Energy Archive » May, 2025

Energy - May, 2025

323 articles

• Split 9th Circ. Won't Unblock Trump's Gov't Overhaul
• Enviro-Focused Community Bank Exits FDIC Consent Orders
• Russia Can Argue Sovereign Immunity In $34M Award Appeal
• Solar Energy Co. Hits Ex-Employees With Trade Secrets Suit
• Shell Speculated About Conn. Environment Goals, Group Says
• Judge Says Stalled Colo. Dam Construction Poses Big Risks
• DOE Yanks $3.7B In Funding For Clean Energy Projects
• No Point In Vacating NEPA Ruling, Gov't Tells 8th Circ.
• The BigLaw Settlements Are About Risk, Not Profit
• Wachtell, Akin Steer EOG On $5.6B Energy Deal
• Coal Miners Re-Up Bid For $15.2M Wage Deal Approval
• House Bill Tax Tweaks Would Hinder Renewable Projects
• Trump Admin Says States Can't Fight Wind Permit Pause
• Strathcona Lobs $4.3B Offer For MEG, Snags PE Investment
• Shell Told To Disclose Climate Risk Docs In RI Terminal Case
• Projects Get Some NEPA Relief, But How Much Is Unknown
• Judge Sees No Harm In BLM Drill Permits Near Colo. Grassland
• DOT Calls States' EV Charging Funding Suit Premature
• Big Oil Caused Woman's Heat Wave Death, Novel Suit Says
• Interior OKs Utah Mine In First Fast-Tracked Energy Review
• Kids Launch New Climate Case Over Trump Energy Orders
• Buyer Beware Of Restrictive Covenants In Delaware
• RJ Reynolds Lied About Carbon Offset Of Vapes, Suit Says
• Brazilian Jiujitsu Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• High Court Restores Federal Approval Of Utah Oil Railway
• 16 States Sue Trump Admin Over Cuts To Science Grants
• Elon Musk Is Leaving White House Role, Trump Admin Says
• Venezuela Can't Relitigate Representation Issue, Court Told
• DOI Faces Energy Co. Suit Over Fort Berthold Oil Lease
• NRC Has No Defense For New License Rules, DC Circ. Told
• Feds Ask SC Judge To Toss Suit Over Frozen Grant Funding
• Duke Energy Settles Proposed Class Action Over Data Breach
• Feds Won't Appeal Offshore Fish Farming Permit Decision
• CFPB Energy Loan Rule An 'Unlawful Power Grab,' Suit Says
• 'ComEd Four' Denied New Trial After High Court Ruling
• Key Steps For Traversing Federal Grant Terminations
• Groups Claim Mass. Offshore Wind Will Harm Views, Wildlife
• Opportunities And Challenges For The Texas Stock Exchange
• FERC's Ex-GC Joins Wilson Sonsini's DC Energy Team
• Musk, DOGE Fail To Nix States' Suit Against 'Limitless' Power
• Greenpeace Fights To Walk Back $666M Pipeline Verdict
• Citgo Auction Deadline Extended Amid Venezuela Debt Fight
• Trader Seeks OK Of $4.7M Award Against Mexican Co.
• Fed. Circ. Backs Engineering Co. Win In Patent Fight
• Enagas Sees Arbitral Award Against Peru Raised To $302M
• Canadian Aluminum Trader Blames Trade War For Bankruptcy
• Gorsuch Says Oak Flat Ruling Will Harm Native Generations
• Mich. Fuel Supplier Fights $8.7M Tax Bill Over Flight Credit
• 9th Circ. Revives Tribes', Green Groups' Power Line Suit
• Debate Over Moratorium On State AI Oversight Goes To Senate
• Ariz. Asks Justices To Skip Tax Fight Over Plant On Tribe Land
• Trump Withdraws Biden's NEPA Greenhouse Gas Guidance
• EV-Maker Polestar Faces Investor Suit Over Financial Reports
• DC Circ. Backs FERC In NY Grid Upgrade Cost Fight
• Nikola Creditors Ask To Examine Founder Over $100M Award
• Energy Order Brings Risks For Lenders And Borrowers Alike
• What's At Stake As Trump Admin Targets Carbon Markets
• O'Melveny's Latest Texas Energy Pro Joins From Bradley Arant
• Ex-Solar CEO Can't Arbitrate Fraud Suit Now, Judge Says
• High Court Won't Hear Apache's Bid To Undo Mining Decision
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Trump Says 'It's Time For Nuclear' And Orders New Reactors
• Nonprofit Orgs. Want In On States' Wash. EV Funding Fight
• Judge Extends Block On Trump's Government Layoffs
• Texas Justices Flip $6M Judgment In Gas Pipeline Row
• SoCal Edison To Pay $82.5M Over 2020 Bobcat Fire Costs
• Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles
• Battery Co. Li-Cycle Gets Ch. 15 Nod Amid Glencore Sale Bid
• Trump Issues Fresh Tariff Threats Against EU, Apple
