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King & Spalding

Acquiring and Defending Carbon Storage Rights

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Carbon Capture and Sequestration (“CCS”), one form of which is known as Direct Air Capture, captures carbon dioxide (CO2) from man-made sources before CO2 is released into the atmosphere. The captured CO2 is then injected...more

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Virginia’s Solar Facilities are Growing: General Assembly Sets Carbon Neutral Goal

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The future of utility-scale solar facilities in Virginia is bright, and has brightened even more lately. The General Assembly recently adopted an ambitious goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045. As a result, Virginia’s...more

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - September 2019

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Focus - California lawmakers pass sweeping rent cap bill - The Mercury News – September 11 - In a significant victory for California renters struggling to find affordable housing, state lawmakers this Wednesday sent...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - September 2019

Atlantic Coast Pipeline Remains Halted as Developers Wait on Court Decisions - "There are currently two federal permits under review--one issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and one issued by the U.S. Forest...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - August 2019

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

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development Update - January 2019 #2

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Sustainable Development Focus - A moonshot for solving America’s water crisis - U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT - Jan 4 The Energy Department last month declared that it is spending $100 million over the next five years to...more

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Commission on Environmental Quality/Shuqualak, Mississippi Facility Enter into Agreed Order

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Shuqualak Lumber Company, Inc., Planer Mill Division (“SLC”) entered into a December 4th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

EPA Ends 20 Year “Once In, Always In” Policy for MACT Standards: May Effect Enforcement, New Permits

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In a major change in air permitting policy, on January 25, 2018 U.S. EPA reversed its longstanding “once in, always in” policy governing what sources are subject to major source regulations for the emissions of air toxics...more

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The Climate Report - Fall 2017

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US. REGULATORY AND LITIGATION DEVELOPMENTS - EPA PROPOSES TO RESCIND CLEAN POWER PLAN - What EPA Did - In a decision expected and promised since the election of President Donald Trump, the United States...more

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DC Circuit Rules that FERC Must Consider Global Warming in Approving New Natural Gas Pipelines

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The United States has one of the most extensive natural gas pipeline networks in the world. This vast network enables the ongoing switch away from coal-fired generation and toward a renewables and natural gas-based electric...more

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