January 02, 2017
After a year filled with blockbuster rulings, energy litigation will again grab the spotlight in 2017, with an eagerly awaited decision on the legality of the Obama administration's signature Clean Power Plan taking center stage. Here are the cases that energy attorneys will be watching this year.
October 24, 2016
Opponents of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's methane regulations for new and modified oil and gas infrastructure asked the D.C. Circuit on Friday to put their challenge of the rules' implementation on hold so they can focus on arguments that the EPA lacked the legal authority to issue them.
August 16, 2016
Eight states, the city of Chicago and several environmental groups on Monday weighed in at the D.C. Circuit in favor of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's regulations reducing methane emissions from new and modified oil and gas infrastructure.
August 02, 2016
The coalition challenging new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations on methane emissions swelled in size Tuesday, with more than a dozen states and a host of fossil fuel industry groups asking the D.C. Circuit to review the rule.
July 19, 2016
The state of North Dakota has asked the D.C. Circuit to strike down U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations aimed at curbing methane emissions from new and modified oil and gas infrastructure, saying that the agency exceeded its authority.