• Using Federal Forum Provisions To Nix State Securities Cases
• Taxation With Representation: Troutman, A&O Shearman
• Torys-Led Vermilion Sells Canadian Gas Assets For CA$415M
• House Budget Would Sap Emerging Energy Tax Credit Market
• La. Sued For Blocking Community Air Monitoring Sensors
• Critics Decry Budget Bill As Clean Energy 'Attempted Murder'
• EV Carmaker Lucid Gets Inflated Biz Suit Trimmed, Again
• Justices Unlikely To Take Up Spain Award Cases, Judge Says
• EPA Warns States, Tribes On Clean Water Act Authority
• Hungarian Co. Fights Croatia Delay Bid In $236M Award Case
• Motorola Eyes $4.5B Wireless Radio Deal, And Other Rumors
• Calif. Judge Likely To Extend Block On Gov't Reorg, Job Cuts
• Federal Gov't Backs States' BlackRock Coal Investments Suit
• Manufacturer Seeks Over $19M In Beryllium Release Coverage
• Tariff Strategies For The US Renewable Energy Sector
• Congress Kills Calif. EV Program Waiver, Other Climate Rules
• Nuclear Power Co. Dodges Suit Over Contract Disclosures
• Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Michigan Seeks 6th Circ. Rehearing In Enbridge Pipeline Row
• 5th Circ. Denies Challenge To La. Oversight Of Carbon Wells
• Trustee Alleges Developer Sold Gas Rights To Avoid Creditors
• Simpson Thacher Lands White & Case Energy Pro In Houston
• Ore. Fire Verdict Brings PacifiCorp Damages To $385M
• Zurich Gets Default Win In $4.6M Contractor Coverage Spat
• SC Judge Restores Frozen Federal Grant Funding
• Courts Can't Review Trump's Tariff Emergencies, Gov't Says
• Offshore Wind Farm Foes Back Trump Permitting Pause
• EPA Chief Defends Trump Plan To Halve Agency Budget
• Atty, Firm Sanctioned For Losing Info In RICO, Defamation Suits
• 3 Tax Issues Manufacturers Should Watch In 2025 Budget Bill
• Energy Co. Beats Retiree's Suit Over Pension Calculations
• Shell JV Escapes $58M Nigeria Oil Contract Payment Suit
• Trump Rule Would Upend Endangered Species Status Quo
• Chancery Ruling Raises Bar For Advance Notice Bylaws Suits
• Cadwalader Adds Ex-Latham Infrastructure Atty In London
• DOJ Memo Raises Bar For Imposition Of Corporate Monitors
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP
• FWS' New 'Harm' Proposal Draws Praise, Concern For Species
• Venezuelan Nationals' RICO Suit Asserting Defamation Tossed
• Tax Credit Repeal Would Deflate US Hydrogen Development
• Energy Co. Fights To Keep Alive Suit Over Damaged Well
• Gov't Says Unions Too Slow In Calling For Halt Of Restructure
• Russia Challenges EU Carbon Border Tax At WTO
• GOP Will Push Calif. Waiver Vote, Dems Will Jam EPA Noms
• Chinese EV Battery Giant Generates $4.6B IPO Amid Tensions
• Renewable Energy Tax Pro Rejoins Baker McKenzie In Miami
• Judge Revives Suit Challenging BLM Lease Sales In Utah
• Carbon Co. Seeks Coverage For Factory Explosion Losses
• DC Circ. Ponders Letting Gov't Claw Back $20B In Green Funds
• Interior Dept. Lifts Freeze On Empire Wind Project
• Chicago's Climate Deception Suit Heads Back To State Court
• Panthera Wants $1.5B From India In Mining Project Fight
• 5th Circ. Says EPA Flubbed Texas Air Finding, Must Redo
• Electric, Nuclear Valve Co. Escape Pension Dispute
• Minority Investors Claim Colo. Gas Co. Forced Unfair Buyout
• Calif. Climate Superfund Bill Faces Legal, Technical Hurdles
• How Cos. Can Navigate Risks Of New Cartel Terrorist Labels
• Energy Cos. Escape Pa. County's Climate Change Suit
• Judge Sets February Trial Date In Bribery Case Of Coal Exec
• Squire Patton Adds Miami Litigator With In-House Experience
• Kirkland Guides Blackstone's $11.5B Deal For TXNM Energy
• Tesla Tells Justices Challenge To La. Sale Ban Should Stand
• Trump Calls On Justices To Stay Block Of Gov't Restructuring
• Disaster Relief Biz Partner Won't Split Duke Payout, Suit Says
• Canadian Geothermal Co. STS Hits Ch. 15 With Sale Plan
• Frost Brown Adds NY Litigator From Grant Herrmann
• DC Circ. Says Vt. Didn't Waive Hydro Dam Review Authority
• Judge Blocks Energy Department's Cap On Research Costs
• Taxation With Representation: Blakes, Davies, Goodmans
