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

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Renewable + Law

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PJM Files Reliability Resource… PJM Files Reliability Resource Initiative at FERC Requesting Expansion of Transition Cycle #2 for Reliability Resources

U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes… U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes to List the Monarch Butterfly as Threatened, Seeks Comments on Developing a Final Rule

PG&E Proposes New Electric Rule No.… PG&E Proposes New Electric Rule No. 30 for Transmission Level Electric Retail Service in Response to Rapid Increase in Transmission Level Demand and Data Centers

Mineral Law

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President Trump’s Executive Order… President Trump’s Executive Order Promoting Domestic Mineral Production

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

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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

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

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

Energy & the Law

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What's the Difference Between a… What's the Difference Between a Mineral Reservation and an Exception?

Texas Court Shields Severed Mineral… Texas Court Shields Severed Mineral Interests from Tax Foreclosure Judgment

Texas Court Extends Statutory Waste… Texas Court Extends Statutory Waste Provisions to Disposal Wells

Renewable Energy Post

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New IRA Domestic Content Guidance Set to… New IRA Domestic Content Guidance Set to Bolster U.S. Manufacturers in Energy Supply Chain

The CLCPA’s Scoping Plan: Fueling… The CLCPA’s Scoping Plan: Fueling Action for Effective Implementation

America’s Rust Belt Led the Industrial… America’s Rust Belt Led the Industrial Revolution - Is it Time They Now Lead the Green Energy Transition?

New Nuclear

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NRC Ordered Updated Environmental Review… NRC Ordered Updated Environmental Review for Reactors Seeking Subsequent License Renewals—Reversing Four Previously Extended Licenses

DOE Speaks to Supply Chain Issues… DOE Speaks to Supply Chain Issues Affecting the Nuclear Industry

DOE Implements $6B Civil Nuclear Credit… DOE Implements $6B Civil Nuclear Credit Program set forth in Infrastructure Act for Operating Nuclear Power Plants

Latham’s Clean Energy Law Report

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Regional US Transportation & Climate… Regional US Transportation & Climate Initiative Program Comes to an End

California and Key Stakeholders Join… California and Key Stakeholders Join Warehouse Regulation Lawsuit

CEQ Issues Report to Congress on CCUS CEQ Issues Report to Congress on CCUS

Smart Grid Legal News

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FERC White Paper Seeks to Incentivize… FERC White Paper Seeks to Incentivize the Enhancement of Cybersecurity Capabilities

Oil and Natural Gas Infrastructure… Oil and Natural Gas Infrastructure Systems - DOE Needs Your Guidance!

DOE Seeks Guidance for Enhancing the… DOE Seeks Guidance for Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid