Energy

  • March 06, 2024

    DLA Piper Adds Environmental Credit Atty To NY Energy Team

    DLA Piper has hired an energy attorney whose specialties include environmental credits, advising clients on energy regulatory matters and working with a range of carbon-specific investment structures, the firm announced Tuesday.

  • March 05, 2024

    DC Circ. Leery Of Challenges To Nuke Waste Storage Site

    A D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday didn't appear convinced by challenges to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approval of a temporary nuclear waste storage site in New Mexico.

  • March 05, 2024

    Suncor Says Doubts About Colo. Monitoring Deal 'Misplaced'

    Suncor Energy has urged a Colorado state judge to approve its settlement with Colorado environmental regulators over emissions monitoring around its refinery near Denver, arguing environmental groups have raised vague and "misplaced" concerns about the deal but offered no concrete objections.

  • March 05, 2024

    Oro Negro Bondholders Want Quinn Emanuel Sanctioned

    Bondholders in Mexican oil and gas company Perforadora Oro Negro asked a Florida judge on Tuesday to sanction Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP for continuing to represent the company's founders in a $30 million dispute despite a disqualification order.

  • March 05, 2024

    Tank Car Cos. Can Inspect Derailed Train Parts, Judge Says

    An Ohio federal magistrate judge said Tuesday that the National Transportation Safety Board must allow rail tank car owners facing claims in sprawling consolidated litigation to inspect crucial components from the Norfolk Southern train that derailed in East Palestine last year.

  • March 05, 2024

    Rail Giants Get Some Docs Kept Out Of Fuel Surcharge MDL

    A D.C. federal judge has kept more than two dozen key documents out of a long-running multidistrict litigation accusing the country's four largest railroad companies of a fuel surcharge price-fixing scheme while permitting at least portions of over a dozen others that didn't qualify for an exclusion afforded discussions about shared traffic.

  • March 05, 2024

    DC Circ. Nixes Big Tech Child Labor Suit

    The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday ruled that tech companies facing suit for using cobalt mined with child labor didn't share in a "venture" with the companies responsible for extracting the metal, upholding a district court decision to dismiss the suit.

  • March 05, 2024

    UPS, AT&T Can't Avoid ESG Proxy Proposals, But BofA Can

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff have indicated they won't let UPS and AT&T get out of including shareholder proposals on environmental and social matters from their upcoming proxy statements, while letting Bank of America exclude two ESG-related proposals.

  • March 05, 2024

    Gibson Dunn AI Leader On Weathering The AI Policy Blizzard

    Like a mountaineer leading a team through a snowstorm, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's artificial intelligence co-chair Cassandra L. Gaedt-Sheckter is guiding companies developing and using artificial intelligence through a blizzard of new laws and regulations coming online in Europe and the U.S., saying that assessing AI risks is the North Star to mitigating them.

  • March 05, 2024

    Ex-Ill. Chief Justice Urged Leniency For Former Madigan Aide

    Former Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Kilbride and a sitting state appellate justice were among more than a hundred politicians, legislative staffers and state government employees who urged an Illinois federal judge to go light on former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's longtime chief of staff ahead of his perjury sentencing, according to letters unsealed Tuesday.

  • March 05, 2024

    Dam Removal Delay Would Harm Fish, Wash. Tribe Says

    The Puyallup Tribe of Indians is urging a Washington federal judge to reject a hydroelectric company's bid to pause an order directing it to remove part of a temporary rock dam on the Puyallup River, saying any delay would harm protected salmon only to spare the company from its own self-inflicted problems.

  • March 05, 2024

    5th Circ. Judge Slams SEC's 'Loosey-Goosey' Proxy Rules

    The Fifth Circuit heard arguments Tuesday in a case that could shape the future of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's process for assessing requests to block certain shareholder proposals from proxy materials, with one judge casting doubt on the agency's argument that conservative Kroger Co. investors should sue the company directly if they are unhappy with attempts to block them from the corporate ballot.

  • March 05, 2024

    8th Circ. Affirms Ax Of Tribe's Drilling Approval Challenge

    The Eighth Circuit upheld the U.S. Department of the Interior's approval of eight drilling applications on Tuesday, rejecting the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation's argument the drilling sites violated a tribal "setback" regulation barring drilling within 1,000 feet of Lake Sakakawea.

