E2 Law Blog

JULY 2, 2021

Sixteen attorneys from the Energy & Natural Resources Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are recognized in The Legal 500 United States 2021 Guide.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Both categories are regulated by the Office of Conservation within the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. The pertinent regulations are in Statewide Order No. The State regulations that will govern Class VI wells once primacy is achieved are in Statewide Order No. 1, issue 1, sagetech.org.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 25, 2024

The Court held that both provisions were incompatible with state law, which gives CalGEM (the agency tasked with permitting oil and gas operations at the state level) discretion to approve “methods and practices” of oil and gas exploration and extraction on a case-by-case basis. ” (Emphasis added). ” (Emphasis added).

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Environment, Law, and History

OCTOBER 6, 2020

A recurring theme in scholarship on environmental regulation is the roots of the American approach to environmental regulation , and to what extent this approach is exceptional. American colonies ensured broad private rights to use land and natural resources for profit.

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E2 Law Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Brill , a member of GT’s Energy & Natural Resources Practice , was quoted in a Law360 article titled “California Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2023.”. Click here to read the full Law360 article. subscription required).

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2021

By Amy Mall, Natural Resources Defense Council This article first appeared on the NRDC Blog July 21, 2021 -- The U.S. And this waste—along with drilling and fracking waste--can contain radioactive elements known as “technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material,” or TENORM.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2022

Wolf directed the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct an evaluation of how it regulates conventional oil and gas wells to prevent new abandoned wells, tighten review of permit transfers, review compliance with environmental safeguards and make recommendations for changes and actions, including criminal sanctions. Read more here.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Indiana regulates the underground storage of carbon dioxide. Navigator responds that it has complied with state regulations, which require the company to notify landowners in the pipeline’s path and consider citizen safety when routing the project. The company is seeking powers of eminent domain from state regulators.

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Environment, Law, and History

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

A few months ago the NYU Law Review published an article by Vanessa Casado Pérez and Yael R. Lifshitz, "Natural Transplants". Third, the Article brings the legal transplants literature to bear, specifically, on natural resource law. This Article makes three key contributions.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 21, 2021

On April 19, the United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report (the “Report”) in response to a request from the House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources regarding the oversight and decommissioning of pipelines in federal waters, which are mainly located within the Gulf of Mexico.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 2, 2023

Robert Bullard, “environmental justice embraces the principle that all people and communities have a right to equal protection and equal enforcement of environmental laws and regulations.” In solidarity with environmental justice leaders and communities, UCS has been a supporter of this bill since its inception.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Today, Pennsylvania is now facing the consequences of this corporate greed, of this legacy, of an industry that made a buck off of our natural resources and got away with abandoning gas wells without properly plugging them. Stronger State Laws Needed In response to a question from the media, Gov.

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E2 Law Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations on May 31, 2023, for the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program under Section 48(e) of the Internal Revenue Code. The proposed regulations provide more details on the procedures and criteria of the application process for entities to be able to receive increased U.S.

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E2 Law Blog

JULY 13, 2023

On June 14, 2023, the IRS released proposed and temporary regulations and additional guidance describing rules for eligible taxpayers to benefit from clean energy projects through selling any of the 11 eligible U.S. The proposed and temporary regulations were published to the Federal Register on June 21, 2023.

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Law and Environment

MARCH 17, 2023

Lands and easements taken or acquired for such purposes shall not be used for other purposes or otherwise disposed of except by laws enacted by a two thirds vote, taken by yeas and nays, of each branch of the general court. The PLPA turns much of the EEA’s draft policy into law and adds more procedure and substance.

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E2 Law Blog

JULY 13, 2023

On June 14, 2023, the IRS released proposed and temporary regulations and additional guidance describing rules for applicable taxpayers to benefit from clean energy projects through electing to receive direct payment for the amount of the 12 applicable U.S. federal income tax credits.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 3, 2024

The EU’s law to restore nature was given the green light by the European parliament this week. The long-awaited “nature restoration” law aims to repair the EU’s damaged ecosystems over the next few decades.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The Waterkeeper identified 10 major areas of concern that could lead to irreversible damage to natural resources and cause harm to our public health. The law requires regulatory agencies, in consultation with the U.S.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 21, 2021

