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Project Finance - March, 2021

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• Denver Escapes Sierra Club Suit Over $464M Dam Expansion
• Biden's Transportation Infrastructure Plan Faces Bumpy Road
• Minn. Exxon Climate Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Griddy Opposes Creation Of Customers Committees In Ch. 11
• Biden's Infrastructure Plan Is A Clean Energy Bonanza
• EPA Purges Scientific Advisory Boards
• Biden Plan Allocates $100B To Get Every American Online
• 3 Cybersecurity Questions To Ask Before A Remote Mediation
• Ignoring Tugboat Noise Sinks Oil Exploration Enviro Review
• Biden Infrastructure Plan Would Raise Corp. Tax Rates To 28%
• Mich. Judge Nixes Casino Developers' Suit Against Tribe
• Brazilian Authorities Investigating Vale Over Guinean Project
• NM AG Aims To Block Licensing Of Nuclear Waste Facilities
• Australian Mining Co. Opens $8.8B Arbitration Against Congo
• 7 Energy Trade Issues Facing The Biden Administration
• Energy Co. Urges Court To Choose Venue For $1.1B Row
• 10th Circ. Revives Case Over New Mexico 5G Cell Tower
• Feds Can't Trim $38M Dakota Access Pipeline Suit, ND Says
• Ex-Hodgson Clean Energy Team Joins Foley Hoag In NY
• 1st Circ. Seeks Middle Ground In $1B Maine Power Line Fight
• A Uniform Mediation Act Primer As States Continue Adoption
• 9th Circ. Clears Insurers In 49ers Stadium Access Suit
• Okla. City Wants FERC Flooding Decision Reversed
• Biden Admin. Unveils Offshore Wind Expansion Plans
• Verizon Nabs Permit For 196-Foot Cell Tower In Georgia
• Miner Seeks Docs As It Looks To Enforce $6B Pakistan Award
• Griddy Energy Customers May Get Ch. 11 Committee
• $1B Power Line Foes Target Approval Of Cross-Border Permit
• Power Plant Contractor Can't Escape Pa. Fatal Gas Leak Suit
• Safeguarding Privileged Communications In A Remote World
• Tribal, Religious Groups Back Apache Bid To Halt Copper Mine
• Oakland A's Win Bid To Curb Toxic Releases Near Future Park
• AT&T Warns Demands For Speed 'Symmetry' Can Go Too Far
• NLRB Asks DC Circ. To Uphold Shipping Rep Decision
• GOP Sens. Unveil Bill To Cut Natural Gas Export Regulations
• Ga. Biz Court Takes Over Mortgage Case It Initially Rejected
• Labor Dept. Can't Sway DC Circ. In Ill. Mining Safety Fight
• EPA Yanks Trump-Era Permit For St. Croix Oil Refinery
• Allen & Overy Scores Yet Another Akin Gump Renewables Pro
• Spain Fends Off Much Of Toyota Unit's Claims Over Subsidies
• Texas Justices Back PUC On Coal Plant Rate Hike
• FERC Dam Plan For Mussels Mostly OK, DC Circ. Says
• Judge Refuses To Halt Exxon Mobil Deceptive Marketing Case
• FERC Pipeline Approval Ignored Tribes, DC Circ. Told
• Don't Let Trump NEPA Overhaul Linger, Advocates Say
• Ill. Settles Dispute With Amtrak Over Fuel Spill Contamination
• 5th Circ. Won't Shut The Door On Void Pollution Rule Just Yet
• 4 Areas Of Cyberattack Vulnerability For Law Firms
• Kirkland Snags Tax And Renewables Partner From Orrick
• Judge Tosses Austin's Challenge To $2.1B Texas Pipeline
• Justices Told To Scrap Fed. Circ. Limits On Follow-Up Suits
• Pipeline Work Can Restart Before Fed Approvals, FERC Says
• DOJ Says Keep Trump's EB-5 Rules Under 'De Facto' Doctrine
• 9th Circ. Overturns Engineering Co.'s $1.8B Trademark Award
• Democrats Move To Nix Trump-Era Oil And Gas Methane Regs
• Commerce Partly Revokes Duties On Solar Panels From China
• Utah Judge Says GHG Analysis For Coal Mine Fell Short
• Canada's Top Court Says National GHG Price Is Constitutional
• Justices Told Refineries Can't Reclaim Biofuel Exemptions
• How To Help Your Witnesses Overcome Hindsight Bias
• NJ Construction Co. Must Face FCA Claims, But Prez Won't
• Housing Advocates Say Rule Stalls Tax Credit Deals
• Panama Canal Contractor Says Experts Vital In $240M Suit
• Solar Developer Goes After Biz Partner For $3.5M In Losses
• Wireless Providers Call For New 5G, Spectrum Strategy
• CBP's Jones Act Ruling Provides Certainty For Offshore Wind
• Red States Ramp Up Fight Against Biden Oil Lease Pause
• Group Says FERC Can't Review Gas Facility As 'Routine'
• 2 Key Biden Enviro Nominees Head For Full Senate Vote
• NJ 'Reply All' Ethics Opinion Brings New Pitfalls For Attorneys
• JPMorgan Says Texas Wind Farm Can't Dodge $71M Storm Bill
• Yellen, Powell Defend Push To Keep Tabs On Climate Risks
• Groups Fight Approval Of Water Pipeline Over Enviro Concern
• DC Circ. Wary Of Enviro Review For Texas LNG Project
