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FERC Proposes to Implement Expanded Transmission Siting Authority

Law and Environment

And the Department of Energy, which makes National Corridor designations, has said that it intends to provide a process to designate such corridors on a route-specific, applicant-driven basis to address roadblocks as they arise. Background.

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Montana “Youth Citizens” Win Landmark Climate Change Case Against State Government

Legal Planet

State of Montana, a Montana trial court ruled that the state Constitution’s guarantee of a healthy and clean environment prevails over Montana’s longstanding fossil-fuel-based state energy system. The court’s 103-page decision in Held v.

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OCSLA Amendments Pave the Way for Carbon Sequestration in Offshore Federal Waters

The Energy Law Blog

The Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (the “Act”), which was passed into law on November 15, 2021, included key amendments to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (“OCSLA”) that pave the way for carbon sequestration in offshore federal waters.

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Darkness, Darkness: Is Daylight Savings Time Good for the Environment?

Acoel

So that’s what we do: the current dates for DST, from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday in November, were set by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 , but again without any rigorous analysis of benefits.

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You Cannot Just Read the Regulations to Understand Stormwater Permitting for Oil and Gas Activities!

The Energy Law Blog

To understand the stormwater permit requirements for oil and gas activities, you need to review not only the regulations that remain in force, but also the Clean Water Act as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. CWA §402(l)(2). See Natural Resources Defense Council v. 3d 591 (9th Cir.

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Secretary of Interior Announces Reform in Nation’s Oil and Gas Development Policy

The Energy Law Blog

The new policy will also include a comprehensive parcel review process taking a site-specific approach to individual lease sales, which will include public participation, interdisciplinary review of available information, and visits to parcels when necessary to supplement or validate existing data.

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Wind Energy Development in the Gulf of Mexico

The Energy Law Blog

This is the first in a series of articles in which Liskow’s offshore team will discuss the regulatory framework for wind energy projects in federal waters and highlight legal issues pertinent to this dynamic area. Status of Wind Energy in the Gulf of Mexico.