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Changes in Migratory Bird Treaty Act Protections - Impacts on Project Development

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Two recent developments signal important changes to the current administration’s position on incidental take under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA”)...more

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Environment & Energy Insights (June 2024)

Welcome to June’s Environment & Energy Insights Newsletter. This month we are covering: - Legal challenges to natural gas infrastructure bans, including a possible suit in Massachusetts - Possible climate/energy bill...more

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Supreme Court Rules EPA Cannot Require Existing Fossil Fuel Power Facilities to Shift to Lower CO2 Emitting Sources of Electricity

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On June 30, 2022, the Supreme Court ruled that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot use the Clean Air Act to require fossil fuel power facilities to implement a measure known as "generation shifting" without...more

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Court Rulings, Delays & Cancellations Underscore Challenges For Gas Pipeline Construction

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Find out what challenges the natural gas industry faces to construct new pipelines and how these challenges have impacted gas supplies, particularly in the Northeast....more

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Not Dead (Yet?): After HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels Association, The Renewable Fuels Standard’s...

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In its June 25, 2021 decision in HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels Association, the Supreme Court rejected the central holding of a January 2020 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth...more

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Supreme Court Upholds EPA's Extension of Renewable Fuel Program Extensions

On June 25, 2021, the Supreme Court decided HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels Association, et al., Slip Op. 20-472 (June 25, 2021), which concerned small refiners’ eligibility for hardship exemptions...more

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Supreme Court Decides HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels Association

On June 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining LLC v. Renewable Fuels Association, No. 20-472, holding that a small refinery can apply for a hardship exemption from the Environmental...more

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Big Win For Small Refineries

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On June 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with small oil refineries by making it easier for the companies to win exemptions from the existing mandate that they mix ethanol and other renewable fuels into gasoline and...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 25, July 2020

Top Court Seeks Trump Administration Input on PennEast Pipeline - "The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Trump administration for input on a PennEast Pipeline Co. appeal that aims to jump-start a planned natural-gas line by...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - April 2020 #4

Industry Expert Insights - We reached out to a well-known expert in Mexico in the energy and legal industries to get his thoughts on the current energy climate. Juan Serra is a partner in the Mexico City office of...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - October 2019 #2

Supreme Court Showdown Set Over Pipeline Crossing of Appalachian Trail - "Led by Dominion and Duke Energy, the company contends that 'long-standing precedent' allows pipelines to cross the 2,000-mile national scenic...more

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Feeling Underwater? A Brief Look at Recent Clean Water Act Developments

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It is becoming increasingly difficult for the regulated community to stay abreast of state and federal environmental regulatory developments, particularly as they are decided in court. The following alert summarizes some...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds FERC Demand Response Rule in Energy Story of the Year

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In the biggest consumer energy story of the day, and perhaps the decade, the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld FERC’s jurisdictional authority in FERC Order 745. Read the Decision here (PDF). The so called Demand Response Rule...more

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Energy Technology Connections Newsletter: Your Law Firm Link to Industry News - July 2015

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A Note from the Editors - Our July edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights, the latest news from Capitol Hill, and a list of upcoming energy industry events. In Leaders in the...more

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EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Structure, Implications for the Grid, and Next Steps

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the Clean Power Plan (Plan) in its final form on August 3, 2015. The rule reshapes energy policy nationwide by setting state-by-state greenhouse gas emissions...more

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Tenth Circuit Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Colorado’s Renewable Energy Mandate

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On July 13, the Tenth Circuit upheld Colorado’s renewable energy mandate against a claim that it impermissibly interferes with interstate commerce. This decision, addressing a state’s power to encourage or require the...more

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Renewable Energy Update -- July 2014

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Renewable Energy Focus - Supreme Court upholds EPA's power to regulate greenhouse gas: Allen Matkins - Jun 24: On Monday, June 23, in a long-awaited decision, the U.S. Supreme Court in Utility Air Regulatory Group v....more

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Energy Newsletter - July 2014

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In This Issue: - Russia's Second Renewable Energy Auction Gives Both Glimmer of Hope and Cause for Concern - Tanzania Publishes First Draft of a Long-Awaited Local Content Policy - New York's Highest...more

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Renewable Energy Update -- October 28, 2013.

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Renewable Energy Focus -- California must add 1.3 gigawatts of power storage by 2020 - Bloomberg Renewable Energy News - Oct 18: California regulators today voted unanimously to require the state’s utilities to...more

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Energy Newsletter - July 2013

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In This Issue: - The President's Climate Action Plan - Mixed Messages for the Energy Sector - As Coal Exports Hit Record Highs, Interior Inspector General Questions Lease Valuations - U.S. Supreme Court Agrees...more

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