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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 Montana government defendants, in contrast, were unable to rebut the plaintiffs’ factual testimony in any meaningful way.

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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. 556.400; 30 C.F.R.

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How Can We Build Transmission Infrastructure Responsibly?

Legal Planet

And to do that, transmission products must both get access to the land—by purchase or eminent domain—and get the necessary permits from state, and sometimes local, governments. billion for rural electric cooperatives to develop clean-energy resources. The IRA also provides $9.7

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

Arnold Porter

” Similarly, in its policy statement addressing unfair, deceptive and anticompetitive practices in the gig economy, the FTC committed to coordinating its consumer protection and competition enforcement efforts, as well as efforts across other government agencies, to protect gig workers. US District Judge Carl J. Alston , 141 S.

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FERC Proposes Reforms to Speed-Up Approval of Interstate Transmission Infrastructure

Law Columbia

Last Thursday, December 15, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) seeking comments on proposed changes to its regulations governing the siting of interstate electric transmission lines. For more on that, see our 2020 report here.).

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