• FERC Stokes Uncertainty With Climate Review Shift
• Profs, Venezuela Say $1.9B Maduro Bonds Can't Be Enforced
• 9th Circ. Agrees To Toss Coal Export Appeal Amid Bankruptcy
• Exxon Mobil Can't Move DC Deceptive Marketing Claims
• Koch Units Say $400M Award Against Venezuela Must Be OK'd
• 1st Barrett Opinion Makes Gov't Privilege Broader And Murkier
• 2nd Circ. Backs FERC, Says NY Too Late In Pipeline Review
• Southland Increases Unsecured Recoveries In Ch. 11 Plan
• Army Corps Suspends Minn. Copper Mine Water Permit
• Annova Scuttles Plans For Texas LNG Export Project
• Ohio, La. Say Axed Mich. Pipeline Would Damage Oil Economy
• Pa. Commits To Power Half Of State Gov't Via Solar
• Green Groups Want Trump's Last-Minute Lease Sale Scrapped
• Judging A Book: Bibas Reviews Rakoff's 'Why The Innocent Plead Guilty'
• Defendant Cuts Deal With Investors In EB-5 Fla. Hotel Fraud Suit
• Climate Groups Demand Lloyd's Drop Bahamas Oil Project
• Eni Wins Doc Bid In Nigeria Offshore Oil Block Fight
• Apaches Push 9th Circ. To Halt Copper Mine Land Exchange
• T-Mobile Gets Partial Win In 5G Upgrade Delay Suit Against SF
• PDVSA Joins Brawl Over OI European's $500M Award
• 8 Questions For NARUC President Paul Kjellander
• Nixon Peabody Co-Op Leader Sees Strong Residential Sectors
• Bankrupt Texas Power Co. Working To Forgive Customer Debt
• For Law Firm Digital Marketing, Less Is Sometimes More
• Taxation With Representation: Goodmans, Herbert, Skadden
• Gambit To Block Trump's Midnight Regulations Will Likely Fail
• NJ Panel Upholds $300M PSEG Nuclear Plant Subsidy
• Calif. Justices Won't Hear Expansion Of Plant Siting Reviews
• FERC Steps Up Climate Change Reviews Of Gas Projects
• HighPoint Wins Ch. 11 Confirmation In Less Than A Week
• Senate Bill Aims To Give DHS More Power To Fight EB-5 Fraud
• Biden's Green Overhaul Will Have To Clear Trump's Judiciary
• EPA Hits Construction Co. With $150K Clean Water Act Fine
• Eni Says Doc Request Still Relevant After Corruption Acquittal
• Senate Commerce Panel Mulls Broadband Speed Benchmarks
• 11th Circ. Says Boies Could've Kept PDVSA Bribery Suit Alive
• White House Wants Court To Remand Trump's NEPA Overhaul
• 4 Firms Advise On Pair Of $14.7B Energy Biz Deals
• 21 AGs Sue Biden Admin. Over XL Pipeline Permit Revocation
• Pomerantz Nabs Lead Counsel In Pebble Mine Suit
• Reps. Offer Bills To Improve Tribal Sanitation And Schools
• Commerce Committee Has Bipartisan Eye On Digital Divide
• Schnader Defeats $8M Malpractice Suit Over Deal Advice
• Calif. Appeals Court Limits Groundwater Pumping Rights
• Former FERC Chair Wellinghoff Joins Distributed Energy Firm
• Texas AG Says Utility Co. Has Power To Slash Electric Rates
• Inspector Not To Blame For $15M Pa. Pipeline Project Delays
• Higher Social Cost Of Carbon Will Support Biden Enviro Push
• Dems Urge Biden To Spike 'Cancer Alley' Plant Permit
• Shell, Eni Acquitted In Italian Graft Case Over $1.3B Oil Deal
• Ill. Justices Weigh If $14B Bond Suit Was Rightly Revived
• Spanish Gas Co. And Egypt Settle $2B Award Suit
• House Dem Tries Again To Undo Ariz. Copper Mine Land Swap
• HighPoint Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan Hearing 4 Days After Filing
• Biden Urged To Halt New Offshore Oil Leases For Near Future
• Strategies For Fighting Back Against A Rambo Litigator
• Biden's Pick To Lead Enviro At DOJ Is Appellate Vet
• FERC Wrong To Extend Gas Project Deadline, 1st Circ. Hears
• Solar Investor Says Spain Can't Dismiss $31M Award Suit
• Williams Unit Can't Double Dip On Costs, Contractor Says
• Subcontractor Seeks Release From $5.7M Construction Bond
• Texas Senate Approves $5.1B Cut To Storm Energy Costs
• Mexico Power Law Redo Short-Circuits Clean Energy Work
• Senate Confirms Haaland As 1st Native American To Lead DOI
• Biden Climate Plan Ushers In New Compliance Considerations
• Biden Tells 9th Circ. Trump Offshore Drilling Suit Is Now Moot
• Texas Power Co. Griddy Files For Ch. 11 After Winter Storm
• Oil Cos. Lose Bid To Keep Hawaii Climate Suits In Fed. Court
• Coal Co. Says $470M Claim Against Canada Falls With NAFTA
• Calif. Judge Upholds Oil Project Approval In LA Wetlands
• ExxonMobil Blasts 'Absurd' Climate Suit By Mass. AG
• DC Circ. Seems Unlikely To Undo DOE Grid Info Security Rule
• Texas Judge Won't Revive Bid To Enforce $70M Rosneft Award
• 1 Year Into Pandemic, It's Time To Rethink Law Firm Billing
• Underwriters Fight £52M Suit From Power Plant Over Delays
• The American Rescue Plan: What's In It For Transportation?
