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Energy - September, 2023

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• CFTC Fines Goldman Sachs $3M Over Disruptive Trades
• Deutsche Bank ESG Fine May Be Preview Of SEC Climate Rule
• Chemical Co. To Pay Feds $218M To End Bribery Claims
• Pro Say: A Cheat Sheet For The New Supreme Court Term
• SkyeTec To Pay $2.35M Over False Energy Star Certifications
• EV Car SPAC To Pay SEC $11M For Alleged Bogus Revenues
• Greenwashing And 'Greenhushing': Lessons For Fashion Cos.
• Texas Justices Reject Dallas' Bid To Reverse $33M Gas Verdict
• Green Groups Say EPA Dragging Feet On Nitrogen Review
• Energy Cases To Watch This Supreme Court Term
• GAO Renews Calls For Cheaper Nuclear Cleanup Option
• Avoiding The Ethical Pitfalls Of Crowdfunded Legal Fees
• Capstone Green Energy Gets OK For $30M In Ch. 11 Financing
• Chevron's Sanctions Bid Steps Into 'Legal Fantasy,' Atty Says
• Fla. High Court To Regulator: Explain Rate Hike Decision
• 'Administrative State' Attacks Soar To High Court Crescendo
• Biden Admin. Proposes Reduced Offshore Oil Lease Plan
• First-Time Advocates Dominate High Court's Fall Schedule
• 5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall
• London SPAC's $1B Planned Brazil Mine Purchase Called Off
• Texas Justices Take Up Power Pricing Orders Fight
• Sunnova Snags $3B DOE Loan Guarantee For Solar Loans
• Power Co. Awarded $25M In Texas Winter Storm Contract Spat
• CFTC Says Dealer's $21M Fraud Ripped Off Retirement Savers
• Mich. Officials Off Hook For Benton Harbor Lead Response
• EPA Promises New Climate-Related Enforcement Actions
• 5th Circ. Revives Steel Workers' WARN Act Claim
• Bulgaria Will Face Claim By Oil Businessman's Heirs
• Probe Of Lahaina Fire May Last Months, Utility CEO Says
• Company Halts UK Wind Farm Project, Calls For Tax Relief
• ComEd Pays $46M To Settle SEC Bribery Allegations
• Energy Trading Cos. Must Review Electronic Comms Policies
• Marathon Tells DC Circ. FERC Got Pipeline Rate Ruling Right
• Nationwide, Solar Co.'s Bond Dispute Sent To Mediation
• Board Says Consultant Proved H-2B Request Was Its Own
• Judge DQs Quinn Emanuel From Oro Negro Execs' $30M Suit
• Land Buyer Wants Fraud Suit Against Pittsburgh Firm Revived
• Willkie Adds Ex-Mayer Brown Renewable Energy Attys
• FERC Urges Justices To Decide Chevron Before Solar Fight
• Weil Continues Houston Growth With Pillsbury Energy Pro
• ECJ Fines UK €32M For Allowing Marked Fuel In Private Boats
• Gas Turbine Maker Hits Ch. 11 Aiming To Emerge In 45 Days
• How Looming Gov't Shutdown Could Put IPO Recovery On Ice
• SEC Doles Out $1.5M In Fines Over Insider Reporting Failures
• Dems Urge SEC To Keep Scope 3 Disclosures In Climate Rule
• Denver Oil Co. Hit With Misclassification, OT Collective Suit
• 10th Circ. Throws Out $6M Jury Award In Biogas Plant Spat
• McDermott Units Must Answer Colombia's Asset Freeze Bid
• On Deck In JPML: Major Cyberattack, Uber Sexual Assaults
• Hydrogen Auto Co. Hyzon Motors Settles SEC Suit For $25M
• How Investors Can Seize Renewables Opportunities In RE
• Ohio Sens. Call For State Of Emergency Over Train Derailment
• 2nd Circ. Says Conn.'s Exxon Climate Suit Is State Issue
• FEMA Not Liable For $379M Owing For PR Grid Restoration
• Commerce Gets Okay On Korean Export Program Finding
• IsoEnergy And Consolidated Uranium To Merge In $668M Deal
• Koch Ties Fuel Dems' Bid To Recuse Thomas In Chevron Case
• Why Calif. Applying Del. Caremark Standard Is A Big Deal
• State AGs Urge Congress To Dump Bill Limiting Food Regs
