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
7/20/2023
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Green Infrastructure ,
Italy ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Natural Gas ,
Norway ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Solar Energy
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
4/25/2023
/ Biomass ,
Clean Energy ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Natural Gas ,
North Carolina ,
Nuclear Power ,
Plant Closures ,
Power Grid ,
Power Plants ,
Price Transparency ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Fuel ,
Russia ,
Small Business ,
Solar Energy ,
State and Local Government ,
Texas ,
Ukraine ,
Utilities Sector ,
Virginia ,
Washington ,
Wind Power
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
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
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
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
12/2/2021
/ Clean Energy ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
FERC ,
Natural Gas ,
NERC ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy
China Risks Winter Energy Crunch -
"China is at risk of the same energy-crunch chaos seen in Europe, with a state-run newspaper warning that coal-fired power plants will struggle to keep the lights on this winter."...more
9/23/2021
/ China ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Coking Coal ,
Cybersecurity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Natural Gas ,
NPDES ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Utilities Sector
Chevron’s Patience Pays Off with Bargain Deal for Noble Energy -
"Like Anadarko, Noble is also a major player in the oil-rich DJ Basin of Colorado, as well as the oil-rich southwestern piece of the Eagle Ford Shale...more
7/28/2020
/ Abandoned Property ,
Acquisitions ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
BlackRock ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Censures ,
Chevron ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
FERC ,
Fossil Fuel ,
India ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Net Metering ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Popular ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Trump Administration ,
Utilities Sector
Dominion Energy and Duke Energy Cancel Construction of Atlantic Coast Pipeline -
"Despite a recent win for the project in the US Supreme Court, ongoing delays, litigation and an expected increase in costs threatened the...more
7/15/2020
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Department of the Interior ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Germany ,
Grand Juries ,
India ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Natural Gas ,
Offshore Wind ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Ransomware ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
State Attorneys General ,
Trump Administration ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wind Farm
Top Court Seeks Trump Administration Input on PennEast Pipeline -
"The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Trump administration for input on a PennEast Pipeline Co. appeal that aims to jump-start a planned natural-gas line by...more
7/8/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
BP ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Delisting ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Eminent Domain ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
FERC ,
India ,
Investment Funds ,
Natural Gas Act ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petrochemicals ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Race Discrimination ,
Renewable Energy ,
SCOTUS ,
Shale Gas ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Spain ,
State Aid ,
State Sovereignty ,
Trump Administration
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...more
5/13/2020
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Construction Project ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electricity ,
Elon Musk ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Litigation ,
EU ,
Gas Prices ,
Importation Limits ,
Imports ,
India ,
International Energy Agency (IEA) ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shale Gas ,
Supply and Demand ,
Supply Chain ,
Tesla ,
Thermal Coal ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
United States ,
Waters of the United States
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
5/5/2020
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Coking Coal ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Flooding ,
Gas Prices ,
Germany ,
Imports ,
India ,
Machine Learning ,
Mongolia ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Gas ,
Netherlands ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Renewable Energy ,
Thermal Coal ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT) ,
Wind Power ,
Zimbabwe
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
4/28/2020
/ Austria ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Citigroup ,
Clean Water Act ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DaimlerChrysler ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Electricity ,
Energy Exploration ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Policies ,
FERC ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Mexico ,
Natural Gas ,
Net Metering ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Plant Closures ,
Renewable Energy ,
SCOTUS ,
Sweden ,
Thermal Coal ,
Underwriting ,
Volvo ,
Waters of the United States
U.S. Banks Prepare to Seize Energy Assets as Shale Boom Goes Bust -
"Major U.S. lenders are preparing to become operators of oil and gas fields across the country for the first time in a generation to avoid losses on loans...more
4/20/2020
/ Asset Seizure ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crude Oil ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Ethanol ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Lenders ,
MATS ,
Moratorium ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shale Gas ,
Supply and Demand ,
Trump Administration ,
Utility Fees
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...more
3/30/2020
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Downturn ,
Electricity ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Financial Distress ,
Fracking ,
Middle East ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
PG&E ,
Plant Closures ,
Poland ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
State of Emergency ,
Supply and Demand ,
Trump Administration ,
Ukraine ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wildfires
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
