On March 22, in the case of Delaware Riverkeeper Network, et al., v. FERC, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the plaintiffs’ complaint that the statutory requirement that the Federal Regulatory...more
“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.”
Many important environmental and administrative law decisions were reported by the federal and state courts over the past six months. The courts are dealing with very...more
10/17/2016
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Air Pollution ,
Appeals ,
Appointments Clause ,
Boilers ,
CERCLA ,
Chevron Deference ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of the Interior ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Federal Vacancies Reform Act ,
FERC ,
Hawkes Co v United States Army Corps of Engineers ,
Incidental Take Permits ,
Lockheed Martin ,
Navarro v Encino Motorcars ,
NEPA ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
NLRB v SW General ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
Railways ,
Renewable Energy ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Waters of the United States
On August 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit released an opinion rejecting several challenges to environmental permits and authorizations granted by environmental regulatory agencies in New Jersey and...more
This Advisory briefly reports on some of the significant U.S. Supreme Court actions from January through June 2016 related to environmental and administrative law.
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8/4/2016
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Alaska ,
Appeals ,
Article III ,
Chevron Deference ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Clean Water Act ,
DAPA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Electric Generation Suppliers ,
Electricity Costs ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EU ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Farm Bureau ,
Federal Power Act ,
Federal Vacancies Reform Act ,
FERC ,
FERC v Electric Power Supply Association ,
Groundwater ,
Hawkes Co v United States Army Corps of Engineers ,
Hughes v Talen Energy ,
Immigration ,
Immigration Reform ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Inland Waterways ,
Land Parcels ,
Mercury ,
Murr v Wisconsin ,
National Park Service ,
Native American Issues ,
Navarro v Encino Motorcars ,
NLRB ,
Over-Time ,
Pollution Control ,
Preemption ,
Racketeering ,
Regulatory Takings ,
RICO ,
RJR Nabisco v European Community ,
RTO ,
SCOTUS ,
Service Advisors ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Sturgeon v Frost ,
Takings Clause ,
TMDL ,
Tribal Lands ,
US v Texas ,
Utilities Sector ,
Utility Rates ,
Wage and Hour ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wholesale
July 15 was a busy day at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, as five important decisions werethree issued. What was remarkable and worth noting is that Judge Judith Rogers, a member of the court...more
Two recently issued decisions are important because they clarify how the formidably complex legal structure affecting a growing American business—the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) –will be interpreted by the one...more
This blog, although not brief, is a brief report on some of the significant environmental law and administrative cases decided in late December and the first quarter of 2016.
U.S. SUPREME COURT -
FERC Final Rule re...more
5/18/2016
/ CERCLA ,
Citizen Suits ,
Clean Air Act ,
Electricity ,
Endangered Species ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
FERC v Electric Power Supply Association ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hawkes Co v United States Army Corps of Engineers ,
Hazardous Waste ,
Mining ,
RCRA ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Sturgeon v Frost ,
Tobacco ,
Utilities Sector