Energy & the Law

AUGUST 11, 2021

Much of this dispute concerns drilling activities that first took place before the Act’s effective date and whether those activities were legally commenced or established. The meaning of “lawfully commenced or established” comes from the FEIS. The result. The only question before the court was whether removal was timely, and it was.

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Energy & the Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The Act grandfathered uses that were legally commenced or established prior to the effective date of the permit program. Plaquemines alleges that the producers’ operations dating back to the 1940’s were not lawfully commenced or established because of they departed from prudent industry practice and thus were not begun in good faith.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

S had been perfectly healthy until her respiratory symptoms commenced one year ago. Last week, I interviewed a patient who was hospitalized for severe and persistent asthma attacks. She described her struggle to breathe on her worst days as feeling as though “an elephant was sitting on her chest.” dust, mold), all of which she denied.

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Law and Environment

MAY 3, 2022

i) with respect to which the Administrator or the Secretary has commenced and is diligently prosecuting an action under this subsection, (ii) with respect to which a State has commenced and is diligently prosecuting an action under a State law comparable to this subsection, or.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 5, 2023

Consider the following hypothetical for further explanation: A lessee is required to commence operations on a new well by Day 60 or else the lease will terminate. On the one hand, the lessee would not have commenced operations on the new well by Day 60 had the force majeure event never happened.

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Acoel

AUGUST 11, 2022

Dakota Finance LLC decision from the Fourth Circuit, the Court concluded in a split decision that a South Carolina enforcement action was insufficient to preclude a citizens suit commenced pursuant to Clean Water Act § 505(a)(1), notwithstanding the provisions of Clean Water Act § 309(g)(6)(A)(ii).

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

The Sebree Solar II project is set to begin construction in early 2025 and commence commercial operation by the end of 2026. The consortium is supporting the Sebree Solar II project through a PPA that entails purchasing energy for 20 years. The solar facility will be located near the town of Robards, Kentucky, near the Ohio River.

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Law and Environment

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The second development this week was that EPA announced it was commencing a rulemaking to propose adding all of the compounds mentioned above as hazardous constituents in what is known as “ Appendix VIII ” to the hazardous waste regulations at 40 CFR Part 261.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Ebb Carbon has commenced the operation of its marine carbon removal and ocean deacidification system in Sequim, Washington. Read the full story at Environment + Energy Leader. The company, founded by former Google X, Tesla, and SolarCity executives, started deploying the new technology following a Series A investment round.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

The bill incorporated many best industry practices and includes provisions that would-- -- Preempt local ordinances and regulations on decommissioning; --Require the restoration of the property to a condition reasonably similar to its condition before the commencement of construction, including the replacement of topsoil removed or eroded on previously (..)

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

The twenty five-year operations term commences from COP approval. If a lessee intends to continue to develop a commercial wind project, then it must submit a construction and operations plan (COP) before the end of the five-year site assessment term, which must be approved by BOEM before construction of the project can begin.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 11, 2023

To implement its expanded statutory authority, FERC recently commenced a rulemaking on the permitting of interstate transmission facilities under section 216. Under current FERC regulations, applicants are required to wait one year between when they file their state applications and when the federal pre-filing process can commence.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In areas where uncertainty in development timelines and relevant actors prevents a clear direction, the Plan endorses early engagement efforts – including CBA conversations to potentially commence in the coming months.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 15, 2021

megawatts (DC), with the planting phase of the farm’s pollinator habitat commencing this month. Today, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Facilities & Services (F&S) announces the final stage of completion for Solar Farm 2.0, totaling 12.3 The project is the second solar farm constructed at the… Read more →

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HumanNature

APRIL 17, 2024

After the presentation, the clothing swap commenced. In 2023, the start-up collected and sorted over 13,000 units of clothing, hosted 9 swap events and tracked the environmental impact of these localized activities. Learn more about the model and its impact at circularthrift.org , and follow @circularthriftllc on Instagram.

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SPR Law

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In September 2022, the NYC Mayor’s Office of Environmental Remediation (OER) published draft rules proposing to establish OER’s authority to commence enforcement actions against parties who fail to comply with OER-approved Site Management Plans (SMPs).

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Brag

MAY 30, 2023

In particular, EPA proposes to amend the regulations to specify that EPA must make a determination on each PMN, SNUN, and MCAN received before the submitter may commence manufacturing or processing of the chemical substance, and to list the five possible determinations and the actions required in association with those determinations.

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SPR Law

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

George of the New York State Supreme Court issued two identical decisions denying standing to the Long Island Pine Barrens Society, the Group for the East End, a NYS Assembly member, and various property owners who had collectively commenced a pair of proceedings challenging the approval of a residential… The post Zoning and SEQRA Challenges (..)