• Susan Sarandon, Contractor End Dispute Over Vt. Home
• $38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils
• Vistra To Expand Gas Power Plant Portfolio With $1.9B Buy
• $666M Pipeline Verdict 'Poster Child' For Reduction, Judge Told
• Wis. Tribe Urges Army Corps To Reject Enbridge Line 5 Permit
• Clifford Chance Adds Arbitration Expert From Pinsent Masons
• Unions, Groups Seek Injunction To Block Gov't Restructuring
• Regulatory Rollback Orders Legally Risky, FERC Chair Says
• Oil Producer Says Hess Corp. Stiffed It To The Tune Of $69M
• Toshiba Unit Can't Get Bench Trial In Hydro Plant Dispute
• Ex-Eletson Board Facing Fees In Ch. 11 Fight
• Energy Dept. Expands Review Of $15B Worth Of Grants
• House Tax Bill's Foreign Rules May Finish Off Energy Perks
• Battery Recycler Cites 'Green' Funding Uncertainties In Ch. 15
• Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Ex-Ohio Speaker Wins More Time To Retool Bribery Appeal
• Enviro Justice Efforts After Trump's Disparate Impact Order
• Decoding Arbitral Disputes: An Update On ICSID Annulment
• Insurer Wants Smokestack Demo Cos. To Pay For Damage
• AI Startup Perplexity Seeks $14B Valuation, And More Rumors
• Senate Confirms Trump's Pick For EPA General Counsel
• Tree Removal Is Major Cost Of PacifiCorp Damage, Jury Told
• Labor Groups Sue HHS Over Workplace Safety Agency Cuts
• Oilify Cleared Of Infringement In Oil Field Product Patent Suit
• 5th Circ. Declines To Rehear SEC's Kroger Proxy Decision
• Titanium Distributor Seeks Enforcement Of $3.6M Award
• Lawmakers Line Up To Unwind Trump's 'Chaotic' IEEPA Tariffs
• Interior Policy Aims To Shorten Oil And Gas Leasing Reviews
• House Panel To Fold $3.8T Tax Overhaul Into Budget Package
• Abbott Signs Bill Codifying Immunity For Corporate Execs
• 7th Circ. Judge Skeptical Of Bias In Exxon Worker's Firing
• Trump's Unorthodox US Atty Picks May Face Learning Curve
• National Grid​​​​​​​ Must Face Jury Trial In Debt Harassment Suit
• FERC Chair Floats Plan To Slash Grid Project Perks
• EPA Plans Cutbacks And Delays To PFAS Drinking Water Regs
• ExxonMobil Accuses Texas Atty Of Double Repping Company
• The Risks Of Trump's Plan To Fast-Track Deregulation
• Deregulation Memo Presents Risks, Opportunities For Cos.
• States Ask Court To End Trump's Wind Project Freeze
• Reed Smith Can't Duck Out Of Eletson Ch. 11, Judge Says
• Kayne Anderson Secures $2.25B For 3rd Energy Fund
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery
• Venezuela Says $1B ExxonMobil Award Can't Be Enforced
• Judge Won't Limit Foreign Aid Freeze Injunction
• Trader Says $55M Poland Award Must Be Enforced
• Lawsuit Challenging Trump Energy Order May Be Premature
• Pa. Court Debates RGGI Membership Without Lawmakers' Nod
• House Panel Clears $3.8T Extension of 2017 Tax Overhaul Law
• Pa. Justices Question Ruling Over Verizon's Utility Pole Rents
• Climate NGOs Attack EPA Appeal In Funding Clawback Fight
• IT Worker Accuses Feds Of Malware Trial Evidence 'Ambush'
• NLRB Urges 5th Circ. To Stand By Its OK Of Exxon Vacatur
• Proposals Against Phillips 66 Threaten Corporate Law
• Ex-FERC Chair And His Chief Of Staff Join Holland & Knight
• 5th Circ. Says Gaps In Testimony Doom Deepwater Suit
• Mass. Contractor To Pay $10M For Alleged Overcharges
• Feds Say Tribal Tariff Dispute Must Stay In US Trade Court
• Judge Blocks Oak Flat Land Transfer Until High Court Review
• Hawaii Judge Awards Damages For Navy's Red Hill Fuel Leaks
• Duke Renews Push To Duck NC Town's Climate Damages Case
• Jury Clears Energy Co. Of Interference In Costa Rica Oil Lease
• Green Groups Fight Feds' Effort To Rescind Bird Protections
• Deny 'ComEd Four' A 'Third Bite' At Posttrial Apple, Feds Urge
• Michigan Denied Exit From Edenville Dam Collapse Litigation
• 3 Firms Steer $2.1B Pan American's Canadian Silver Co. Buy
• Anadarko Says Class Shouldn't Get Cert. After 5th Circ. Ruling
• Colo. Justices Give Green Light To Exxon, Suncor Climate Suit
• Balancing Deep-Sea Mining Executive Order, Int'l Agreements
• Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?
