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NERC Submits Work Plan for New Reliability Requirements to Apply to Inverter-Based Resources

On January 17, 2024, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”)[1] submitted an informational filing[2] to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) providing NERC’s plan (the “Work Plan”) to develop...more

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U.S. EPA Grants Louisiana Primacy for Class VI Geologic Sequestration Wells: What's Next?

Recently, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") signed a final rule granting the State of Louisiana's request for primary responsibility for the permitting, compliance, and enforcement of Class VI (deep...more

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FAA's Proposed Rule Would Require Drug and Alcohol Testing in Foreign Countries

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Executive Summary: The Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) has recently proposed a potentially costly rule requiring repair stations located outside the United States to implement programs for drug and alcohol testing of...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

When Contractors Become Project Owners: Opportunities, Risks and Conflicts for Japanese Contractors to Consider When Taking Equity...

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Japanese heavy-industries companies that typically act as contractors or suppliers on projects are increasingly invited to contribute as equity investors in the projects they construct or supply major equipment to, thereby...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

[Virtual Roundtable] EV Charging Stations at Your Company: Key Opportunities and Considerations - November 29th, 12:00 pm - 1:00...

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Join us for a virtual roundtable featuring Warner Norcross + Judd LLP attorneys Tom Manganello, Mike Stone, Kurt Brauer, Andrew Reside and Chris Predko as they discuss electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at company...more

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Building Damage Assessments: HVAC&R Systems and Components

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Heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems and equipment are often included in residential and light commercial building damage loss claims or forensic property assessments, especially those system components that are...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Massachusetts Judge Says Prepaid Vehicle Maintenance Plans Not Subject to State Dealer Statute

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A Massachusetts federal court judge has ruled that an OEM-branded prepaid vehicle maintenance plan sold and administered by a third-party to auto dealers is not subject to the Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Dealer Act and...more

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Petroleum Release/Storage Tank Enforcement: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Judicial Action Addressing Elgin Retail Motor Fuel...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (“MPCA”) filed in early May a Complaint in the County of Olmsted Third Judicial District Court against Gurek Inc. (“GI”) alleging violation of MPCA rules and Minnesota statutes...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Frederick, Maryland, Training and Shooting Center Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Heritage Training and Shooting Center, LLC (“Heritage”) entered into a January 6th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Who Pays For What? Strategically Drafting and Reviewing Operating Expenses and Common Area Maintenance Costs In Commercial Leases

Operating expenses (“OpEx”) and common area maintenance fees (“CAM”) are two important items in any commercial lease, but they are often overlooked after the decision is made on how to split up these fees. Typically,...more

J.S. Held

What’s Cooking? Thermal and Overtemperature Events of Datacenters

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You may have read storage and operational temperature specifications on a box of newly purchased electronics or somewhere buried in the back of a user manual. Computers, servers, networking equipment, and other electronics...more

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CAM Expenses – Cumulative v Non-Cumulative

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During commercial leasing negotiations, landlords and tenants will often extensively negotiate the terms of a cap on the controllable operating expenses under a lease. Often, however, the issue of whether the cap will be...more

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Federal Trademark Registration - Part 2

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Is your trademark registered? Should you register it? Why should you register it? What do you have to do? What does the process look like? Can you do it yourself or do you need to hire an attorney? These are just a few of the...more

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Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Mobile County Power Generation Facility Enter into Consent...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Alabama Power Company (“APC”) entered into a January 3rd Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of a Major Source Operating Permit (“Permit”)....more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Conway County Natural Gas...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and DeSoto Gathering Company, LLC (“DeSoto”), entered into an October 5th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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Comparing Underground Natural Gas Storage With Deep Saline Injection Of Carbon Dioxide

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Find out why underground natural gas storage can serve as a useful analog when developing large-scale carbon capture and sequestration projects....more

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Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Parsons...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a May 18th proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Parson Sky Holdings, LLC, (“PSH”) addressing alleged violations of the underground storage tank...more

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Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order and Assessment for Knoxville...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed April 27th Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Mapco Express, Inc. (“Mapco”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage...more

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Appellate Division finds Village Responsible for Maintenance of Bulkhead Related to Drainage Easement

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Plaintiffs own property in the Village of Freeport on Randall Bay and granted a drainage easement to the Village in 1961. The easement, dated September 6, 1961, allowed the Village to “construct and maintain one underground...more

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Industrial Waste Landfill/Nonconforming Use: Minnesota Appellate Court Addresses Whether "Maintenance" Constitutes "Use"

The Court of Appeals of Minnesota (“Court”) in a December 7th Opinion addressed a zoning issue associated with an industrial waste landfill. See AIM Development (USA), LLC v. City of Sartell, 2020 WL 7134863...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Bledsoe County...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an October 16th Commissioner’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Dunlap Stone, Inc. (“DSI”) addressing alleged violations of a National Pollution...more

Hogan Lovells

Predictive maintenance: opportunity or dead end for the chemical industry 4.0?

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Data, machine-to-machine communication, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are buzzwords describing the fourth industrial revolution. In the past few years, there have been claims that the chemical industry is falling behind on...more

Brooks Pierce

Revised DOL Regulations Limit Scope of Health Care Provider Exception Under the FFCRA

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On Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued revisions to their original regulations on paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). These revisions are in response to the Aug....more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Webinar] Facilities Considerations in a COVID-19 World - May 27th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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Join several Bricker attorneys as they discuss how to prepare facilities according to state and CDC safety recommendations, the use of athletic facilities over the summer and facility maintenance challenges due to budget...more

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Businesses Ordered to Implement New Safety and Sanitation Measures

On April 5, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Health released an Order requiring businesses with in-person operations during COVID-19 to adopt and implement certain safety measures. ...more

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