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What Firefighters Can Teach Us about Preparing the Grid for Extreme Weather

Union of Concerned Scientists

It was only after the 2003 Northeast blackout that federal law required reliability standards to be mandatory and carry inescapable penalties. In addition, regulators seek planning for more equipment to deal with large-scale emergencies (e.g. transmission between regions ) and better communications (e.g.

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Rooney Rule Revised Provides ESG Opportunity

Greenbuilding Law

Last Monday the NFL announced at the owners meeting that it had approved adjustments to the Rooney Rule, first adopted in 2003, “to enhance opportunities for people of color and women for nearly all league and team jobs.”. Some businesses, including companies not subject to SEC regulation use the agency’s tool.

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Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Pay Only $46,100 Of The $10,600,000 It Costs DEP To Regulate That Industry; Taxpayers May Be Asked To Pay The Difference

PA Environment Daily

On February 15, the Department of Environmental Protection told the Environmental Quality Board conventional oil and gas drilling companies only paid $46,100 of the $10,600,000 it cost for DEP to regulate that industry in FY 2020-21. percent of the cost of regulating their industry; the unconventional industry pays the remainder.

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Is the Frequency of Louisiana Environmental Quality Act Citizen Suit Litigation Increasing?

The Energy Law Blog

In 2003, the Louisiana Supreme Court rendered its landmark decision in Corbello, et al. The first purpose is to maintain a healthful and safe environment in Louisiana through governmental regulation and control over the areas of water quality, air quality, solid and hazardous waste, scenic rivers and streams, and radiation.

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HEI Energy, Penn State Study Uses 28,500 Water Sample Results To Help Identify Oil & Gas Industry Groundwater Pollution

PA Environment Daily

It has only been since 1984, when the first more comprehensive Oil and Gas Act was signed into law, that conventional operators began to be regulated in any meaningful way to prevent pollution. Unconventional shale gas well drilling started in 2003 in Pennsylvania, resulting in 14,294 wells drilled. [In

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Is the Frequency of Louisiana Environmental Quality Act Citizen Suit Litigation Increasing?

The Energy Law Blog

In 2003, the Louisiana Supreme Court rendered its landmark decision in Corbello, et al. The first purpose is to maintain a healthful and safe environment in Louisiana through governmental regulation and control over the areas of water quality, air quality, solid and hazardous waste, scenic rivers and streams, and radiation.

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Fifth Circuit to Hold Oral Argument in Sojitz v. UNOCAL in April 2020

The Energy Law Blog

UNOCAL appealed to the Fifth Circuit, arguing, inter alia , that Sojitz’s claim for equitable subrogation failed as a matter of law because the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (“OCSLA”) does not grant BSEE a civil claim for monetary damages based on a party’s failure to perform decommissioning to which Sojitz could subrogate.

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