A number of organizations submitted an April 13th document titled Request for Technical Conference or Workshop (“Request”) to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) asking that it convene a technical conference or...more
4/17/2020
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Carbon Pricing ,
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Power Act ,
FERC ,
Hydro Issues ,
Hydropower ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Technical Conference ,
Transmission Lines
The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“Court”) addressed whether a guidance document issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) constituted final agency action for purposes of...more
4/14/2020
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Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Oil & Gas ,
Ozone ,
Power Plants ,
Public Comment ,
Renewable Energy ,
RGGI
The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (“the Court”) addressed in a March 9th opinion a preemption issue involving an interstate pipeline. See Atlantic Coast Pipeline v. Nelson Co. Bd. Of...more
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a report titled:
EIA Projects U.S. Biofuel Production to Slowly Increase Through 2050 (“Report”)
EIA’s projection is based on its publication Annual...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a February 20th document titled:
Declaratory Order on Waiver of Water Quality Certification (“Order”)...more
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (“NARUC”) issued a January 2020 report titled:
Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Replacement and Modernization: A Review of State Program (“Report”) -...more
The Superior Court of Connecticut (“Court”) addressed in a January 22nd Memorandum of Decision (“MOD”) an enforcement action by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) seeking the assessment...more
The Subcommittee on Energy of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on February 5th titled:
Modernizing the Natural Gas Act to Ensure it Works for Everyone (“Hearing”)
The...more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a January 17th letter a question regarding the applicability of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and National Retail Properties Trust (“NRPT”) entered into a January 29th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of certain Resource Conservation and...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Pocono Gas Stations Inc. (“PGSI”) entered into a December 30th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Pennsylvania Department...more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a December 6th letter the Hazardous Materials Regulation (“HMR”) applicable to the marking requirements for a Department of...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressed in a November 25, 2019, guidance letter, an issue involving the management and assessment of fuel release sites (“guidance letter”).
The guidance letter...more
The Appellate Court of Illinois (Third District) (“Court”) addressed in an October 29th Opinion issues related to an alleged breach by a retailer of a Motor Fuel Sale Petroleum Supply Agreement (“Agreement”). See Gas Depot...more
Mark S. Morgan authored an article in the December 13th Petroleum Marketers Association of America (“PMAA”) publication, PMAA Weekly Review titled:
U.S. DOT hazardous Material Requirements for Transporting “Empty” Skid...more
The publication Field Notes stated in its November 21st edition that the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) is:
. . . working on modifying several Nationwide Permits (NWPs) ahead of their current expiration...more
The Sierra Club and several other organizations (collectively “Sierra Club”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington...more
11/27/2019
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Declaratory Relief ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Environmental Violations ,
Fracking ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Methanol ,
National Marine Fisheries Service ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Permits ,
Pipelines ,
Section 404 ,
Shipping ,
Sierra Club ,
US Army Corps of Engineers
The November 15th edition of the PMAA Weekly Review (“Review”) published an article titled:
IRS Issues Hefty Fines for Failure to Display Dyed Fuel Dispenser Labels...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a November 12th Federal Register Notice proposing to grant three petitions to delist a one-time amount up to 20,100 cubic yards of Resource Conservation and...more
Ten states and the District of Columbia Democratic Attorney Generals sent an October 28th letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) regarding what they described as an opportunity for the offices:
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published an October 24th Federal Register Notice referencing the availability of Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 14 (“Plan 14”). See 84 Fed. Reg....more
The Arkansas Oil Marketers Association (“AOMA”) issued a September 6th Breaking News Notice referencing an increase for state gasoline and clear diesel taxes for the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020....more
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a September 3rd report stating that annual capacity-weighted average construction costs for solar photovoltaic systems continue to decrease.
The conclusion...more
The Arkansas Oil Marketers Association held their annual environmental workshop on August 29th in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The workshop addressed and variety of environmental issues associated with the utilization, storage,...more
The Arkansas Oil Marketers Association (“AOMA”) has scheduled a Hazardous Materials Training Class for September 5th.
The class will be held in Russellville, Arkansas....more