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Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes

Delaware River Basin Commission Converts Fracking Moratorium into Permanent Ban

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) on February 25, 2021, approved a new regulation formally prohibiting high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF), or fracking, in the Delaware River Basin. The final rule makes permanent...more

Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes

Department of Energy Predicts Substantial Impact From Fracking Ban

The US Department of Energy submitted a report to the president last month on “Economic and National Security Impacts under a Hydraulic Fracturing Ban.” This 80-page report analyzed the effects of a hypothetical United States...more

Cozen O'Connor

Submarine Power Transmission Cables Subject to OPA

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently reversed a lower court decision that held that the release of thousands of gallons of oil from a submarine power-transmission cable into Long Island Sound was not...more

Hogan Lovells

Environmental, social, and governance concerns: Do U.S. investors care about sustainability and ESG scores?

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Investors’ focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors has risen dramatically in the U.S. in recent years. ...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Converting Environmental Liabilities to Assets: Repurposing Inactive and Abandoned Mine and Mineral Processing Sites

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Under the Brownfields Law of 2002, EPA and other federal agencies have established a variety of programs focused on promoting and funding the repurposing of abandoned mine lands (AMLs), broadly defined as lands, waters, and...more

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