• A&O Hires Construction Arbitration Pro From White & Case
• Sierra Club Pushes DC Circuit To Nix Texas LNG Extension
• Biden Blocks Congress' Effort To Delist Bat, Prairie Chicken
• Agencies Face Steep Learning Curve Under Biden GHG Order
• WR Grace Seeks $2.6M Fee Refund From US Trustee
• PDVSA Seeks To Block ConocoPhillips' $8.5B Award Effort
• Oil Giants Urge Toss Of Del. Court Climate Change Suit
• Judge Sinks Bird Groups' Challenge To Lake Erie Wind Project
• Enviro Groups Urge EPA To Regulate Rail Cars' Coal Pollution
• SEC Says Diamond Seller Used Investor Funds To Gamble
• 5th Circ. Delays Contested Sale Of Federal Gulf Oil Lease
• Nelson Mullins Adds Ex-Porter Wright Energy Pro In Ohio
• Alaska Agency Echoes Call To Void EPA Pebble Mine Ban
• Gov't Asks Justices To Deny Review Of President's Tariff Power
• Tribes Back Mich.'s Challenge To Pipeline On 'Sacred' Waters
• The 2023 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Why Law Firm ESG Is Likely Here To Stay
• Platinum Co-Founder Gets Overvaluation Verdict Pared To $2.8M
• Feds Say Renewed Challenge Falls Flat In Offshore Wind Fight
• What Large Language Models Mean For Document Review
• DC Circ. Denies Stays Of EPA's 'Good Neighbor Plan'
• Business Groups Urge Justices To Review Minn. Climate Suit
• Employee Rights Groups Back Worker's FMLA Fight
• Green Groups Want 2nd Crack At Puerto Rico Dredging Suit
• Maker Of Recalled Generators Sued For Causing Burns
• Truck Owners Take Ford Fuel Economy Suit To High Court
• Checking In On How SuperValu Has Altered FCA Litigation
• Sustainability-Focused SPAC Global Lights Files $60M IPO
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• PE-Backed German Defense Contractor Seeks $515M IPO
• La. LNG Project Developer Backs FERC Enviro Review
• Nantucket Residents Ask 1st Circ. To Revive Wind Farm Suit
• Feds Urge 5th Circ. To Delay Chaotic Gulf Lease Sale
• Texas Judge Says Jury's $54M Oncor Verdict Will Stand
• Participating In Living History Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• SEC Fines Deutsche Bank Unit $25M For ESG, AML Violations
• How Attys Can Weather The Next Disaster Litigation Crisis
• Ex-FBI Field Office Boss Inks Plea Deal Over Albania Payouts
• Citgo's Parent Puts 'Missing' Certificate Risk At $1.5B To $2.5B
• Judge Won't Toss Water Damages Claims In La. Pollution Suit
• How Robins Kaplan Helped Protect Minn. Wilderness Area
• EPA Plans Tougher Air Pollution Limits On Downgraded Plants
• States Sue EPA For Inaction On Wood Stove Emissions
• Chevron Doctrine Supporters Flock To High Court In Key Case
• Enviro Cases To Watch This Supreme Court Term
• Green Groups Ask 5th Circ. To Save Gulf Whale Protections
• EV Maker Says Richards Layton Can Represent It In Ch. 11
• Private Equity Owners Can Remedy Law Firms' Agency Issues
• UN Climate Summit: What To Watch For In Dubai
• Pa. Public Utility Commission Atty Elevated To Top Counsel
• Texas Judge Won't Block Biden Admin's ESG Investing Rule
• Shell Says Proposed ERISA Class Too Broad To Be Certified
• Former Texas Oil Co. CEO Ducks SEC Fraud Claims For Now
• Climate Week: Spotlight On International Climate Cases
• FERC Muddles Through Gas Project Votes Amid Climate Split
• GE Says Co. Took $17M But Didn't Recycle Turbine Blades
• Biden Directs Agencies To Consider Climate Costs In Budgets
• Utility Can't Recover $3M In Defense Costs, AIG Unit Says
• Biden Holds Off On Disaster Declaration Over Ohio Derailment
• EPA Air Plan Disapproval Must Fail, Alabama Tells 11th Circ.