  • March 05, 2024

    Mich. Appeals Court Speeds Up Ford Battery Factory Dispute

    A Michigan appeals judge agreed Tuesday to fast-track a case brought by opponents of a planned $3.5 billion Ford battery plant who want to put a ballot question to voters in the next election.

  • March 05, 2024

    WTO Backs European Biofuel Curbs Over Malaysian Suit

    The World Trade Organization rejected Malaysia's challenge to the European Union's phasing out of palm oil-based biofuels, ruling Tuesday that the bloc had reasonably limited when member states can count biofuel toward its renewable energy goals.

  • March 05, 2024

    Colombia Fends Off Canadian Co.'s Claims In Mining Dispute

    Attorneys for the Republic of Colombia said Tuesday that the country has defeated an arbitration claim for more than $100 million lodged by a Canadian mining company after the country prohibited mining in the páramos, a rare, high-elevation ecosystem in the Andes.

  • March 05, 2024

    Pa. Justices Ask If Pipeline Fight Is Preempted 'Civil Action'

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday pondered whether the federal National Gas Act empowers the state to review permits for a pipeline project, or bars it from doing so, a question that hinges on whether appeals to a state board are preempted civil actions or administrative proceedings that would fall under the state's purview.  

  • March 05, 2024

    Callon Sued Over Disclosures Prior To $4.5B APA Deal

    A Callon Petroleum Company shareholder has alleged in a proposed class action in Delaware Chancery Court that the company breached its fiduciary duties in connection with a pending $4.5 billion acquisition by APA Corp. by not fully disclosing the details of another proposal.

  • March 05, 2024

    FERC LNG Approvals Flout Court's Orders, DC Circ. Told

    Environmental and local community groups have told the D.C. Circuit that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's reapproval of two Texas liquefied natural gas terminals must be thrown out because it failed to undertake additional analysis of the projects' greenhouse gas emissions and environmental justice impacts.

  • March 05, 2024

    Wind Farm Challengers Meet Resistance At 1st Circ.

    A First Circuit panel on Tuesday appeared unlikely to undo the government's approval of a 62-turbine wind farm off the coasts of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, questioning the effort of opponents to get the court to consider data on right whales that it did not present to agencies during the review process.

  • March 05, 2024

    Carrier Inks $1.4B Fire Biz Deal As Part Of Strategic Exit Plan

    Carrier Global Corp. said Tuesday it has struck an agreement to sell its industrial fire business to Sentinel Capital Partners for $1.425 billion, the latest step in the company's strategic plan to sell off certain business units and focus on its core ventilation business.

  • March 05, 2024

    Treasury Finalizes Direct Pay Rules For Energy Tax Credits

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Tuesday finalized regulations governing direct payments of several clean energy tax credits provided by the Inflation Reduction Act but said it was still mulling how to address so-called chaining of payments and co-ownership arrangements.

  • March 04, 2024

    Panama Skirts $100M Claim Over Biofuel Regulations

    An international tribunal has tossed a $100 million claim accusing Panama of enacting regulatory changes that led to the shuttering of a biofuels company, ruling that a group of Italian investors could not prove they controlled the Panamanian company.

  • March 04, 2024

    Puerto Rico Fiscal Board Argues For Utility Reorg Plan

    Puerto Rico's fiscal oversight board told a federal judge on Monday that it had the only plan to save the island's troubled electric utility, while bondholders claimed the board had created the plan specifically to shortchange them.

  • March 04, 2024

    3 Ways The SEC Might Scale Back Climate Disclosures

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is scheduled to vote Wednesday on the future of corporate climate disclosures after a nearly two-year wait, but experts told Law360 that the finalized version of the much-anticipated rule could look different from the proposal in several ways following significant pushback from big business and its allies. 

Expert Analysis

  • Why NYC Building Owners Shouldn't Ignore Emissions Rule

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    New rules from the New York City Department of Buildings clarify the previously vague good faith efforts that building owners may make to mitigate penalties for not complying with a major carbon emission law that takes effect in January, and should discourage owners from simply paying the fines instead of decarbonizing, says William McCracken at Moritt Hock.

