On June 4–5, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) hosted a commissioner-led technical conference to discuss resource adequacy challenges facing regional transmission organizations and...more
On June 18, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) took four actions to ease regulatory burdens for constructing interstate pipeline and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities authorized under the Natural Gas...more
On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced revisions to its procedures for pipeline safety enforcement actions. The changes,...more
In a significant decision issued on May 29, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the Surface Transportation Board (the Board) was entitled to substantial deference under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and...more
On May 19, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) finalized its 2024 LNG Export Study: Energy, Economic and Environmental Assessment of U.S. LNG Exports (the 2024 Study) through the release of a Response to Comments on the 2024...more
On Thursday, May 15, the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines and Safety held a hearing titled, “Pipeline Safety Reauthorization: Ensuring the Safe and Efficient...more
5/21/2025
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Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process
On May 5, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published in the Federal Register an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) titled “Pipeline...more
5/6/2025
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Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
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Natural Gas ,
PHMSA ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process
On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (EO)1 directing several federal agencies and subagencies that regulate energy, environmental, and conservation matters,2 including the Federal Energy Regulatory...more
On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) directing the Department of Energy (DOE) to take steps to expand the use of its emergency authority under Federal Power Act (FPA) Section 202(c) to require the...more
4/11/2025
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Electricity ,
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Power Grid ,
Regulatory Reform ,
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State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration
On March 5, 2025, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) approved Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC’s (GPLNG) request to extend a deadline to begin exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its terminal facility currently...more
3/10/2025
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Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
FERC ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Infrastructure ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas Act ,
Oil & Gas ,
Policy Statement ,
Regulatory Requirements
As we enter 2025 with a new president in the White House and Republicans in control of both the House and the Senate, we can look forward to a significant shift in the landscape for oil & gas transactions. The second Trump...more
On January 30, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) approved a Stipulation and Consent Agreement (Agreement) between the Office of Enforcement (OE) and Stronghold Digital Mining Inc....more
2/12/2025
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Bitcoin Mining ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consent Agreements ,
Disgorgement ,
Electricity ,
Energy Contracts ,
Energy Policy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FERC ,
PJM ,
Power Plants ,
Stipulations
On January 24, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued an order on remand (the Order) reinstating a certificate of public convenience and necessity for Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line...more
2/3/2025
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Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
FERC ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Infrastructure ,
Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas Act ,
NEPA ,
Regulation
On January 24, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued an Order Terminating Proceeding in Docket No. PL21-3, Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure...more
1/29/2025
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Energy Sector ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Policies ,
FERC ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Infrastructure ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Regulatory Agenda
On January 20, 2025, and throughout his first week in office, President Trump signed a series of executive orders (EOs) outlining his priorities for the domestic energy industry and setting forth policy preferences that...more
1/24/2025
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Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
FERC ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Infrastructure ,
Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas Act ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Renewable Energy
As we enter 2025 with a new president in the White House and Republicans in control of both the House and the Senate, we can look forward to a significant shift in the landscape for oil & gas transactions. The second Trump...more
1/16/2025
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Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Policies ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FERC ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Private Equity ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration
On January 6, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Final Rule to amend its regulations governing the maximum civil monetary penalties assessable for violations of statutes, rules and orders within...more
On December 16, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued an Order to Show Cause and Notice of Proposed Penalty proposing to assess staggering civil penalties against American Efficient,...more
1/9/2025
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Compliance ,
Disgorgement ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Power Act ,
FERC ,
Market Manipulation ,
MISO ,
Penalties ,
PJM ,
Regulatory Oversight
Good morning! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings...more
12/27/2024
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Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Waivers
On December 17, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a long-awaited study that is intended to inform its findings as to whether exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are in the “public interest” under section 3...more
12/23/2024
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Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Investment ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas Act ,
Public Interest ,
Trump Administration
Good morning! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings...more
12/17/2024
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Biden Administration ,
CARB ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
China ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
OECD ,
Regulatory Reform
On November 27, 2024, in Venture Global, CP2 LNG, LLC,1 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or Commission) explicitly overruled precedent set in Northern Natural Gas Co., a 2021 decision in which FERC made an...more
12/6/2024
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Energy Projects ,
Environmental Impact Statements ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Infrastructure ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Pipelines
On November 21, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued Order No. 1920-A addressing requests for rehearing and clarification of FERC’s landmark final rule on transmission planning and cost...more
President-elect Trump has been outspoken about his intent to reverse many of the Biden administration’s clean energy legislative and regulatory actions. We expect that the second Trump administration will seek to repeal...more
11/11/2024
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investors ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pollution Control ,
Presidential Elections ,
Renewable Energy ,
Reversal ,
Tax Credits
Good morning! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings...more
10/9/2024
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China ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Environmental Policies ,
Hydrogen Power ,
India ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Nuclear Power ,
Penalties ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Credits ,
Transmission Planning