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CCR Update- Ready for Another Acronym?

For those seasoned rockers, CCR means Creedence Clearwater Revival, but for environmental lawyers, CCR means Coal Combustion Residuals (“CCR”) which is a slurry by-product from the generation of electricity from coal fired...more

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EPA Issues New Power Plant Rules

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Introduction - The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized four separate rules (Power Plant Rules) that set new standards for power plant emissions in the United States. Collectively, these...more

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Currents Energy Industry Insights: V 8, Issue 2, February 2024

Welcome to the second 2024 issue of Currents - our e-newsletter focused on energy topics. Business today is characterized by relentless change. To assist our clients in navigating this dynamic landscape, we pride...more

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The Continuing Impact of Coal Ash - Energy Law Insights

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Coal ash – the byproduct of two centuries of burning coal to generate power – continues to roil the U.S. energy sector. Troutman Pepper’s Brian Harms and Brooks Smith discuss the dilemmas facing utilities and other energy...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: V 7, Issue 7, July 2023

Domestic Nuclear Power Advancement: Barriers to Entry and the Need for a National Strategy - As previously reported on this site, nuclear generation development has taken hold as a potential promise for a long-term,...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: V 7, Issue 4, April 2023

The Cost of "Electrification" “Electrification” has become a ubiquitous term these days, although depending on who you ask, it might have different meanings. However defined, a critical component of electrification as a...more

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The EPA Proposes New Wastewater Discharge Standards on Coal-Fired Power Plants

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The Environmental Protection Agency announced on March 29, 2023 new proposed wastewater discharge standards to reduce discharges of toxic metals and other pollutants from coal-fired power plants. Steam electric power plants...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 6, Issue 11

West Virginia’s Water and Land Rights EPA Case in U.S. Supreme Court - "West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, who led a 26-state coalition in filing a brief in the case, said the High Court heard arguments in a...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 6, Issue 10

WVU Study Shows American Coal Industry Generates $261 Billion in Economic Activity, 381,000 Jobs - “The study, conducted by the West Virginia University Bureau for Business and Economics Research, shows that the...more

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New DOE Report shows former coal plants can support new nuclear plants and a just energy transition

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A recent report released last week by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) shows that hundreds of coal plant sites could host new nuclear reactors. Siting new nuclear at retiring coal sites, referred to as the...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 6, Issue 5

Cap and Trade Gets a Big Win in Pennsylvania. Will It Last? "Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) announced that his administration had finalized a regulation to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a cap-and-trade...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 33

FERC Warned Renewables Planning Can Strand Grid Assets - "But at a FERC technical conference, others highlighted a potential risk for overbuilding and the cost it could incur for consumers." Why this is important: It's...more

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The Energizer – Volume 92

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Connecticut Passes Legislation Targeting 1 GW Energy Storage by 2030 - Connecticut has enacted new energy storage legislation: S.B. 952, “An Act Concerning Energy Storage” (Act). The Act establishes a target of 1 GW energy...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 20

Welcome to Volume 5, Issue 20 of Currents. In this issue, we discuss major and interesting topics such as IGCC coal power, BP and solar projects, using coal substitutes, Republican investments in EVs, cofiring, secure mineral...more

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Combustible By-Products/Electric Power Industry: U.S. Energy Information Administration Report Addresses Production/Recycling...

The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) released a March 29th report titled: U.S. Electric Power Industry Produces Less and Recycles More Combustible By-Product (“Report”) ...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 45, December 2020

Welcome to Currents, our weekly publication providing insights to the latest energy news and U.S. EIA statistics. Currents is different from other e-newsletters in that it not only provides current energy articles, but it...more

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Renewable Energy Update - November 2020 #2

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The U.S. installed 4.5 GW of utility-scale solar in 2019 - Bullet PV Magazine – November 10 - More than 4.5 gigawatts of utility-scale solar came online in the United States in 2019, bringing cumulative capacity to...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 43, November 2020

U.S. Court Suspends Key Permits for Equitrans Mountain Valley Pipeline - "A U.S. federal appeals court issued a stay of key water crossing permits needed to complete construction of Equitrans Midstream Corp’s 300-mile...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 37, October 2020

More Federal Permits Handed Down as MVP Presses FERC for Construction Restart - "The Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC told FERC that it has received a series of key federal waterbody crossing permits, bolstering its case to...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 34, September 2020

Spain Shuts Down Half of Its Coal Power Stations - "The move away from coal is driven predominantly by fundamental economics, although these are amplified by emissions trading schemes and other measures." Why this is...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - May 2020

Industry Expert Insights - We reached out to one of our Lex Mundi partners and a well-known expert in the United Arab Emirates in the energy and legal industries to get his thoughts on the current energy climate. ...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - April 2020 #5

Industry Expert Insights - We reached out to one of our Lex Mundi partners and a well-known expert in the Netherlands in the energy and legal industries to get his thoughts on the current energy climate. Marc van...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - April 2020 #4

Industry Expert Insights - We reached out to a well-known expert in Mexico in the energy and legal industries to get his thoughts on the current energy climate. Juan Serra is a partner in the Mexico City office of...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - March 2020 #3

Coronavirus Throws EU Climate Plans into Disarray - "Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said last week that the EU should 'forget about' the Green Deal for now while it focuses on Coronavirus." Why this is important: ...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2020 #4

Cancelled Teck Oil Sands Project Underscores Global Climate-Energy Policy Tension - "The Frontier project became the latest casualty in oil-producing countries with robust environmental movements agitating to cut...more

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