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Texas BACT Is a Fact: The Texas Supreme Court Unpacks the Texas Clean Air Act’s BACT Definition

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Port Arthur Community Action Network (PACAN) v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality et al. (Tex. Feb. 14, 2025) presented the Texas Supreme Court with a unique opportunity to provide defined guideposts to understand...more

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Issues Executive Order to Waive All-Electric Building Requirement for Rebuilding After Los Angeles...

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On January 13, 2025, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued Emergency Executive Order No. 1, entitled “Return and Rebuild,” in response to the recent devastating wildfires that destroyed homes and businesses across the city. The...more

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Two Pivotal Montana Supreme Court Decisions Impact Industry

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On Friday, January 3, 2025, the Montana Supreme Court issued a decision in MEIC v. DEQ (Laurel Generating Station), its second major decision on the Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) in the last few weeks that affects...more

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MEPA Review Not Required as Part of Wisconsin Gas Plant Affiliated-Interest Agreements, Says Minnesota Supreme Court

As a follow up to a previous post the Minnesota Supreme Court issued its decision on April 21, 2021, reversing the Minnesota Court of Appeals and remanding the matter for further review.  In so doing, the Court concluded that...more

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Update: First Circuit Revises Prior Decision to Vacate Air Permit in Light of Material Developments

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As discussed previously in Pierce Atwood’s Energy Infrastructure Blog, on June 3, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated an air permit issued by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection...more

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First Circuit Compressor Station Decision Vacates DEP Air Permit, Addresses Environmental Justice and Noise Issues

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On June 3, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated an air permit issued by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and remanded the matter to the agency for further analysis. The...more

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Minnesota Court of Appeals Determines MEPA Review Required for Wisconsin Natural Gas Generating Facility

On December 23, 2019, the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a decision by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (the “Commission”) approving affiliated-interest agreements permitting Minnesota Power and its...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - June 2019 #4

Analysts Say U.S. Coal Merger Not Anti-Competitive- "The proposed 'extraordinary' joint venture between U.S. coal majors Peabody Energy and Arch Coal will be structurally beneficial, rather than anti-competitive for U.S....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - May 2018

In Cities v. Fossil Fuels, Exxon's Allies Want the Accusers Investigated - "Now two industry-friendly groups are turning the tables and asking the SEC to investigate the cities and counties for possible fraud." Why this...more

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