On April 19, the United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report (the “Report”) in response to a request from the House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources regarding the oversight and decommissioning of pipelines in federal waters, which are mainly located within the Gulf of Mexico.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The construction and monitoring of Class VI injection wells and the financial responsibility requirements for Class VI well operators are currently regulated by the EPA under the Underground Injection Control program of the Safe Drinking Water Act. [2] Tammany zoning ordinance prohibiting hydraulic fracturing was preempted under State law. [4]

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The Working Group evaluated potential energy policy using that test, and reached consensus that a form of cap-and-invest carbon regulation for the power sector that generates revenue to support the Commonwealth’s energy transition is the optimal approach moving forward.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

The assessment further identified rising health issues related to natural resource extractions [defined by the Health Department as oil and gas development ] and the health impacts resulting from climate change as two of the top five threats affecting health outcomes of Pennsylvanians. Of Health Awards $2.5 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 1, 2024

. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the March 2 PA Bulletin that MTM Trading LLC (Tagital) is prohibited from selling its products in Pennsylvania as a result of its violation of the state electronics waste recycling law. ( Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations?

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Acoel

OCTOBER 28, 2021

and Canada, did not violate the Equal Protection or Due Process clauses of the Constitution, and did not run afoul of state law. So add this to the growing list of decisions allowing local regulation of fossil fuel facilities. The post Local Regulation of Fossil Fuel Pipelines (or The Little City That Could) appeared first on ACOEL.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

On December 20, 2023, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) issued regulations implementing the state’s first-ever voluntary environmental self-audit program. The regulations also provide for other miscellaneous provisions, such as those relating to confidentiality of documents and prescription of violations.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 14, 2014

Recently, at Vermont Law School’s annual Solutions Conference, a panel discussion highlighted the need for a stronger indigenous voice in natural resource management. On Friday, March 28, Vermont Law School (VLS) held a panel discussion, revealing the need for a stronger indigenous voice in natural resource policy.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 9, 2022

The Senate Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources completed its review of the bill, and voted to strengthen it before returning it to the full Senate. Both the Senate and the House must approve a bill before it can become law. The Senate Standing Committee made crucial amendments to Bill S-5.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The law is clear and has been since 1991. Lawyers with Salmon and Trout Conservation lodged a complaint with the post-Brexit environmental watchdog in the United Kingdom, accusing the government and Ofwat of failing to enforce the law to stop water companies from discharging raw sewage into rivers.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The final rule revises the agency regulations in light of the U.S. In line with the Sackett holding, the final rule removes the “significant nexus standard” for wetlands from the agency regulations and amends the definition of “adjacent.”Prior but separated by berms and dikes, these waters will largely no longer be federally regulated.

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Energy & the Law

JULY 18, 2023

The Bill unleashes the full weight and authority of the Air Resource Board and State Water Board to adopt, implement and enforce a host of what one would expect to be burdensome and costly regulations. Failure to comply to the new law will be a crime. Indemnity bonds, in addition to the current blanket bond, will be required.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

The Marcellus Shale Coalition challenged DEP’s 2016 regulations setting environmental and safety standards for unconventional shale gas drilling saying the Oil and Gas Act (Act 13) did not authorize DEP to further define public resource agencies and public resources and the regulations contained a potentially overly broad definition of playgrounds.

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E2 Law Blog

JULY 3, 2023

and Latin America offices from the Environmental Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are recognized in The Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide and The Legal 500 Latin America 2023 Guide. Brill Industry Focus > Energy > Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas Orange County Diedre A. Thirty attorneys in 13 U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The agenda for the December 1 DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting includes updates on Chapter 78 regulation changes, the new federal abandoned well plugging program and more. The last draft of the waste handling regulation update was posted by DEP in September, 2021. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 25, 2023

Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, and his staff spent a lot of the month meeting with these companies. Johnathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources. His department took 24 meetings in total, six of which were with the Minister directly.

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E2 Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Please join members of Greenberg Traurig’s Energy & Natural Resources Practice , along with CEO of Storengy Catherine Gras, for a webinar titled “Navigating the Hydrogen Horizon: Regulatory Update.”

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), signed into law on November 15, 2021, amended Section 40307 of the Outer Continental Shelfs Act (OCSLA) to provide authority to the U.S. However, the DOI’s proposed implementing regulations authorized by the IIJA have yet to be issued for public comment.

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E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Mandelbaum , a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig , LLP’s Philadelphia office , is among the professionals recognized on the 2023 City & State Pennsylvania Fifty Over 50 list. Greenberg Traurig received a first-tier ranking in the “Environmental Law” and “Litigation — Environmental” categories in the U.S.

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