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Project Finance - May, 2015

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• Army Corps Scores 10th Circ. Win In Keystone XL Permit Row
• Alaska Justices Say State Must Notify Public Of Mine Permits
• Cape Wind Deadline Halted While Mass. Mulls Extension
• Steel Co. Says Port Authority Owes $6.6M For WTC Project
• Alaska LNG Export Project Gets Conditional DOE Approval
• New Pa. Task Force Heralds Emerging Pipeline Fight
• PJM Continues To Come Under Attack
• 4 In-House Preferences For Better Outside Counsel
• NJ Panel Deep-Sixes Offshore Wind Farm Proposal
• When Public And Private Projects Collide
• Enviros Move To Enter Fight Against Shell In Seattle's Port
• Port Authority Takes Next Step In $3.6B LaGuardia Upgrades
• K&L Gates Rebuts Oil Co. Investors' Malpractice Claims
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Pebble Mine's EPA Challenge
• Holland & Knight Adds 3 Advisers To Clean Energy Team
• $325M Philly Mall Plans Get Snagged On Job Concerns
• Duke Energy Goes To Disney World With 5 MW Solar Project
• Chinese Mine Investors Say Feds Can't Halve Visa Suit
• 9th Circ. OKs NextEra Wind Project Over Enviro Objections
• Fracking 2.0: The Rise Of American Shale Refracking
• Clarified EPA Water Rule Still Spurs Authority Questions
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms Vote On Tennis Stadium Expansion
• Pennsylvania Gov. Announces Gas Pipeline Task Force
• Hard Rock, Meadowlands Pursue Casino Near MetLife Stadium
• FCC Ready To Authorize $12.6M In Rural Broadband Support
• Industry Groups Seek Rehearing Of DC Circ. GHG Ruling
• ConocoPhillips, Corps Beat Alaska Drilling Permit Row
• DOE To Pay Fine For Delayed Radioactive Sludge Cleanup
• EPA Redefines Scope Of Waters Shielded By CWA
• Coal Power Reductions To Double Under Clean Power Plan
• Independence Drops $1.4B On Rival Australian Miner
• Canada Extends New Immigrant Investor Application Window
• Former Sen. Landrieu Joins Van Ness' Public Policy Team
• Amtrak Says It Will Install Cameras To Monitor Engineers
• Ariz. Uranium Mine To Stay Open As Tribe, Enviros Appeal
• FERC Proposes Regs To Assess Grid's Solar Flare Risk
• Outlawing City Fracking Bans In Okla. Now Up To Governor
• High Court Won't Hear FirstEnergy $250M Rate Hike Appeal
• 5 Insights From CBRE General Counsel Laurence Midler
• Senate Passes Temporary Highway Funding Bill
• KC Council Greenlights $303M Hotel Convention Project Deal
• Hess Escapes Bid To Revive Well Pollution Suit
• UK Election Results A Win For Fracking, Loss For Wind Power
• Bracewell Reps One Of Jordan's 'Seven Sister' Solar Sites
• New ESA Petitioner Rule Faces Likely Extinction
• SEC Flexes Bigger FCPA Muscles In $25M BHP Billiton Case
• Paul Hastings Reps Vanguard Natural Resources In $474M Buy
• BakerHostetler Adds Ex-Seyfarth Shaw Global Transaction Pro
• As Fuel Efficiency Rises, Ore. Turns Tax Focus To Mileage
• 6th Circ. Says Ohio Can't Lease Reservoir Land To Coal Co.
• La. Parish Sues Army Corps For $2M In Katrina Levee Repair
• Ex-Im Bank Fights Enviros' Challenge To LNG Project
• Obama's GHG Guidance For Agencies Leaves Attys Skeptical
• British Columbia, Petronas Move Closer To $36B LNG Project
• Senate Dems Prod Obama To Choose Pipeline Czar
• Gas Coalition Says Pa. Frack Site Regs May Paralyze Drillers
• Consolidations Show Energy MLP Growth Isn't Forever
• Cimarex Energy Plans $654M Stock Offering To Fund Drilling
• Enviros Say $1.75B Ariz. Freeway Will Harm Tribal Land
• LightSquared Seeks Permisssion To Enter $1.75B Facility
• Range Resources, Others Slam Proposed Pa. Frack Site Rules
• 9th Circ. Rejects Religion Claim In $2.2B Solar Plant Row
• AVIC Wants New Arbitrators In $2B Dispute, 5th Circ. Told
• XTO Settles Pa. Accusations Of Concealed Pipeline Assets
• EPA Delays Renewable Fuel Standards Deadline
• Considering Competitive Transmission Solicitation Options
• 2015 Law360 Minority Report
• DOT, Rail Co. Say Fla. County Can't Block $1.75B Rail Bond
• The 50 Best Firms For Minority Partners
