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Maryland Offshore Wind Project/New Source Review: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Challenge Filed

The Mayor and City Council of Ocean City and the Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland (collectively, “Petitioners”) filed on July 8th before the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Appeals...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

MA Appeals Court Sets New Precedent Protecting Solar Development in Local Permitting

A recent decision of the Massachusetts Appeals Court sets an important precedent in favor of solar development in the Commonwealth. In Sunpin Energy Services, LLC v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Petersham, the court unanimously...more

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Project Opponents of Empire Wind Strike Back

As recently reported, on May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior reversed the stop work order it issued on April 16, 2025, thereby allowing the $5 billion, 2 GW, Empire Wind project to proceed. On June 3, 2025, a...more

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Vineyard Wind 1 Prevails Again in the First Circuit

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The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of two additional legal challenges to the Vineyard Wind 1 Project (the Project). On December 5, 2024, a First Circuit panel issued a consolidated...more

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[Webinar] Renewable Energy Series: 2024 Virginia Energy Legislative Update - April 3rd, 11:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

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This year’s Virginia General Assembly was a packed session with several important pieces of legislation under consideration to further Virginia’s energy transition. Register for our annual webinar where we will provide an...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Minnesota Automatic-Approval Rule Secures CUP and Saves Solar Project

One of the challenges of renewable energy development is managing the permitting process. Understanding how to navigate state and local laws can be integral to a developer’s permitting success, especially where a community...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - September 2018 #2

As Storm Looms, 4th Circuit Reverses Ruling Against Dominion on Coal Ash Pollution at Chesapeake Site - "Water pollution from a coal ash landfill and settling ponds at a closed power plant in Chesapeake is not a violation of...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - August 2018 #4

Activists Have a New Strategy to Block Gas Pipelines: State's Rights - "It already has worked in New York where construction on the Constitution Pipeline has stalled. Now activists are trying the strategy in Oregon." ...more

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