2/29/2020
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Ash ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exemptions ,
Exports ,
FERC ,
Groundwater ,
Hydrocarbons ,
Japan ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Sands ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Ransomware ,
Renewable Energy ,
Supply and Demand ,
Technology Sector ,
Utilities Sector ,
Water Pollution
The Insanity is Over: ‘Navigable’ Now Means ‘Navigable’ Again -
"The Trump administration has now announced that the intentionally ambiguous and easily abused Waters of the United States Rule has been replaced by the new,...more
2/11/2020
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Blockchain ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Diesel Fuel ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
Federal Bans ,
Japan ,
Joint Venture ,
Natural Gas ,
Navigable Waters ,
Navigable Waters Protection Rule ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Plant Closures ,
Power Grid ,
Renewable Energy ,
Severe Weather ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
Utilities Sector ,
Waters of the United States
Trump Infrastructure Proposal Impacts 'Virtually Every' Federal Decision on Environment: DOI Secretary -
"Trump's announcement focused largely on road and highway impacts, but industry groups and environmentalists note the...more
1/18/2020
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Black Lung Trusts ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Department of the Interior ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
France ,
Imports ,
Iran ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Plant Closures ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Severance Tax ,
Shale Gas ,
State Legislatures ,
Trump Administration ,
UK Brexit
Energy Infrastructure Attacks are ‘Probable’: Oil Traders Fear Supply Disruptions in the Middle East -
"A dramatic escalation of geopolitical tensions will most likely result in an unplanned oil supply shortage in the...more
1/11/2020
/ Ad Velorum Property Taxes ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Exports ,
Fuel Supply ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Imports ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Manufacturers ,
Middle East ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Grid ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
State Legislatures ,
Surface Transportation ,
Terrorist Acts ,
Transmission Planning ,
Trump Administration ,
Ukraine
FBI Eyes How Pennsylvania Approved Pipeline -
"The FBI has begun a corruption investigation into how Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration came to issue permits for construction on a multibillion-dollar pipeline project to carry...more
11/16/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
FBI ,
Germany ,
Governor Wolf ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Mining ,
Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants ,
Net Zero ,
Paris Agreement ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Public Transportation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Safety Violations ,
Solar Energy ,
Wind Power ,
Workplace Safety
Pennsylvania, CNX Reach $1.48M Settlement on Abandoned Wells -
"The order covers 141 conventional wells and five shale gas wells in Allegheny, Washington, Greene and Westmoreland counties."
Why this is important: The...more
10/18/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Foreign Investment ,
Gas Prices ,
India ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Natural Gas ,
Offshore Wind ,
Oil Wells ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Product Defects ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Renewable Energy ,
Safety Equipment ,
Settlement ,
Shale Gas ,
State Regulators ,
Supply and Demand ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Transportation Industry ,
Utica Shale ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wind Power
Supreme Court Showdown Set Over Pipeline Crossing of Appalachian Trail -
"Led by Dominion and Duke Energy, the company contends that 'long-standing precedent' allows pipelines to cross the 2,000-mile national scenic...more
10/11/2019
/ Appellate Courts ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Certiorari ,
China ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Demand Response ,
Eminent Domain ,
Energy Sector ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Natural Gas ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Grid ,
Renewable Energy ,
SCOTUS ,
Solar Energy ,
State Legislatures ,
Tax Credits ,
Utilities Sector ,
Vietnam ,
Wind Power
Federal Appeals Court Vacates Key Atlantic Coast Pipeline Permit -
"A federal appeals court has pulled another permit issued to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, saying the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had fast-tracked the...more
8/1/2019
/ Appeals ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Charging Stations ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Policy ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Trump Administration ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Wastewater
Environmental Groups Accuse Multiple Mining Sites of Violating Federal Regulations -
"Allegations of 'egregious' violations of the federal Clean Water Act and the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act could be...more
6/14/2019
/ Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Clean Water Act ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Costs ,
Environmental Violations ,
Exports ,
Federal Funding ,
Imports ,
Land Owners ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mining ,
Natural Gas ,
Notice of Intent ,
Nuisance ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sierra Club ,
SMCRA ,
Subsurface Estates ,
Supply and Demand ,
Surface Estates ,
Surface Owner ,
Well Drilling ,
WV Supreme Court
Trump Said to Seek Limits on State Power in Pipeline Approvals -
"Trump's order comes as the president continues to chafe at regulatory barriers he says throttle the full potential of American 'energy dominance,' while...more
4/12/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Brazil ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Drought ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Latin America ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Natural Gas ,
New Legislation ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
States Rights ,
Steel Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
Utica Shale ,
Utilities Sector ,
Water Rights ,
Water Supplies