• Diversity Gap A Growing Threat To BigLaw Bottom Lines
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Ga. DOT Rejects Eminent Domain For $1B Palmetto Pipeline
• Fla. County Says It Has Standing to Halt $1.75B Rail Bonds
• San Diego Unveils Stadium Plans In Bid To Keep Chargers
• House Grants 2-Month Extension For Highway Funding
• Fed. Officials Cool To Offshore Drilling Expansion Bills
• Utah Gov. Says State Will Join Suit To Block Fracking Rule
• GOP Reps Call For End To Ex-Im Bank With Funding Choke
• Sens. Urge Permanent Extension Of Indian Coal Tax Credit
• Duke Plans Coal Plant Closure, $1B In Power Upgrades
• 1st Circ. Revives Challenge To $2.6B Offshore Wind Farm
• New LA Soccer Team Plans $250M Privately-Financed Stadium
• Duke, Berkshire Deals Help Austin Wind Power Top 1,000 MW
• Dominion Resources Eyes New Va. Routes For $5B Pipeline
• DOT Board Won't Rethink BNSF Win In Coal Dust Fight
• Wolf Aide Defends Pa. Reforms For Picking Outside Counsel
• Texas Governor Signs Bill Blocking Local Fracking Bans
• Interior Seeks Public Comment On Nev. Tribe's Solar Project
• Electric Cos. Need Carbon Plan Flexibility, FERC Tells EPA
• Drillers Want Federal Fracking Rule Put On Hold Amid Review
• Why El Paso Will Have Very Limited Applicability
• Consider 5 Things Before Choosing An E-Discovery Provider
• Foreign Gov't Agreement With Oil Co. Is a Lease, IRS Says
• Enviros Ask Judge To Halt $838M NC Highway Bypass
• Pa. Lawmakers Slam Process To Change Gas Drilling Rules
• Calif. Tribe Again Asks Judge To Stop $1B Solar Project
• FERC Won't Hold More Hearings On $5B Natural Gas Pipeline
• Texas Energy Chief Says Blame For Earthquakes Is Premature
• Enviros Blast Florida Agency For Axing US Sugar Land Deal
• The Underline's Bottom Line: Urban Renewal In Miami
• LA Transit's FCA Suit Against Parsons Grinds To Halt
• Trade Barriers, Transportation Loom Over Miami's Future
• Manufacturing Group Rips DOE's LNG Export Policies
• Ford Partners With DTE On 1-MW Solar Project At Mich. HQ
• NJ Assembly Passes Offshore Pollution Liability Bill
• DC Mayor Inks Law To Push $300M Stadium Forward
• BofA Issues $600M Green Bond To Back Renewable Projects
• Mining Firms Sue US Over $7M Uranium Waste Cleanup
• Cheniere Raises $11.5B For Texas LNG Export Project
• FERC Pushes Next Phase Of Solar Flare Grid Standards
• The Real-World Economic Consequences Of New MLP Rules
• Court-Appointed Experts — A Powerful But Rarely Used Tool
• Rejection Of Oil And Gas Leases May Prove Futile
• DOE Greenlights Cheniere's Texas LNG Export Project
• Gov't Defends Fla. Bridge Approval Against Enviro Challenge
• Enviros Oppose Kinder Morgan Pipeline Plan In Letter to FERC
• Shell To Barge Into Seattle Port Despite Call For Restraint
• House Panel Rejects $1.3B Increase To Amtrak Funding
• Murkowski Floats Bill Lifting Crude Oil Export Ban
• Williams Absorbs MLP In $13.8B Consolidation
• Petronas' $1B LNG Deal Rejected By Canadian First Nation
• Phelps Dunbar Grows Construction Practice In Florida
• House Passes Bill To Limit EPA's Clean Water Rule
• Feds Want Chinese Mine Investors' Visa Suit Cut In Half
• Honolulu To Build $16M Solar Project To Settle CAA Violations
• Hinckley Allen Nabs Locke Lord Public Finance, Tax Pros
• Fla. County Can't Halt $1.75B Rail Project Bonds, DOT Says
• US Chamber Urges Renewal Of Ex-Im Bank In Ad Campaign
• Baker Botts Reps EQT GP In Bigger-Than-Expected $621M IPO
• FirstEnergy Pushes High Court To Review $250M Rate Hike
• Con Ed Unit Picks Up 6 Calif. Solar Projects
• SunEdison Mulls Switch To MLP Amid $750M Bond Offering
• Tesoro Halts Utah Crude Pipeline Amid Falling Oil Prices
• NY, EPA Bridge The Gap In $480M Tappan Zee Funding Fight
• Chinese Rail Firm Inks Russian Infrastructure Deals
• Calif. Tribes Near Loss In Bid To Halt $1.1B Solar Project
• Texas Energy Regulator Taking Nimble Approach To Quakes
• EB-5 Program May Prove Fertile Ground For Lawsuits
• NJ Sen. Committee Wants To Bring Back Wind Energy Credit
• Colo. Legislature Sends Renewable Energy Tax Credit To Gov.