  • New Regs Will Strengthen Voluntary Carbon Offset Market

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    Voluntary carbon offsets are a vital tool for organizations seeking to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions — and recent efforts by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the state of California and others are essential to enhancing the reliability and authenticity of carbon credits, says David Smith at Manatt.

  • Series

    Writing Thriller Novels Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Authoring several thriller novels has enriched my work by providing a fresh perspective on my privacy practice, expanding my knowledge, and keeping me alert to the next wave of issues in an increasingly complex space — a reminder to all lawyers that extracurricular activities can help sharpen professional instincts, says Reece Hirsch at Morgan Lewis.

  • Unpacking Long-Awaited Clean Energy Tax Credit Guidance

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    Recently proposed Internal Revenue Service regulations provide welcome confirmatory guidance on the application of investment tax credits as reworked by 2022's Inflation Reduction Act, prevailing wage and apprenticeship rules that are largely consistent with market expectations, and broader eligibility criteria that should please the wind power industry in particular, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • What Lawyers Must Know About Calif. State Bar's AI Guidance

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    Initial recommendations from the State Bar of California regarding use of generative artificial intelligence by lawyers have the potential to become a useful set of guidelines in the industry, covering confidentiality, supervision and training, communications, discrimination and more, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Industry Must Elevate Native American Women Attys' Stories

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    The American Bar Association's recent research study into Native American women attorneys' experiences in the legal industry reveals the glacial pace of progress, and should inform efforts to amplify Native voices in the field, says Mary Smith, president of the ABA.

  • Expanding EPA's Universal Waste Rule For Renewable Energy

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    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to modify and expand the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act's universal waste rule to include lithium batteries and solar panels next year, which could intensify current standards in some cases, but weaken them in others, says Aaron Goldberg at Beveridge & Diamond.

  • Understanding Discovery Obligations In Era Of Generative AI

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    Attorneys and businesses must adapt to the unique discovery challenges presented by generative artificial intelligence, such as chatbot content and prompts, while upholding the principles of fairness, transparency and compliance with legal obligations in federal civil litigation, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • Calif. Resource Adequacy Update May Revalue Power Projects

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    The California Public Utilities Commission's recently initiated proceeding to overhaul its resource adequacy framework — part of an effort to maintain the reliability of the state's power system while decarbonizing it — could have significant effects on the valuation of existing and future power generation resources, say Nicholas Gladd and Max Learner at Wilson Sonsini.

  • Forecasting The Impact Of High Court Debit Card Rule Case

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    John Delionado and Aidan Gross at Hunton consider how the U.S. Supreme Court's forthcoming ruling in a retailer's suit challenging a Federal Reserve rule on debit card swipe fees could affect agency regulations both new and old, as well as the businesses that might seek to challenge them.

  • Series

    ESG Around The World: Mexico

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    ESG has yet to become part of the DNA of the Mexican business model, but huge strides are being made in that direction, as more stakeholders demand that companies adopt, at the least, a modicum of sustainability commitments and demonstrate how they will meet them, says Carlos Escoto at Galicia Abogados.

  • The Case For Post-Bar Clerk Training Programs At Law Firms

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    In today's competitive legal hiring market, an intentionally designed training program for law school graduates awaiting bar admission can be an effective way of creating a pipeline of qualified candidates, says Brent Daub at Gilson Daub.

  • Taking Action On Interagency Climate Financial Risk Guidance

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    Recent joint guidance from the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on climate-related financial risk management for large institutions makes it clear that banks should be proactive in assessing their risks and preparing for further regulation, says Douglas Thompson at Snell & Wilmer.

  • Opinion

    A Telecom Attorney's Defense Of The Chevron Doctrine

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    The Chevron doctrine, which requires judicial deference to federal regulators, is under attack in two U.S. Supreme Court cases — and while most telecom attorneys likely agree that the Federal Communications Commission is guilty of overrelying on it, the problem is not the doctrine itself, says Carl Northrop at Telecommunications Law Professionals.

  • SEC Whistleblower Action Spotlights Risks For Private Cos.

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent whistleblower action against Monolith Resources holds important implications for private companies, who could face unprecedented regulatory scrutiny amid the agency's efforts to beef up environmental, social and governance reporting and enforcement, say attorneys at Wiley.

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