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Eckert Seamans Utilities Co-Chair In DC
• Coal Opponents Want 9th Circ. To Uphold Federal Lease Ban
• Ex-CFO Of Russian Gas Co. Gets 7 Years For Tax Crimes
• Ohio Justices Affirm Return Rate For Dominion Energy
• Convicted Ex-JPMorgan Spoofer To Appeal 6-Month Sentence
• US Sanctions Don't Bar Venezuela Oil Co. Debt Repayment
• House Panel Grills Buttigieg On EVs, DOT Funding
• 7th Circ. Unsure About Reviving Ethanol Manipulation Claims
• Mexico Says USMCA Doesn't Permit Keystone-Style Claims
• Fluor Inks Deal To End Claims Board Covered Up Bad Bidding
• Florida Co. Plans To Invest $750M In New Fuel Terminals
• Climate Kids Ask Utah High Court To Revive State Suit
• Colorado Gas Royalty Suit Stays In Fed. Court 10th Circ. Rules
• Greenberg Traurig Energy Project Leader Joins Orrick In DC
• Biden Pledges $4.6B In Climate Grants, Starts Climate Corps
• How To Protect Atty-Client Privilege While Using Generative AI
• Orbital Gets OK For $15M DIP, October Ch. 11 Auction
• What FERC-PJM Negotiations Mean For The Energy Industry
• SEC Finalizes Truth-In-Advertising Rule For ESG Funds
• Utility Says Conn. Rate Hike Denial Flouts US Constitution
• 6th Circ. Told Enbridge Pipeline Suit Belongs In State Court
• EPA Tells DC Circ. Boilers Have To Meet New Emission Limits
• BLM Proposal Would Protect 4,000 Acres Of Tribal, Rec Lands
• Green Groups Press Suit To Stop ConocoPhillips' Willow
• Steel Mogul Settles $48M Award Fight After 1st Day Of Trial
• Kentucky Tax Talk: Taking Up The Dormant Commerce Clause
• DOD Looks To Boost Domestic Rare Earth Magnet Production
• How New Lawyers Can Leverage Feedback For Growth
• 'Bare Assertions' Doom Bid For H-2B Worker, Judge Rules
• Berry Corp. Investors Ink $2.5M Deal Over Deception Claims
• Nonprofit Launches Free Climate-Oriented Contract Clauses
• Divided 10th Circ. Tosses Part of EPA Air Plan For Denver
• DC Circ. Grills Sierra Club On FERC Gas Extension Challenges
• Big Banks Financed Vale's Pollution Of Brazil, Suits Say
• Calif. Accuses Oil Giants Of Decades Of Climate Deception
• Ind. Judge Cuts Negligence Claim Over U.S. Steel Spill
• Energy Co. Shareholder Gets OK For $151M Freezing Order
• Ex-Russian Oil Exec And NYC Lounge Accused Of Sex Assault
• EPA Coal Ash Rule Was Unlawful Change, Utilities Claim
• Schott Pharma's IPO Could Be Germany's Largest Of '23
• Newmont Secures 2 More Approvals For $19.5B Newcrest Buy
• Steel Mogul Fights $48M Payment As Brazil Iron Trial Opens
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Steel Co. Owes $2.2M In Unpaid Benefits, Mich. Judge Rules
• ESG Around The World: Australia
• Locke Lord Can't Hide Docs In Malpractice Suit, NJ Court Told
• REIT Wants $900K Judgment In Botched Water Valve Suit
• What New EPA Enforcement Initiatives Mean For Industry
• Batteries Biz Commits To SPAC Deal Despite Nasdaq Warning
• EPA Waiver Can't Make Calif. A GHG Regulator, DC Circ. Told
• Occidental Says Award Nixing $309M Breach Claim Is Wrong
• SEC Tells 5th Circ. Kroger Vote Moots Conservative Proxy Suit
• Climate Activists Gaining Ground In Courts Worldwide
• IBEW Local Urges Court To Preserve Arb. Win In Benefits Row
• SEC Says Diamond-Nuclear Battery Investment Was A Fraud
• Colo. County's Approval Of Reservoir, Pipeline Project Upheld
• ​​​​​​​Latest ERISA Standard Ruling Could Lead To More Dismissals
• Enviro Groups Can Join Gulf Lease Sale Fight, La. Judge Says
• Tesla, Musk Tell 9th Circ. To Snuff Ex-Worker's Retaliation Suit
• Dow Rips Norfolk Southern's Bid To Share Derailment Cleanup