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 18, 2024

1 Commencing with the preparation and construction of five wind turbines off the southeast coast of Block Island, significant and frequently intense OSW vessel traffic has been observed. The beginning of these declarations coincides with increased offshore wind (OSW) vessel activity in waters where the whale deaths were observed.

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Greenbuilding Law

MARCH 10, 2024

And if environmental groups that have been heard to threaten court challenges because the rules do not go far enough, commence actions, we will blog about it. Even with the uncertainty arising from already commenced judicial challenges, it is of critical import that the thousands of SEC reporting companies (.

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Nanotech

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The SNUR requires persons who intend to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) or process the chemical substance identified generically as MWCNTs (PMN P-20-72) for an activity that is designated as a significant new use to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity.

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Energy & the Law

JUNE 24, 2022

The pipeline companies commenced condemnation proceedings shortly thereafter. The pipeline companies’ counsel sent an email to the district’s counsel summarizing the proposal, to which the district’s counsel responded, “Very good. Thank you.”. The Condemnation Proceedings.

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Energy & the Law

MAY 10, 2023

The Court also determined that MRC would have had enough time to move the rig to the well on the lease at issue and to commence drilling by the termination date but chose to drill other wells first. MRC’s proposed definition of the meaning of “delay” was not persuasive.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2022

In accordance with their Impact Assessment and Restoration Plan for Ranger Cove, Sunoco and its third-party contractors commenced this week with turtle trapping to relocate Northern Red Belly Cooters, a state-listed threatened species of turtle, from the identified work areas.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The organization will soon commence a search for a new Executive Director to continue its mission to inspire and equip people of faith to honor, protect, and restore our shared watershed. "I look forward to continuing to lead others towards watershed stewardship in my new role and contribute to ongoing efforts to protect our planet."

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The standard is based on a percent of total electricity sales, and in addition to certain eligibility requirements, requires that generators have commenced commercial operation after 2010. The CES, first enacted in 2017, requires retail sellers of electricity in Massachusetts to provide increasing quantities of clean electricity over time.

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Renewable + Law

AUGUST 31, 2020

For instance, the CPUC noted that San Diego Community Power raised concerns about the “impact[] of the COVID-19 pandemic and ramping up with long-term procurement; but [did] not explain what their exact concerns are or what the impacts of supply chain disruption could be for new renewable project development[.]”.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

There is still so much to see and I am looking forward to a full agenda over the coming days as negations commence. I also dropped into the knowledge exhibition which featured booths from leading global consultants who were showcasing their services including how to communicate climate strategy.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The design process for a permanent display of one of the recovered cannons commenced in July 2022. To the surprise of the excavation crew, two of the cannons were found with a cannonball still in their barrels. Construction began earlier this year in July of 2023 and concluded in October.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

Additionally, the proposal would reduce the number of components that are considered “fabricated” (as opposed to “procured”) and clarify that fabrication activities that do not take place on the OCS can commence before the submittal of the FDR, FIR, or any required plans.

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Energy & the Law

OCTOBER 9, 2021

The parties entered into an oil and gas lease covering approximately 1100 acres in Zavala County Lessee 1776 Energy commenced drilling a horizontal oil well, the Byrd Ranch No. For example, the central issue in Vermillion FC, LP v. 1776 Energy Partners, LLC was the effect of a well-tract designation pursuant to a retained acreage provision.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The emphasis is on a fast and equitable phaseout of fossil fuels, commencing with wealthier nations that bear significant historical responsibility for emissions. Moreover, as the worst impacts of climate change disproportionately affect historically marginalized communities, climate litigation is increasingly championing climate justice.

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Brag

AUGUST 2, 2023

.” EPA proposed several amendments to the regulations for low volume exemptions (LVE) and low release and exposure exemptions (LoREX), which include requiring EPA approval of an exemption notice prior to commencement of manufacture, making per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) categorically ineligible for these exemptions, and providing (..)

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SPR Law

MAY 27, 2021

9613(f)(3)(B), and therefore the commencement of the limitations period for such a claim, requires resolution specifically of… The post U.S. United States that a party’s claim for contribution under Section 113(f)(3)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The bill’s environmental provisions include-- -- Paying Debt Service: Authorizing the transfer of $10.4 million from the Personal Income Tax to the Environmental Stewardship Fund to pay the debt service for Growing Greener bonds (page 261); -- No Fund Transfers For Debt Service: Eliminating the $10.5

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

Louisiana Revised Statute § 30:2026(A) provides: “Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, any person having an interest, which is or may be adversely affected, may commence a civil action on his own behalf against any person whom he alleges to be in violation of this Subtitle or of the regulations promulgated hereunder.”

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Nanotech

AUGUST 18, 2021

The SNUR requires persons who intend to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) or process multiwalled carbon nanotubes (PMN P-18-182) for an activity that is designated as a significant new use to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity.

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