• Texas Rep. Cuellar Argues He's Immune From Bribery Charges
• Clifford Chance Adds Texas Energy Pro After In-House Roles
• GOP Floats $30,000 SALT Cap, Renewed R&D Credit
• 3 Firms Guide NRG, LS Power On $12B Natural Gas Deal
• Ex-Meinl Bank CEO Extradited To US On $170M Odebrecht Rap
• Calif. Judge Blocks Trump's Gov't Reorganization, Job Cuts
• Pa. Top Court Snapshot: Cap & Trade, Prosecutor Power
• Texas High Court Says Writing Trumps Verbal Drilling Deal
• Energy Group Backs States' BlackRock Coal Investments Suit
• States Sue To Nullify Trump's Energy Emergency Order
• SoCal Edison Sued Over Eaton Fire Toxins That Harm Kids
• Renewable Energy SPAC Taps Surging Market For $150M
• EPA Broke Trust Duty In $16M Ovintiv Settlement, Court Told
• Mitigating Import Risks Around Southeast Asian Solar Cells
• Feds Ask If Texas Rep Will Blame Attys In Bribe Case
• Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring
• Clients Rely On Enviro Attys' Know-How On Rocky Reg Turf
• Hiker And 'Raconteur': Atty Recalls 50-Year Bond With Souter
• A Look At David Souter's Most Significant Opinions
• Insurers Urge 1st Circ. To Undo Oil Co. Coverage Ruling
• Interior Dept. Says $2.8M Drilling Royalty Order Is Lawful
• Justice Souter Was An Unexpected Force Of Moderation
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Weil, V&E, Torys
• Copenhagen Infrastructure Plugs $500M Into JV With BKV
• Foley & Lardner Adds Partners In Chicago From Norton Rose
• Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies At 85
• 11th Circ. Revives Citigroup Cash Advance Fraud Suit Again
• Trump Admin Defends Gov't Restructuring As Lawful
• Feds Secure Short-Term Agreements For Colo. River System
• Addressing PFAS Risks In Public Company Disclosures
• 9th Circ. Says Oil Co. Marine Policy Doesn't Cover $8M Award
• Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook
• Power Cos. Fight New Deadline In Pole Attachment Regs
• Gotion EV Battery Plant Opponents Meet Skeptical 6th Circ.
