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D.C. Political News Round-Up | May 2025

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In this month’s deep dive, Frost Brown Todd D.C. Partner-in-Charge Jonathan Miller interviews attorney and tariff expert Jan de Beer to discuss how businesses can navigate the United States’ ever-evolving tariff policies....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Oil & Gas in 2025: Energy Transition Opportunities

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

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FERC Reinstates Authorization for Transco Pipeline Expansion Project

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On January 24, 2025, FERC reinstated a certificate of public convenience and necessity (“CPCN”) for Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company’s (“Transco”) Regional Energy Access Expansion Project (“Project”) after the D.C....more

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FERC Withdraws Draft GHG Policy Statement and Terminates Associated Proceeding

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On January 24, 2025, FERC withdrew its 2022 draft Greenhouse Gas (“GHG”) Policy Statement and terminated the associated proceeding. FERC determined that, after reviewing the entire record, issues concerning GHG emissions are...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Transco’s REAE Project: FERC Reinstates Certificate, Ensuring Continued Operation

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

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FERC Terminates Draft Policy Statement on Climate Change Impacts of Natural Gas Infrastructure

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Under the direction of Chairman Christie, President Trump's new appointee to lead the agency, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order revoking the draft policy statement that would have assessed the...more

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New Administration: Key Energy Issues Tied to Executive Orders

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After little more than a week in office, there is still plenty of speculation, but priorities of the Trump 2.0 Administration are becoming more concrete. Issuance of three energy-focused Executive Orders (Unleashing American...more

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FERC Formally Axes its Draft Policy Statement on Greenhouse Gas Emission Considerations for Natural Gas Act Projects

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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Early Assessment of the Effect of President Trump’s New Executive Orders on FERC Infrastructure Projects

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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Oil & Gas in 2025: Emerging Trends & Predictions

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

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D.C. Circuit Court Again Addresses NEPA’s Scope

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On January 7, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, in Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana v. FERC, rejected a National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) and Natural Gas Act (NGA) challenge to FERC’s...more

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Carbon Quarterly – Volume 9

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Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning,...more

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Energy Law: Month in Review - July 2024

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Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month....more

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This Week’s Climate Policy Update - August 2022 #4

Last week, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced a new rule that bans new, gas-powered cars in the state, starting with 2035 models. As the California legislative session draws to a close, various climate bills...more

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Massachusetts Proposal to Support Offshore Wind Industry Development, Additional Offshore Wind Projects, Transmission, and Energy...

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On January 12, 2022, The Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, & Energy reported H. 3310, An Act advancing offshore wind and clean energy. Although the bill focuses on development of...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - June 2021 #3

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California water managers vote to cut off farmers as statewide drought intensifies - Courthouse News Service – June 15 - Citing severe drought conditions, the California State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday sent...more

Jones Day

The Climate Report | Second Quarter 2021

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Climate Change Regulatory Issues & Updates - Interim Update on Biden Administration Climate Change Initiatives - The last edition of the Climate Report discussed President Biden's signing, on his first day in office,...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Volume 5, Issue 14

Federal Lawmakers Seek Funds to Plug Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells - "U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, a Democrat from New Mexico, said plugging these wells is an important step to protecting communities and can help put people...more

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Oregon Regulators' Ambitious Climate Change Plans Take Shape

The Oregon legislature is once again considering potentially far-reaching climate change legislation. But unlike prior years, Oregon agencies are not waiting to see what happens this session....more

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New Chairman Glick Aims to Amp Up FERC's Response to Climate Change

On the day after his inauguration, President Biden designated Commissioner Richard Glick as the new Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Chairman Glick, a Democrat, joined FERC in 2017, bringing...more

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Glick Brings Environmental Justice to the Forefront

FERC Chairman Richard Glick announced his plans on February 11 to better incorporate environmental justice and equity concerns into FERC’s decision making process. Improving the process for reviewing and determining the need...more

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[Webinar] The Energy Market in 2021: From Crisis to Opportunity | A Conversation with Greg Wetstone - February 11th, 12:00 pm -...

The energy market has undergone significant change in the past 12 months, with even more on the horizon. Join us for a webinar series as we explore how these changes have shaped—and will continue to impact—the energy...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - January 2021 #4

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Biden, emphasizing job creation, signs sweeping climate actions - The New York Times – January 27 - President Biden on Wednesday signed a series of executive actions, ranging from pausing new federal oil leases to...more

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Biden administration makes energy and environmental picks, begins confirmation process

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The Biden administration has set forth its slate of nominees for several key energy and environmental positions. The nominees include veteran regulators, former elected officials and statesmen, among others. Highlighted below...more

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Less Frost, and More Cost: Biden Revives Interagency Working Group to Publish Updated Social Costs of Carbon and Other Greenhouse...

Key Points - President Biden’s Day One Executive Order on climate action reconvenes an interagency working group to establish interim and final social costs of three GHGs: carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane. -...more

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