Trump Budget Seeks 23 Percent Cut at EPA, Eliminating Dozens of Programs -
"The fiscal 2019 proposal released marks the Trump administration's latest attempt to shrink the reach of an agency the president once promised to...more
2/17/2018
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Budget Cuts ,
China ,
Coal ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Review ,
Exports ,
FERC ,
India ,
Infrastructure ,
Mining ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petrochemicals ,
Pipelines ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Russia ,
Section 201 ,
Solar Energy ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
Unemployment ,
Wind Farm
Oil World Turns Upside Down as U.S. Sells Oil in Middle East -
"Yet, in a trade that illustrates how the rise of the American shale industry is upending energy markets across the globe, the U.A.E. bought oil directly from...more
2/9/2018
/ Attorney General ,
China ,
Clean Water Act ,
Clean Water Rule ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Department of Environmental Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
Fracking ,
Fracking Bans ,
Global Warming ,
Joint Venture ,
Mineral Leases ,
Natural Gas ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Rescission ,
Secretary of State ,
Shale Gas ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply and Demand ,
Trump Administration ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Venezuela ,
Water Quality Control Boards ,
Well Drilling ,
Wetlands
Trump Official Tells Coal Group He's 'an Advocate for the Coal Industry'
"'The good news is I'm with the federal government and I'm here to help,' Doug Matheney, a special adviser in the Energy Department's Office of...more
2/2/2018
/ BP ,
Charging Stations ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Local Ordinance ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Power Plants ,
State Bans ,
Trump Administration
West Virginia Surface, Mineral Rights Owners Say Details Will be Key to Getting Co-Tenancy Bill Passed -
"Surface and mineral rights owners most affected by co-tenancy legislation say they're wary of jumping on the...more
1/26/2018
/ Asia ,
China ,
Co-Ownership ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Earthquakes ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Fracking ,
Imports ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Investment Funds ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mineral Rights ,
Minerals ,
Natural Gas ,
Netherlands ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Russia ,
Trump Administration
Ohio Supreme Court Joins Texas and Oklahoma in Holding the State Does Not Recognize a Separate Implied Covenant to Explore Further -
"We conclude that Ohio does not recognize an 'implied covenant to explore further'...more
1/12/2018
/ Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
FERC ,
Germany ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Implied Covenants ,
Iran ,
Land Owners ,
Mergers ,
Mineral Leases ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Obama Administration ,
OH Supreme Court ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Subsidies ,
Trump Administration ,
Venezuela
Appalachia Underground NGL Storage Facility Clears Big Hurdle -
"The Appalachia Storage & Trading Hub initiative got approval for the first of two application phases for a $1.9 billion U.S. Department of Energy loan, the...more
1/5/2018
/ BP ,
China ,
Coal ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Fracking ,
Futures ,
Gas Royalties ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Russia ,
Severe Weather ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Trees ,
Trump Administration
Trump Delivers a Mixed Message on His National Security Approach -
"In another shift from his predecessor, Mr. Trump's strategy does not recognize the changing climate as a threat to national security. The document instead...more
12/22/2017
/ Air Pollution ,
America First Trade Policy ,
China ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Energy Costs ,
FERC ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
International Energy Agency (IEA) ,
National Security ,
Natural Gas ,
NERC ,
Nuclear Power ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Wastewater
Virginia Agency Takes Unexpected Step that Could Delay Gas Pipeline Project -
"The State Water Control Board approved permits for the $5 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which is backed by Dominion Energy, but took the...more
12/19/2017
/ Bitcoin ,
China ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Earthquakes ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
FERC ,
Fracking ,
Funding ,
ING ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Permits ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Research and Development ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Steel Industry ,
Utilities Sector ,
Water Control Board ,
World Bank
WV DEP Waives Clean Water Act Authority Over Atlantic Coast Pipeline -
"The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection waived the state's authority under the federal Clean Water Act to determine if another major...more
12/8/2017
/ Biofuel ,
China ,
Clean Water Act ,
Coal Mines ,
Department of Environmental Protection ,
Energy Policy ,
EU ,
Exit Strategies ,
Farms ,
Global Warming ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Investment Funds ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Partnerships ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shale Gas ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Reform ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
Waivers
EPA Hosts Public Hearing in Charleston on Clean Power Plan -
"Those who favored repeal cited coal jobs and economic concerns, saying they fear if the plan were implemented, it would negatively affect coal jobs and along...more
12/1/2017
/ China ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EU ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Marketplace ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Spain
Wheeling Resident David Zatezalo Confirmed to Lead MSHA -
"In a strict party-line vote, the U.S. Senate confirmed Wheeling resident David Zatezalo to lead the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. The vote to...more
11/17/2017
/ China ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Coal Mines ,
Construction Permits ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
Foreign Investment ,
Liability Insurance ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
MSHA ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Pipelines ,
Power Outages ,
Public Comment ,
Renewable Energy ,
Repeal ,
Section 401 ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Shale Gas ,
Stormwater Discharge Permits ,
Trump Administration ,
Wetlands
China Energy Investment Signs MOU for $83.7 Billion in West Virginia Projects
"China Energy Investment Corp, the world's largest power company by asset value, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to invest $83.7...more
11/10/2017
/ Canada ,
Chemicals ,
Chevron ,
China ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Easements ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Eminent Domain ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Storage ,
Energy Trading ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Investment Funds ,
Land Owners ,
Memorandum of Agreement ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Regulatory Takings ,
Repeal ,
Shale Gas ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Reform ,
Tesla ,
Trump Administration
Drive for ANWR Oil Bonanza Could Prove to be a Bust for the Republicans' Budget -
"Congressional Republicans counting on a $1 billion windfall from selling oil-drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to help...more
11/6/2017
/ Advisory Committee ,
Alaska ,
Arctic Drilling ,
China ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Relations ,
India ,
Infrastructure ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
Tariffs ,
TransCanada ,
Trump Administration
EPA to Restrict Scientific Advisers Who Get Agency Grants -
"Pruitt did not say how restrictive the policy would be. But it has the potential to greatly reduce the body of expert scientists who could serve on the boards...more
10/28/2017
/ China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Grants ,
FERC ,
GAO ,
Global Economy ,
Natural Gas ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Power Grid ,
Scientific Research ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Tribal Lands ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Farm
An Obscure Statute Is Helping Trump Save U.S. Coal, Nuclear -
"Rick Perry is using an authority granted to him as U.S. energy secretary to call on the independent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to change its rules...more
10/6/2017
/ China ,
Coal Industry ,
Delays ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Gas Royalties ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Imports ,
Methane ,
Mineral Leases ,
National Security ,
Natural Gas ,
North Korea ,
Nuclear Power ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shale Gas ,
Trump Administration ,
Well Drilling
This is our second installment of Currents - our weekly energy news e-blast where we deliver the week's top energy news stories and our synopsis of why those stories are important from a legal perspective.
- Appeals Court...more
9/2/2017
/ Appeals ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Drilling Waste Disposal ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Gas Royalties ,
Information Reports ,
Local Ordinance ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Grid ,
Preemption ,
Reclamation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sale of Assets ,
Scientific Research ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Stabilization Issues ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power