In this episode of our "An Energized Exchange" podcast series, presented by the Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector Group, attorneys Andy Kriha, Susan Lafferty and Zach Pilchen break down recent U.S. Supreme Court...more
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions in EPA v. Calumet Shreveport Refining and Oklahoma v. EPA on June 18, 2025, resolving two related circuit splits regarding proper venue for challenging certain U.S....more
6/24/2025
/ Appellate Courts ,
Clean Air Act ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Protection Agency v Calumet Shreveport Refining LLC ,
Environmental Review ,
Exemptions ,
Judicial Authority ,
Litigation Strategies ,
NAAQS ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oklahoma v Environmental Protection Agency ,
Refineries ,
Renewable Fuel ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Venue
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 18, 2025, decided Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas, 605 U.S. ___ (2025), which involved challenges to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC or Commission) decision to grant a...more
6/24/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Atomic Energy Act ,
Hobbs Act ,
Infrastructure ,
Judicial Review ,
Licenses ,
Nuclear Power ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission v Texas ,
Nuclear Waste ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Waste Management
Every law student learns that the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) outlines the default rules for how federal agencies propose and finalize regulations and how courts review them. But for many significant actions under the...more
4/4/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Air Pollution ,
Appeals ,
Clean Air Act ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Final Rules ,
Judicial Review ,
NAAQS ,
NESHAP ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SCOTUS
The U.S. Supreme Court on March 5, 2025, heard oral argument in two cases related to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) authority to license temporary spent fuel storage facilities that are not co-located with a...more
3/7/2025
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Atomic Energy Act ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Policies ,
Government Agencies ,
Nuclear Power ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
Nuclear Waste ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Authority ,
Statutory Interpretation
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 4, 2024, granted certiorari in two cases related to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) authority to license temporary spent fuel storage facilities that are not co-located with a...more
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2023, agreed to hear the case of SEC v. Jarkesy.1 The case is an appeal of a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision that held that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's...more
7/6/2023
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
Article I ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Non-Delegation Doctrine ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Seventh Amendment