This is the second issue of WilmerHale’s 10-in-10 Hot Topics in Energy Series. Over the next 10 weeks, our attorneys will share insights on current and emerging issues affecting the US energy sector. Attorneys from across...more
2/8/2019
/ Barack Obama ,
Bureau of Land Management ,
CEQ ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Deregulation ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
FERC ,
Fuel Standards ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
MATS ,
Methane ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory History ,
Rescission ,
Trump Administration
This is the seventh issue of WilmerHale's 10-in-10 Infrastructure Series. In this series, our attorneys share insights on current and emerging issues affecting infrastructure project developers in the United States....more
4/13/2018
/ Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Expedited Approval Process ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
NEPA ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Trump Administration
Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an opinion in Sierra Club v. FERC, No. 16-1329 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 22, 2017), concluding that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...more
The Highway Authorization Act signed into law by President Obama last Friday, December 4, includes an important set of reforms for streamlining the federal permitting process for infrastructure projects in a broad range of...more