As we covered in our first alert, the U.S. Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo overruled Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. and abandoned the Chevron doctrine, which previously...more
7/9/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Federal Power Act ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Review ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Natural Gas Act ,
Non-Delegation Doctrine ,
PURPA ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation
In a monumental opinion issued today, the U.S. Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo overruled Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., holding (6-3) that deference to an agency's...more
7/1/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Authority ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
National Marine Fisheries Service ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Relentless Inc v US Department of Commerce ,
SCOTUS ,
Stare Decisis ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Unconstitutional Condition
As industries move toward cleaner energy sources, crucial sectors of the economy—notably aviation—cannot realistically be powered with electricity and must be powered by cleaner physical fuels, such as sustainable aviation...more
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) contained an enormous benefit - valued in the billions of dollars - for the U.S. hydrogen industry in the form of a Production Tax Credit (PTC) for “qualified” green hydrogen produced over...more
11/21/2022
/ Chemicals ,
Clean Energy ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Energy Sector ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Oil & Gas ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Refineries ,
Tax Credits
Cybersecurity is a growing concern for all nonprofit organizations, especially those that store, process, and transmit sensitive data. While it is common to think of the cyber issue as relevant to digital communications and...more
Senator Manchin recently released the text of his much anticipated and controversial bill aimed at reforming the federal permitting process, particularly for energy infrastructure (the "Energy Independence and Security...more
9/26/2022
/ Continuing Resolution ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
FERC ,
General Permit ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Natural Gas ,
Permits ,
Pipelines ,
Proposed Legislation