• Milbank Hires King & Spalding Tax Planning Atty In DC
• FERC Says Grid Upgrade Bill For Solar Farm Was Justified
• Rising Tide Of Trump Pardons Not Lifting All Boats, Attys Say
• Spain Asks High Court To Resolve Sovereign Immunity Split
• Glove Box Warranty Supports Arbitration In EV Suit, FCA Says
• Ga. Landowner Says Exempt Farm Activities Doom CWA Suit
• Zurich Wants Midtrial Win In Fluor $300M Bad-Faith Case
• Texas Bill May Limit Full Redress For Personal Injury Victims
• $525M Nuke Services Deal Faces Canada Competition Probe
• Politics, Tech Issues Top Concerns At Chicago Risk Event
• 3rd Circ. Backs Judge's Authority In Bankruptcy Appeal
• Shell Says Conn. Draft Shows Climate Review Wasn't Needed
• 16 States Sue DOT Over EV Charging Infrastructure Funds
• Solar Firm Says Conn. Regulator Acted Without Valid Members
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Army Win In Practice Bomb Contract Fight
• AI-Focused SPAC Raises $125M As Blank-Check Filings Surge
• Polsinelli Lands Energy Vet From Pillsbury In San Francisco
• What To Watch For As High Court Mulls NRC's Powers
• Geely Lobs Offer To Take Chinese EV Maker Zeekr Private
• Canadian Asbestos Miner Seeks Ch. 15 To Wrangle Lawsuits
• Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw
• CO2 Conversion Co. Sues Wash. Neighbor Over Toxic Fumes
• Colo. Judge Wary Pausing Dam Construction Can't Be Done
• Ruling Doesn't Bind FERC Auction Approval, DC Circ. Told
• Judge Scolds US Over 'Vague' Bid To Stay $380M Award Row
• Reed Smith Must Turn Over Docs In $102M Fraud Fight
• Texas Jury Clears Marathon Oil In $123M Force Majeure Case
• Fuel Refiners Say EPA Shirked Duty To Grant Biofuel Waiver
• Oil Cos. Bet On Trump Order To Try Dodging Climate Tort Suit
• DOD Says It Has Standing To Halt Labor Contracts
• Marshall Fire Suit Must Stay In Colo., Plaintiffs' Attys Say
• Tax Court Erred In Slashing $23M Easement, 11th Circ. Told
• EPA Urges DC Circ. To Block Climate Change NGO Grants
• $7.5M Verdict For Oil Co. 'A Calamity Of Errors,' Court Told
• Cos. Face Enviro Justice Tug-Of-War Between States, Feds
• Top 3 Litigation Finance Deal-Killers, And How To Avoid Them
• Nuclear Plant Renewal Rules Are Sound, Backers Tell DC Circ.
• 6th Circ. Backs Convictions In FirstEnergy Scandal
• Energy Co. Didn't Mess With Costa Rica Deal, Retrial Jury Told
• Judge Poised To Decide If Mich. Will Face Dam Collapse Trial
• NEPA Repeal Could Slow Down Environmental Review
• 5th Circ. Says Biden Climate Officials' Info Not Protected
• High Court Won't Touch $44M Award In Deadly Navy Crash
• Texas Rep. Cuellar, Wife Must Face Bribery Trial In Houston
• Holtec Worker 'Cast Aside' After Beating Cancer, Jurors Told
• Sunoco Expands Into Canada With $9.1B Parkland Acquisition
• Foreign Countries Have Strong Foundation To Fill FCPA Void
• How Attys Can Use A Therapy Model To Help Triggered Clients
• Feds Say Splitting Clean Air Trial Would Harm Public
• Coal Miner Says It Must Liquidate Without Creditor Deal
• States Sue Trump Over Halt On Wind Energy Projects
• Justices Want US' Input In Exxon's Cuba Seizure Case
• Supreme Court Won't Review Mass. Wind Farm Permits
• DOJ's Climate Change Suits Test Feds' Powers In State Affairs
• Feds Expand Hunting, Fishing Access In 16 Wildlife Refuges
• Russia Wins Stay In Britain Of $208M Award Enforcement
• Texas Marine Fuel Co. Wants Arbitration Of $5M Defect Suit
• Texas-Led AGs Defend BlackRock Coal Investments Suit
• Trump Proposes Billions In Cuts To EPA State Grant Programs
• Venezuela Investors Win 'Unusual' Bid To Nix $1.4B Judgment
• FinCEN Wants Banks To Monitor For Cartel Oil Smuggling
• 4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In April
• Texas City Backs Exxon In Recycling Defamation Suit
• Groups Seek Order Halting Trump's Restructuring Of Gov't
• Miner, Recreationists Look To Dissolve Chuckwalla Monument
• Ariz. Utility Co., Retirees To Settle Mortality Data Suit
• 3 Steps For In-House Counsel To Assess Litigation Claims
• Shell Launches New $3.5B Buyback Despite Profit Drop
• Ex-FirstEnergy Execs Object To Possible Sanctions Order
• VW, Audi Say Recall Fixes Nullify EV Fire-Risk Lawsuit
• States, Green Groups Look To Vacate NEPA Ruling
• Generator Co. Wants Plug Pulled On COVID-Era Investor Suit
• PetroSaudi Insists Pause Not Warranted In $380M Award Suit
• Senate Votes To Strike EPA 'Once In, Always In' Rule Update
• Calif. AG Can't Dodge ACC Recycling Subpoena Suit
• 'Continuous' Defaults Wipe $20M Gas Plant Verdict, Court Told
• Despite SEC Climate Pause, Cos. Must Still Heed State Regs
• Feds Sue To Block State Climate Suits, Superfund Laws
• House Votes To Axe Another EPA Emissions Waiver For Calif.
• Sony Eyes $49B Semiconductor Unit Sale, Plus More Rumors
• Teaching College Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer