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State Control of Injection Well Permitting Stays in Focus Amid Legal Challenges Over CCS Infrastructure

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Key Takeaways - - EPA is evaluating the Texas Railroad Commission's formal primacy application. If granted, Texas will assume primary enforcement authority—or primacy—over Class VI wells. - Carbon capture and storage...more

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Expedited Wetland Permitting/U.S. Army Corp of Engineers: 690 Permits Reclassified as Energy Emergencies (Including 3 Arkansas...

Pursuant to Executive Order 14156, the United States Army Corp of Engineers (“Corps”) has reclassified 690 Clean Water Act Section 404 Wetland Permits as Emergency Actions. Executive Order 14156 is entitled “Declaring a...more

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President Trump's New EPA Administrator Unveils Agency's New Priorities

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Amid uncertainty over future staffing and funding levels, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a new priority list for the agency titled the “Powering the Great American Comeback...more

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“Frequent” Calls for Power: Newly Re-Elected BC Government Prioritizes Clean Energy Development in 2025

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On 16 January 2025, the Government of British Columbia released mandate letters for Premier David Eby's new cabinet (Mandate Letters). The Mandate Letters direct cabinet ministers to focus on growing BC's economy and...more

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Client Alert: Key Energy and Environmental Takeaways from Trump’s Early Executive Orders

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In his first week in office, President Trump issued a series of executive orders that touched on energy and the environment. These orders are likely to significantly alter the makeup and actions of the executive branch for...more

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Trump Orders Moratorium on Federal Actions for Wind Projects and Withdrawal of New or Renewed Wind Leases in Outer Continental...

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On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a Memorandum (the Memorandum) that orders a moratorium on new or renewed federal actions for onshore and offshore wind projects, pending federal review, and withdraws new...more

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Trump Executive Actions Impacting Renewable Energy

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On President Trump’s first and second days in office, the new administration released a flurry of executive actions, in the form of both memorandums and executive orders, focused on the energy industry:...more

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NEPA Practice Without CEQ Regulations

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By directing the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to propose rescinding CEQ’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, President Donald Trump’s executive order on “Unleashing American Energy” affects not...more

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ORES Releases Draft Siting Rules for Major Renewable and Transmission Projects in New York State

On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (“ORES”) issued its much-anticipated draft regulations concerning the environmental review, permitting, and...more

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Did I Miss Something? What Happened in the Energy Sector in the Rockies Around the Holidays

Returning to work after the holiday season may have left many of you wondering if you missed anything important while you were in a cookie-induced holiday slumber. Here is a short summary of some key items that happened...more

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Transportation of LNG by Rail Keeps Chugging Along

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As described in previous blog posts on May 7, 2018 and March 13, 2018, regulatory changes are needed before liquefied natural gas (LNG) can be transported by rail tanker cars under applicable Hazardous Materials and Carriage...more

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