The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Interior’s authority to regulate offshore wind comes from the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which amended the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to expressly authorize Interior to issue leases for renewable energy projects in federal waters. It is anticipated that BOEM will seek to hold the first GOM wind lease sale in 2023. 556.400; 30 C.F.R.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The plan must specifically address how EPA will consider the effects of Clean Air Act regulation on the coal industry. Texas Federal Court Ordered Jurisdictional Discovery in Exxon Case Against Massachusetts Attorney General, Citing Concern That State’s Investigation Was Undertaken in Bad Faith. Murray Energy Corp. McCarthy , No.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The 10 counties that received the highest insurance payments for drought-related losses were all in Texas. Texas, especially its Panhandle, where these counties are clustered, is getting hotter and drier. Even with that record of risk nitrate pollution is in a category to itself. These patterns follow climate trends. If the U.S.

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

Circuit concluded that EPA had acted arbitrarily and capriciously in determining that the four elements of the regulations that had been stayed met these requirements. Two other states—Texas and North Dakota—filed an amicus brief supporting EPA; the petitioners opposed their participation on procedural grounds. Clean Air Council v.

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Arnold Porter

JULY 22, 2021

Federal agencies could prepare programmatic environmental impact statements (EIS’s) for categories of CCS projects, for example, which would allow much shorter and faster environmental assessments on a project-specific basis. CEQ also suggests that it is considering issuing CCUS-specific NEPA guidance.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

And of course, regulations cannot stop air pollution. Radioactivity We know that regulations cannot stop radioactive emissions. It also offers a review of trends in research findings. So there's no kind of containing that. There's no kind of technology that you can roll out for the bedrock that would prevent these problems.

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

6] But events in mid-February throughout the center of the country, including Texas, and last summer in California, suggest that attempting to replace nuclear plants with variable renewable energy sources could make electricity grids less resilient. We have told regulators over and over that more should be contracted for.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Before starting, here’s a little more background about the three cases: Texas v. EPA is an effort by conservative states and fuel suppliers to block EPA regulations of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. Maybe we could start by having you say a bit about yourself and your role in the Texas case.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Cameron County; -- West Texas Operating Co.: Josh Shapiro and CNX Resources Corporation President and CEO Nick Deiuliis announced a first-of-its-kind statement of mutual interests that will further heighten the company’s operational disclosures in collaboration with state environmental regulators and the public. Fayette County.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 14, 2023

Most of the rhetoric and activity has occurred in the first two categories in the US, so we focus there, in an effort to differentiate political narratives from legal reality. The financial institution climate alliances are, again, unlikely to fit these categories. And while FERC has authority under the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Cameron County; -- West Texas Operating Co.: Josh Shapiro and CNX Resources Corporation President and CEO Nick Deiuliis announced a first-of-its-kind statement of mutual interests that will further heighten the company’s operational disclosures in collaboration with state environmental regulators and the public. Fayette County.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The proposed temporary Manual 13 changes state that PJM may request a generation owner to move steam units (generally coal fired) into the Maximum Emergency category if the resource’s remaining run time falls below 240 hours (10 days), meaning the units could be restricted from operating during the time unless required to meet reliability needs.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2023

On August 27, 2020, strong winds from Hurricane Laura, a category 4 hurricane, damaged buildings at the facility which stored trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCCA), a chlorinating agent used to kill bacteria in bodies of water, such as swimming pools. Voluntary guidance alone will not prevent climate-driven disasters.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 13, 2023

EPA , the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has regulated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. In 2022, Texas, along with several other states and industry groups representing fuel manufacturers (together, Petitioners), challenged EPA’s new emissions standards in court.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 24, 2021

Part two is about regulations. The forecast is for three to five major hurricanes, those with wind speeds above 111 miles per hour that are rated category 3, 4, or 5. The bills address topics such as lead pipe removal, water debt relief, PFAS, and water systems in the colonias of Texas.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

Federal Court Dismissed Challenge to Executive Order on Reducing Regulation. The court stated: “Any injury allegedly stemming from the prospect that the Executive Order has delayed the issuance of unspecified regulations relating to a broadly defined area of concern is too abstract and speculative to support standing.” Trump , No.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

The plaintiffs cited three reasons that the case was not moot: (1) President Biden’s revocation of the presidential permit could be vacated in the pending Texas v. Environmental Groups Appealed Dismissal of NEPA Regulations Lawsuit. Biden , No. 3:21-cv-00065 (S.D. July 12, 2021).

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ESA

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Feds propose protection for a Texas border plant – E&E News. EPA – Environmental Justice Considerations for the Development of the Proposed Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Public Meeting (March 2). Biden administration announces mineral supply chain push – The Hill.

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

Virginia Federal Court Said Challenge to NEPA Regulations Was Not Justiciable. The approval of the permit was therefore contrary to law because climate change had to be considered “to some extent” in order for Ecology to act consistently with implementing regulations under the Clean Water Act and the Water Pollution Control Act.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 5, 2023

Research from Redfin shows that between 2016 and 2020, the southeastern coast, Texas, Arizona, the interior of California, and the Mountain West all saw big population increases and skyrocketing home values. A Category 5 hurricane striking, say, the center of the Miami-Dade area would be a shock of a different magnitude.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

In a lawsuit challenging the National Marine Fisheries Service’s 2020 biological opinion concerning oil and gas activities on the outer continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, the federal district court for the District of Maryland denied a motion to transfer venue to the Eastern District of Louisiana or the Southern District of Texas.

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ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

The Biden administration laid out its timeline for rolling back major Trump environmental rules, but acknowledged that the process of enacting more protective regulations on climate and air pollution and drinking water will take years — if they can estimate the timeline at all.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Senate Race Effectively Tied -- November 2022 General Election -- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Why We Won’t Have Results On Election Night - It Takes Time To Count 1.3 Million Mail-In Ballots - Acting PA Secretary Of State -- Spotlight PA: How Redistricting Could Alter Control Of The Legislature And Other Changes To Watch Nov.

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ESA

APRIL 5, 2021

DOT halts Texas highway project in test of Biden’s promises on race. Members include Robert Bullard, a Texas Southern University professor often credited as the “father of environmental justice,” as well as scholars, advocates and representatives of environmental justice communities from across the country. What We’re Reading.

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ESA

JUNE 1, 2021

This bill responds to an executive order from President Trump to create a “schedule F” category for federal employees, who would be easier to fire. The scientific community opposed this executive order, over concerns that this category could be used fire scientists whose results contradict the preferences of political employees.

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Environmental Progress

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

‘In fact, the Supreme Court didn’t grant movies First Amendment protection until 1952, ruling in a 1915 case that movies could “be used for evil” and thus could have their content regulated.’ ‘The Jennifer Mercieca of Texas A&M says fear is a powerful motivator in elections, it can unify a disparate base. That’s why we’re running.

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