Six PFAS in Drinking Water

Earth Day Fee Increases: EPA… Earth Day Fee Increases: EPA Significantly Increases TSCA Fees to Add Resources for TSCA Implementation 

Energy Business Law

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Defense Innovation Unit Air Force… Defense Innovation Unit Air Force Solicitation: Opportunities for Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Project Sponsors

Thank You to Our Readers Thank You to Our Readers

Understanding Energy Storage Understanding Energy Storage

Renewable + Law

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FERC Issues Order Expanding Findings… FERC Issues Order Expanding Findings Related to Non-Independent Directors and Affiliation

Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council… Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council Finalizes Rulemaking to Clarify Contested Case Procedures for Energy Projects

CAISO Interconnection Process… CAISO Interconnection Process Enhancements Proposal Faces Protest at FERC

Stoel Rives Environmental Law

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The Chevron Doctrine's Gone, but… The Chevron Doctrine's Gone, but the APA Lives On

Supreme Court 2024: Key Rulings Reshape… Supreme Court 2024: Key Rulings Reshape Federal Regulatory Authority

EPA Reconsiders New Risk Management… EPA Reconsiders New Risk Management Program Regulations, but Regulations Remain in Effect

Mineral Law

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The Alaska Legislature’s Push-Pull on… The Alaska Legislature’s Push-Pull on Taxes

Things Heat Up in Juneau Things Heat Up in Juneau

Wait … What?  A Potentially Dangerous… Wait … What?  A Potentially Dangerous Development in § 105(c) Retaliation Cases

Venture Law Blog

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2020, 2021 and the EC/VC Industry –… 2020, 2021 and the EC/VC Industry – Review of the Past Year and Predictions for the Current One

SEC Adopts Rule Amendments Aimed at… SEC Adopts Rule Amendments Aimed at Expanding Access to Capital

Venture Capital And Private Equity… Venture Capital And Private Equity Investors Take Note: Primary Care May Be The Next Behavioral Health

The Real Estate & Environmental Law Blog

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More Borrowers Prevail More Borrowers Prevail

Loan Document Interpretation – Wow!… Loan Document Interpretation – Wow! Drafter Beware.

Industry Critical of Proposed Prop 65… Industry Critical of Proposed Prop 65 Regulations

Environmental Law

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Commercial Real Estate Alert: New… Commercial Real Estate Alert: New Jersey’s New PFAS Soil Standards Shake Up Cleanups & Closings

Governor Signs Bill Extending A-901… Governor Signs Bill Extending A-901 Licensing Deadline for Dirty Dirt Law

New Jersey Seeks Comment On Carbon… New Jersey Seeks Comment On Carbon Sequestration Strategy In Natural and Working Lands

Environmental Law Blog

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NJDEP’s Direct Oversight Authority… NJDEP’s Direct Oversight Authority Broadly Defined

The Next Phase of AAI: Start Thinking… The Next Phase of AAI: Start Thinking About PFAS

EPA update: AAI requirements must also… EPA update: AAI requirements must also be complied with by purchasers of contaminated property under state law to achieve “innocent purchaser” status

Competition Law

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Draft Lesser Penalty Regulations: Key… Draft Lesser Penalty Regulations: Key Takeaways

CCI’s Draft (Combinations)… CCI’s Draft (Combinations) Regulations: Key Takeaways

What’s Happening? 2022 Wrap of… What’s Happening? 2022 Wrap of Competition Law in India

PURPA and Distributed Energy Resources Blog

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We Are Moving “PURPA and Distributed… We Are Moving “PURPA and Distributed Energy Resources Blog” to a New Web Platform

CPUC Declines to Adopt Community… CPUC Declines to Adopt Community Renewables Proposal and Also Declines to Address the Legality of Compensation to Community Renewable Resources at Prices Above PURPA Avoided Cost

Community Renewable Generators:… Community Renewable Generators: Wholesale Power Sales Versus Net Energy Metering

The Levee Was Dry

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Hello Again from NAFSMA Hello Again from NAFSMA

“Live from Colorado Springs, it's… “Live from Colorado Springs, it's NAFSMA!”

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CEQA Chronicles

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First District Holds that Analysis of… First District Holds that Analysis of Development’s Increased Wildfire Risk is a Necessary Component of Project EIR

Downey Brand Victory: EIR Upheld for… Downey Brand Victory: EIR Upheld for Sand and Gravel Mine; Lead Agency Allowed to Recover Administrative Record Costs

CEQA Legislative Fix For State Capitol… CEQA Legislative Fix For State Capitol Renovation Upheld, All Work Performed Exempt