• Bat's Newly Endangered Status Likely To Slow Development
• Mass. Lawmakers Weigh Ending Asbestos Claims Time Limit
• Chevron Wants $250K Fees For Atty's Fake News Article
• Teacher Gets 9 Yrs. For $2M Ponzi Scheme With Mother-In-Law
• Husch Blackwell Brings On Energy Pro In Austin
• Corporate Compliance Lessons From FirstEnergy Scandal
• Commerce To Lift Duties On Select Chinese Solar Panels
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• SEC Looks Ready To Greenlight 'Greenwashing' Rule
• Battle For Control Of Gas Co. Leads To $87M Award
• Gov't Hostility To Bid Protest Consolidation Iffy, Fed. Circ. Told
• DC Circ. Judges Unsure That Auto Regs Are A Major Question
• Arm's Blockbuster IPO Likely To Clear Path For More Offerings
• New US Sanctions Target Russian Equipment, Service Cos.
• W.Va. Natural Gas Tax Regime Unconstitutional, Justices Told
• GE Must Pay $2.3M In Ga. Dispute Over Canceled Project
• Info Exchanges Must Stay Inside Now-Invisible Antitrust Lines
• Judge Trims CO2 Pipeline's Challenge To Iowa Zoning Rules
• In Ga., Promptness Is Key To Setting Aside Default Judgments
• Judge Trims Tourism Firms' Claims In Ga. Shipwreck Suit
• Compliance Hires Roundup: Regions Bank, Enbridge & More
• Latham, V&E Advise Vital Energy On $1.2B Oil Field Expansion
• EU Launches Probe Of Unfair Chinese EV Subsidies
• Twitter Legal Fees Suit Offers Crash Course In Billing Ethics
• EPA Grants New Clean Water Permit Power To States, Tribes
• UK Probes $7.9B Cameco, Brookfield Deal For Westinghouse
• 11th Circ. Says It Can't Hear Fee Appeal In Fla. Cleanup Suit
• 3rd Circ. Considers Coal Miner's Disability Reinstatement Bid
• 2nd Circ. Dismisses 'Untimely' Rio Tinto Investor's Appeal
• Well Driller Not Covered In Suit Over Toxic Water, Insurer Says
• Biden Admin's Vehicle Regs On The Line: What To Watch
• Investors Must Face RICO Claims In Defective Solar Panel Suit
• Meet The Attys In Pivotal Vehicle Emissions Rules Arguments
• 6 Firms Steer $372M In Deals For Carbon Credit, Software Cos.
• 9th Circ. Says LA Ratepayer's Malpractice Suit Filed Too Late
• Judge OKs Deal With Mass. City In Conn. River Pollution Row
• Self-Disclosure Lessons From Exemplary Corp. Resolutions
• SPAC Cancels $306M Merger With Electric Powertrain Maker
• Hunton Grows M&A Team With Ex-Holland & Knight Atty In DC
• Missed Deadline Sinks Oil And Gas Leases, Ohio Panel Rules
• Womble Bond Opens 5th U.S. Office In 18 Months
• Alpine Summit Gets OK For Final $3M Ch. 11 Loan Draw
• Calif. Lawmakers Pass Pioneering Carbon Disclosure Bill
• BP Customers Say They're Footing $300M Storm Surge Prices
• DeSantis Says Immunity Bars Suit Over Fla. City Utility Board
• Enbridge Urges 7th Circ. To Axe $5M Pipeline Removal Order
• Biden Admin. Aims To Bring Mining Into 21st Century
• Crystallex Can't Nip Venezuela's 'Collusive' Case In The Bud
• Lead-Covered Verizon Cables Put Workers At Risk, Suit Says
• NJ Solar Co. Accused Of Ignoring Do-Not-Call List
• DOD Signs $111M In Deals To Support US Metals Production
• EPA Reports IRA Funding To Radically Cut Electric Emissions
• Aluminum Industry Presses G7 For Zero-Emission Assistance
• Offshore Wind Auction Results Portend Difficulties In Gulf
• EV Battery Co. Lyten Raises $200M In Series B Equity Round
• Van Ness Feldman Adds Energy Counsel, New Orleans Office
• Ga. Gov. Again Suspends Gas Tax, For 30 Days
• 10th Circ. Returns Oil Worker's OT Win For Jury Redo
• Chinese Solar Co. Fights Penalty For Murky Credit Program
• Can 'Green Tech' SPAC Deals Buck The Overall Downturn?
