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

Legal Planet

The “youth citizen” plaintiffs in Held successfully argued that implementation of Montana’s “State Energy Policy Act” causes and contributes to climate change, in violation of the Montana Constitution’s longstanding environmental protection provisions. The August 14th Held v.

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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. United States Environmental Protection Agency , 526 F.3d CWA §402(l)(2). 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

By Matthew Simone On January 6, 2010, the Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, announced plans to reform the nation’s policy on oil and gas development in an effort to shift from the Bush Administration’s “anywhere, anyhow” policy.

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Antitrust Agency Insights: Developments at the US Antitrust Enforcement Agencies—Fourth Quarter 2022

Arnold Porter

focusing on how competition affects wages and labor conditions,[[N: See former Acting Assistant Attorney General Richard A. Power’s Remarks to Fordham’s 48th Annual Conference on International Law and Policy (Oct. ”[[N:Section 5 Policy Statement at 13.]] 1, 2021), available here. In Bankamerica Corp.

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