• USDA To Dole Out $100M For Rural Electricity Co-Ops
• NJDEP Looks To Block Six Flags Solar Project By Buying Site
• DOI Gives Shell A Passing Grade On Alaska Drilling Plan
• UK Engineer Gets 2.5 Years In $62M Contract Corruption Case
• State Dept.'s Pipeline Nod Is Unreviewable, Enbridge Says
• Noble Energy Makes Texas Splash With $2.1B Rosetta Buy
• This Week In Congress: Blue Alert, Freedom Act, And TPA
• Building To Gold In Rio: Lessons From Past Olympics
• House Bill Tackles Security, Reliability Of Energy Market
• Texas Justices Slash $67M Award Over Bulgaria Methane Field
• Oil, Gas Investors Sharpening Activist Knives
• Neb. Gov. Vetoes Gas Tax Hike, Citing Taxpayer Burden
• US Attempting Arctic Climate And Energy Balancing Act
• NYC Property Players Call For Infrastructure Upgrades
• BP Slams Sunoco Over Shipping Agreements, Pipeline Policies
• DOE OKs $3.8B Cove Point LNG Exports As Enviro Groups Sue
• Canadian Solar Snags $250M Loan From Chinese Bank
• Summit Sends ND Oil Assets To Subsidiary For $255M
• SunEdison Secures Clean Energy Projects, More Funding
• Minn. Wind Co. Licenses Propellerless Tech To Denmark
• Law Firms Could Learn A Lot From The NFL Draft
• Puerto Rico Fights To Save Its Recovery Act At 1st Circ.
• Porter Hedges Adds Corporate Partner From Thompson Knight
• Canadian Oil Cos. Brace For Fallout From Alberta Vote
• Md. Pipeline Halted Amid Slew Of Environmental Complaints
• Bill Would Give FERC Power To Coordinate Pipeline Approval
• IRS Can Expect Blowback From MLP Income Guidance
• Saul Ewing Adds Schnader Harrison Attys, PennDOT Counsel
• 9th Circ. Buries Enviro Suit Over $2.2B Mojave Solar Project
• Milbank Snags Energy Project Finance Duo From Linklaters
• Connell Foley Adds Ex-Locke Lord Public Finance Pro
• Coast Guard's Offshore LNG Regs Will Expedite Approvals
• China Seeks To Boost Private Infrastructure Investment
• FERC Rejects Enviros', BP's Challenges To Cove Point LNG
• NJ Justices Say Town's Sewer Policy Stymies Development
• Iron Ore Co. Magnetation Hits Ch. 11 With $135M DIP In Hand
• Milbank Guides $600M Brookfield Infrastructure Offering
• Tribes, Enviros Urge Stronger Review Of Shell's Arctic Plan
• Abengoa Scores $200M To Build Nev. Bio Jet Fuel Plant
• Midstream MLP Enterprise Draws $2.5B In Debt Offering
• Sens. Get Lesson On EPA Carbon Plan Legal Arguments
• DOI Royalty Rule Clears Up Tribal Oil Pricing
• Six Flags, NJ Town Sued Over Solar Farm Plans
• 'Gut And Go' Deal To Undo Kan. Renewable Energy Mandate
• FERC's Internal Fight Over LNG Jurisdiction
• Guinea-Bissau, Israeli Co. Ink $500M Wave Energy Plant Deal
• Duke Pays $225M For Slice Of $3B SE Gas Pipeline
• IRS Says Fracking Service Income Qualifies For MLP Status
• Texas Quakes Likely Due To Disposal Wells, Lawmakers Hear
• Ohio Turnpike Toll Money Illegally Diverted, Suit Says
• DOI Ignores Mine Runoff's Effect On Protected Fish: Suit
• Enviros, Tribe Question $5B Pipeline Before FERC
• Cozen, Difede Guide National Real Estate's $141M Philly Loan
• Texas Senate Passes Bill Blocking Local Fracking Ban
• Petronas JV Offers $1B To First Nations Tribe For Land Use
• Seattle Blocks Shell Arctic Fleet Lease Approval
• Army Corps Found Liable For Katrina-Related Flooding
• $1B Warriors Arena Gets Key Nod For Fast Enviro Review
• Maxim Power Slapped With $5M Fine For Market Manipulation
• Keystone XL Opponents Won't Derail Canadian Oil Trains
• DOI Moves For Win In Tengasco Records Penalty Row
• Weil Guides Aethon Energy In Deal For Encana Properties
• Arent Fox Nabs Ex-McKenna Real Estate Partner In SF
• DHS Head Asks For Key Reforms Of EB-5 Program
• Enviros Fight Corps' Bid To Stop PortMiami Dredging Suit
• Dems Gather Support For Ex-Im As GOP Squabble Simmers
• DOI Report Backs Navajo Mine Expansion Plan
• Jones Day Adds Project Finance Atty In Tokyo, London
• Xcel Energy Salvages $300M North Dakota Wind Project
• High Court Opens Door To Greater State Role In Energy
• House Passes $35.4B Energy And Water Funding Bill
• Equatorial Guinea Scores Investment Deals In China