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Is the Giant Going Back to Bed? EPA’s Potential Retreat on “Environmental” Enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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In December 2021, we reported on a “Sleeping Giant” being awakened through the Biden Administration’s 2022-2026 Strategic Plan and its goal of using enforcement of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title VI as a key tool to...more

Hogan Lovells

Fundamental Reforms to Environmental Law in Vietnam

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Spanning over 300 pages, the new environmental protection legislation includes fundamental changes in how projects are evaluated by the authorities for environmental approval, permitting mechanisms and more stringent...more

Adams and Reese LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Reinstates Environmental Regulation Related to the States’ Enforcement Rights Under the Federal Clean Water Act

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SCOTUS Shadow Docket Reinstates Trump-Era Clean Water Act Rule - In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court reinstated a Trump-era environmental regulation related to the States’ enforcement rights under the federal...more

Downey Brand LLP

Developing Offshore Wind in California – Environmental Permitting and Interconnection Considerations

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The California coast offers significant potential for offshore wind development that can help the state reach its renewable energy goals. Developers of wind energy projects located off the California coast will face a number...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 35, September 2020

U.S. Shale Producers Race for Federal Permits Ahead of Presidential Election - "Federal permitting in the largest U.S. oilfield in the Permian Basin, located in Texas and New Mexico, is up 80 percent in about the last three...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Oregon Clarifies State Jurisdiction Over Solar Energy Projects

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On June 30, 2020, the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC) issued a permanent administrative order adopting rule changes to hopefully clarify when new solar energy projects in the state must get a land use permit from...more

Morgan Lewis

Supreme Court Leaves in Place Ruling Restricting States Clean Water Act Permitting Authority

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The US Supreme Court declined to review an appeals court decision holding that the one-year clock for states to issue a certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act for a federal permit does not reset if...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Standoff Between National Grid and New York State Over Gas Pipeline is Impacting Homeowners and Businesses

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In May 2019, National Grid – the utility company that provides natural gas to approximately 1.8 million customers in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Long Island – announced a moratorium on the processing of applications...more

White & Case LLP

Offshore wind projects: Assessing the environmental impact: Japan

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Despite strong government support and growing capacity, a lengthy approval process may slow progress. In November 2018, the National Diet of Japan enacted the Act of Promoting Utilization of Sea Areas in Development of Power...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

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - August 2018 #3

Federal Agency Halts All Work on Atlantic Coast Pipeline After Judges Revoke Permits - "The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission sent a letter to Dominion Energy, the company leading construction of the 600-mile pipeline,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - June 2018 #2

LyondellBasell Looking to Control Braskem; Could Help WV Cracker - "A deal could breathe life into the ethane cracker Braskem proposed for a site near Parkersburg, W.Va., roughly five years ago." Why this is important:...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Getting a Green Card Just Got Tougher: USCIS Will Now Interview All Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applicants

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced a new policy requiring all adjustment of status applicants seeking employment-based green cards to appear for an interview at a USCIS field office. The...more

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Federal Agencies Announce Steps to Expedite Reviews of Infrastructure Projects

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On September 22, the Administration announced two new policies that will facilitate a more transparent and efficient permitting and review process for complex infrastructure projects. First, federal agencies announced...more

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Top 12 Legal Mistakes Made by Startup Breweries and Distilleries

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Undertaking any entrepreneurial endeavor can be a daunting task. It can get very complicated when doing so in a highly regulated environment, such as the one that governs the manufacture and sale of alcohol related products....more

Perkins Coie

Supreme Court Strikes Down Part of EPA Greenhouse Gas Permit Rule but Leaves the Rule Mostly Intact

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In 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency, acting under the Clean Air Act, required all new sources that would emit more than threshold quantities of “greenhouse gases” to get a preconstruction “prevention of significant...more

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