The Energy Law Blog
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
The TINTOMARA, a tanker, collided with the DM-932, causing the barge to break away and ultimately sink in the Mississippi River resulting in the spill of approximately 300,000 gallons of oil into the River. As owner of the leaking barge, ACL was deemed the responsible party under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA ’90”).
Law Columbia
APRIL 23, 2021
The decision has already started to populate briefings in other climate cases brought by state and local governments against fossil fuel companies, and it will undoubtedly occupy a good deal of debate as those cases progress, both in the current stage of removal-remand battles and in the motions to dismiss that will follow.
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ESA
JULY 12, 2021
It is likely that Congress will pass a temporary stop gap measure to buy more time for funding negotiations and avert a government shutdown. Plan for development near San Pedro River hits obstacle as government suspends permit – Arizona Republic. The Senate still has not yet released any FY 2022 funding bills.
ESA
JUNE 28, 2021
House: The full House of Representatives voted to overturn a Trump administration rule that stopped the EPA from directly regulating methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. This measure effectively restores Obama-era methane regulations, which could eliminate emissions of 400,000 tons of methane through 2030.
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