Department of Interior Rescinds OSM Enforcement Policies -
On October 12, 2017, the Department of the Interior ("DOI") withdrew two prior Office of Surface Mining ("OSM") policies affecting mining operations. DOI rescinded...more
10/19/2017
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Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Department of the Interior ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Iran ,
Iran Sanctions ,
JPOA ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Natural Gas ,
Office of Surface Mining (OSM) ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Petrochemicals ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Renewable Energy ,
Rescission ,
Settlement ,
Shale Gas ,
SMCRA ,
Solar Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power
EPA Moves to Repeal Obama's Clean Power Plan Coal Regs -
"EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced Monday that the Trump administration is moving to scrap the Clean Power Plan, the Obama administration's signature...more
10/13/2017
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Clean Power Plan ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fracking Bans ,
Local Ordinance ,
Mineral Leases ,
Mining ,
Motion To Stay ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Preemption ,
Repeal ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Deductions ,
Trump Administration ,
WV Supreme Court
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
U.S. Crude Exports to Asia May Shake Up Global Oil Pricing: Russell
"The great disruptor that is U.S. shale oil is coming to Asia, as refiners in the energy-hungry region look to expand and diversify
their sources of...more
9/29/2017
/ Biofuel ,
Canada ,
Cap-and-Trade ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Coal Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Mining ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Solid Waste ,
Storage Tanks ,
Trump Administration ,
Utilities Sector
Trump is Still Pulling Out of Paris Agreement, Despite Chatter of a Reversal, Experts Say -
"President Donald Trump is unlikely to reverse his position to pull out of the Paris climate agreement, despite the White House...more
9/22/2017
/ Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Liability ,
Global Warming ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Public Nuisance ,
Rescission ,
State Budgets ,
Trump Administration ,
Well Drilling
- U.S. High Court Asked to Review WV Justice's Role in Gas Royalties Case -
"The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to review West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Beth Walker's participation in a high-stakes natural gas...more
9/16/2017
/ Appeals ,
Certifications ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Mines ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Exxon Mobil ,
FERC ,
Gas Royalties ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Judicial Review ,
Mineral Leases ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Spills ,
Pipelines ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Renewable Energy ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 401 ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Settlement ,
Trump Administration ,
Water Quality ,
WV Supreme Court
Groundbreaking Held for New Methanol Plant in Kanawha County, West Virginia -
"US Methanol expects it will open its first American facility, Liberty One, in mid-2018, which will be capable of producing 200,000 metric tons...more
9/9/2017
/ Australia ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Croatia ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Extensions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Methane ,
MSHA ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Power Grid ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Renewable Fuel ,
Renewable Fuel Standard ,
Russia ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power
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