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Fifth Circuit Hears Challenge to DOE’s Conventional Cooking Products Efficiency Rule Amid Broader Regulatory Crosscurrents

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On September 3, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments in State of Mississippi et al. v. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), a closely watched case challenging DOE’s direct final rule (DFR)...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DOE Secretary Uses Rarely Invoked Statutory Authority to Seek Rescission of FERC’s Draft Pipeline Certificate Policy

On August 29, 2025, Christopher Wright, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) submitted a proposal to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under section 403 of the Department of Energy Organization...more

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EPA Restores Viability of RFS Small Refinery Exemption, Signals New Policy Approach Moving Forward

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On August 22, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced decisions on 175 small refinery exemption (“SRE”) petitions stretching back over the last four years. EPA’s scorecard reads that 63 petitions were...more

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Supreme Court Limits Scope of Judicial Review in NEPA Cases

On May 29, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition et al. v. Eagle County, Colorado et al. This decision held that agencies are afforded substantial deference in National...more

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Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Nuclear Waste Storage Cases

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The U.S. Supreme Court on March 5, 2025, heard oral argument in two cases related to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) authority to license temporary spent fuel storage facilities that are not co-located with a...more

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Composition of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the New Administration

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With President-elect Trump poised to take office, some in the energy sector are considering what this means for the composition of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)....more

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