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Alaska Sues Biden Admin. Over Tongass Forest Protections
• Green Groups Take Factory Farm Fight With EPA To 9th Circ.
• Exxon, ConocoPhillips Move To Defend Alaska LNG Export Site
• FERC Backs Its Enviro Review Of La. LNG Terminal In DC Circ.
• Group Seeks Revival Of EPA Hazardous Waste Rules Fight
• ABA's Money-Laundering Resolution Is A Balancing Act
• Gov't Wants Fed. Circ. To Hear Registration Appeals Separately
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Unfair Advantage, Buy American Waiver
• Wind Project Backer Urges 1st Circ. To Reject Challenge
• DC Circ. Urged To Reject New Mexico Nuclear Waste Permit
• Ex-FBI Field Office Boss Eyes Plea Over Albanian Payments
• Simpson Thacher Lands M&A Pro From Sidley In Houston
• Reynolds Hit With False Ad Suit Over 'Made In U.S.A.' Label
• Flawed BLM Analysis Dooms Ore. Logging Plan, Groups Say
• California Gov. Directs Agencies To Study Risks, Uses Of AI
• DOJ Nets 1st Corporate Resolution Of Iran Oil Sanctions Case
• EV-Maker Lucid Pans Securities Suit Over Production Targets
• Argentina Owes YPF Investors $16B, NY Judge Says
• Tesla Wants Battery Update Class Action Claims Tossed
• EPA Urges 6th Circ. To Ax Ohio Cos.' Emissions Rule Row
• DC Circ. Weighs 'Fairly Balanced' Test For EPA Science Body
• Mich. Must Face Dam Break Takings Claims, Panel Says
• Energy Co. 'Entitled' To Cost Recovery, Conn. Justices Told
• 2 High Court Cases Could Upend Administrative Law Bedrock
• SEC Fines Another Firm For Impeding Whistleblowers
• Prevailing Wage Rules Complicate Inflation Act Tax Incentives
• McDermott International Announces Debt Restructuring Deal
• Foley & Lardner Adds Ex-Barton Energy Litigation Partner
• Clean Energy Tax Rules Phase 2 To Focus On US Production
• Structural Steel Parts Will Stay Duty-Free, Fed. Circ. Rules
• Eversheds Hires Baker McKenzie Arbitration Pro
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Kirkland, Latham
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Don't Miss It: Sidley, Wachtell Lead Week's Hot Deals
• NextEra Top Brass Sued Over Alleged 'Political Misconduct'
• $173M Exelon, ComEd Investor Deal Gets OK With Fee Delay
• Exxon Mobil Pushed On McKinsey Docs In Mass. Climate Case
• Halliburton Unit Says $1M Contract Fight Must Be Arbitrated
• CFTC Says Energy Trader Spoofed Crude Oil Market Again
• FERC Defends Marathon Pipeline Market Rate In DC Circ.
• Williams Industrial Approved For Ch. 11 Sale To Stalking Horse
• Ex-Traders At 7th Circ. Deny Knowing Spoofing Was Criminal
• Solar Panel Co. Wants Nationwide To Cover Unfinished Project
• Zimbabwe Fights Discovery In $50M Dispute With Mining Cos.
