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The Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. filed a citizen suit Complaint in the United States District Court of Massachusetts on November 12th alleging violations by the following: Besides the Conservation Law Foundation, the...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and White Rock Oil & Gas Company, LLC (“White Rock”) entered into a January 2nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more
UPS to pay $5.3M fine, correct hazardous waste violations in settlement with EPA - ABC News – October 19 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday announced that it reached a settlement with United Parcel...more
In this edition of Faegre Drinker’s State Attorneys General Update, we discuss: • The California AG’s: • Plea deal with a pipeline operator relating to a 2021 oil spill...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, LLC (“NGPL”) entered into a March 1st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing...more
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) and Kentucky Resources Council (collectively “CBD”) sent a 60-day Notice of Intent (“NOI”) to Sue the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) and United States Army...more
Texas regulators recently took additional steps in an effort to prevent another catastrophic loss of power like that experienced during Winter Storm Uri in February 2021. On November 29, 2021, the Railroad Commission of Texas...more
About seven years ago, one of the worst ecological disasters in Israel’s history occurred. During work to divert an oil pipeline, one of the old pipelines belonging to the government company Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Co. Ltd....more
The United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit (“Court”) in a June 3rd opinion vacated an air permit the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) issued to Algonquin Gas Transmission (“Algonquin”). See...more
The Sierra Club and several other organizations (collectively “Sierra Club”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington...more
On October 4, 2019, the Supreme Court granted review of a Fourth Circuit decision that rejected U.S. Forest Service authorization of a $7 billion natural gas pipeline. See Cowpasture River Pres. Assn v. Forest Service, 911...more
New Sulfur Caps for Shipping Fuels Will Help Make the Shale Boom Even Bigger "Now the shale revolution will help shippers across the world comply with the International Maritime Organization's 2020 standards, called "IMO...more
This is the final issue of WilmerHale’s 10-in-10 Hot Topics in Energy Series. Over the course of 10 weeks, our attorneys will share insights on current and emerging issues affecting the US energy sector. Attorneys from across...more
This is the eighth issue of WilmerHale’s 10-in-10 Hot Topics in Energy Series. Over the course of 10 weeks, our attorneys will share insights on current and emerging issues affecting the US energy sector. Attorneys from...more
On January 7, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or “the Commission”) issued an Order approving a settlement between its Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) and Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC (Algonquin)...more
Pipeline issues continue to dominate the natural gas news. Last week, the pipeline industry got some good news, some bad news, and some news potentially so devastating it could threaten the entire industry....more
A recent ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals signals a marked expansion of jurisdiction and potential liability under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Reversing the trial court’s dismissal for failure to state a claim,...more