This year’s Earth Week theme, “Our Power, Our Planet,” focuses on renewable energy, specifically “championing solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, and tidal generated energy.”...more
5/2/2025
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Renewable Energy ,
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Trump Administration
In SEC v. Jarkesy, the Supreme Court considered whether the Seventh Amendment permits the SEC “to compel respondents to defend themselves before the agency rather than before a jury in federal court.” The Court held that the...more
9/11/2024
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Natural Gas Act ,
SCOTUS ,
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Securities Fraud ,
Seventh Amendment
On February 20, 2024, the City of Chicago sued defendant fossil fuel companies in Illinois state court, asserting state law claims, including nuisance, violations of consumer protection laws, and products liability. Chicago...more
On May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued its long-awaited final rule on regional transmission planning and cost allocation, Order No. 1920. The final rule’s release follows a notice-and-comment...more
5/16/2024
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Congressional Review Act ,
Cost Allocation ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
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FERC ,
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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Right of First Refusal ,
Transmission Planning ,
Utilities Sector
On July 28, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued its long awaited final rule, Order No. 2023, directing all public utility transmission providers to revise their pro forma generator interconnection...more