• Union Pacific Gets Harvey Claims Tossed In Flood Row
• Owner Barred From Colo. Mine After Refusing Safety Training
• 5th Circ. Rejects Challenge To La. Gas Terminal Permit
• Shell Oil Judge Recommends Certifying Classes In 401(k) Suit
• Issues To Watch As Biochar Carbon Project Demand Heats Up
• Law Firm Professional Development Steps To Thrive In AI Era
• Industry Takeaways From OMB's Final Buy America Guidance
• Deals Rumor Mill: Great Wall Motor, Carlyle, Amer Sports
• Calif. Justice Doubts PG&E Can Be Liable For Blackouts
• SEC Fines Fluor $14.5M Over Unreported Project Costs
• Calif. Lays Claim To Land Parcel In Venoco's Ch. 11 Sale
• Hungarian Oil Co. Says Croatia Can't Escape $236M Award
• 10th Circ. Won't Revive Mining Co. ERISA Suit
• Interior Yanks Arctic Leases, Proposes New Oil And Gas Bans
• Mining Co. Asks 4th Circ. For Interest On $7.6M Payout
• Texas Tells 5th Circ. SEC Can't Act As National Conscience
• Colo. Judge Combines Suits Against Utility Over 2021 Wildfire
• Texas Produced Water Ruling Helps Clarify Oil, Gas Leases
• US Disputes Mont. Climate Ruling's Impact On Ore. Kids' Case
• Cos. Pledge Up To $3B As Part Of US Battery Cell Venture
• Locke Lord Fights Full Client File Release In Malpractice Suit
• Hawaii Justices Asked To Weigh In On Climate Coverage Row
• Texas LNG Developers Defend FERC Extension At DC Circ.
• Allen & Overy-Led EV Materials Maker Inks $542M In Financing
• 3 Firms Guide $14B Enbridge Buy Of Dominion Energy Units
• Ill. Panel Sends PFAS Dispute With Mining Cos. To Arbitration
• Proterra Sued For Allegedly Hiding Post-SPAC Merger Risks
• EPA Can't Justify Renewable-Fuel Standards, DC Circ. Told
• Mich. Judge Backpedals Previous Decision In Property Case
• Puerto Rico Board Files Settlement With Electric Bond Holders
• Maui Fire Victim's Father Sues Utilities, Landowners, Officials
• Delta Says No Trespass, No Damages In Jet Fuel Dump Suit
• 9th Circ. Backs FERC's Redo Of Green Power Deal Regs
• Green Groups Can't Stop Arizona Mineral Drilling Projects
• Ceded Federal Lease Ends Montana Drilling Fight
• Chancery Upholds Part Of Indiana Steel Co.'s $7M Fraud Suit
• DOL Wants Mine Operator Barred Until Training Complete
• Grid Operator Will Settle Several Storm Outage Suits
• DuPont, Corteva Lose Dismissal Bid In Pension Suit
• Shipping Cos. Can't Sink Georgia County's Shipwreck Suit
• DC Circ. Questions FERC Gulf Export Pipeline Approval
• 9th Circ. Tosses Chevron's Offshore Clean Air Act Challenge
• Akin-Led Viper Energy Paying $1B For PE-Held Oil Interests
• Paul Weiss Adds New Co-Head Of Infrastructure From Latham
• Natural Gas Cos. Reach $885M Deal Led By V&E, Gibson Dunn
• Pa. Case Highlights Complexity Of Oil And Gas Leases
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• AT&T Asks 4th Circ. To Force FCC To Alter Pole-Rate Decision
• FERC Axes Solar Group's Challenge To Midwest Grid Ban
• Chilean Power Co. Reaches Deal To Avoid Ch. 11 Dismissal
• Split North Carolina High Court Backs Miner's Enviro Permit
• Feds Suspend Trump-Era LNG-By-Rail Rule
• UK Signals Potential Exit From 'Outdated' Energy Treaty
• New 'Waters' Rule May Speed Projects, Spawn More Litigation
• Occidental Scores $1.5M Atty Fees In Wells Fargo Dispute
• W.Va. Landowners Get Class Cert. In EQT Royalties Fight
• DC Judge Frees Washington Gas From 'Greenwashing' Suit
• $6.2M Pollution Insurance Fight Heading For Arbitration
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Attys Prepare For IPO Pickup As Market Shows Signs Of Life