• Calif. County Sued Over Rule Streamlining Oil Well Permitting
• BIP Digs In, Still Values Inter Pipeline At $6B In 'Hostile' Bid
• Court Suspends Amendment To Mexico's Energy Industry Law
• Womble Bond Dickinson Snags Energy, Gaming, Transpo Pro
• Harris County Sues State Over Houston Highway Project
• M&A Disclosure Lessons From Columbia Pipeline Challenge
• Offshore Wind Push Is Good News For NYC Building Owners
• Congress Rolls Out $94B Broadband Funding Package
• Rogue High Court Citation May Spark Legal Writing Changes
• Developers Can't Sway SC Justices To Knock Out Impact Fee
• Lone Star Laterals: Haynes And Boone, Yetter Coleman
• 9th Circ. Vacates LAX Injunction Against Car-Share Co. Turo
• 5th Circ. Backs FWS Approval Of Texas LNG Project
• Lawmakers Unveil 3 Bills To Expand Broadband Access
• 5th Circ. Pauses Challenge To Texas LNG Project
• NC's Regan Confirmed To Lead EPA With Bipartisan Support
• DC Judge Criticizes Interior Dept. Search For Coal Records
• Citgo Parent Co. Slams ConocoPhillips' $2B Push For Shares
• Congressional Probe Considerations For Texas Energy Cos.
• The Case For Diversity In Internal Investigation Teams
• Drilling Permit Delay Suit Dropped After Biden Approvals
• Investors' $50M Fraud Claim Revived In Pa. Pipeline Feud
• Wind Farm Refutes JPMorgan's $71M Bill For Texas Storm
• Feds Tell Justices NJ Can't Block Land Take For Pipeline
• Biden Directives Create Uncertainty For Gas Projects
• Bankrupt Driller Gulfport Fights FERC Gas Contract Order
• Puerto Rico Files Plan To Exit Restructuring By Year's End
• Idaho Judge Keeps Pipeline Approval Challenge Alive
• Port Operator Fights To Keep $486M Award Suit Alive
• Climate Youths Pivot Strategy After 9th Circ. Setback
• DC Circ. Skeptical Of Clash Over Gov't $42M Wind Farm Lease
• EU Commish Says US Doesn't Have Jurisdiction Over Its Laws
• Mass. Offshore Wind Project Clears Key Permitting Hurdle
• Biden's Shift On Bird Death Rule Opens Door For Overhaul
• 12 State AGs Sue Biden Over Greenhouse Gas Cost Analysis
• DC Circ. Grills FERC Over Sketchy Review Of $286M Pipeline
• Chevron, Others Struggle To Keep Climate Suit In Fed. Court
• Bond Insurer Asks 1st Circ. To Greenlight PR Highway Suit
• Canal Contractor Says 'Potential' Conflicts Undercut Award
• Former FERC Legal Policy Head Joins Hunton Andrews Kurth
• 2 GOP Sens. Want C-Band Proceeds Put Into Broadband Fund
• Fla. Condo Investors Win $26M In EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Baker Hughes Looks To Enforce Nigeria Gas Plant Award
• Split 9th Circ. Refuses Apache Bid To Stop Land Transfer
• 5 Ways Outside Counsel Can Impress Their Clients
• OCC Rule Misaligned With Some Tax Equity Safe Harbors
• Texas Agency Retains Power Pricing Despite $16B Overcharge
• Venezuela Oil Co. On The Hook For $40M Bond
• Big Tech Critic Tim Wu Joins Biden White House
• Raymond James Fights $8M Deal In Jay Peak EB-5 Fraud Case
• Enviros Win Access To Offshore Drilling Policy Rollback Docs
• US Lawmakers Say Energy Policy Rifts Are Already Clear
• 'Cynical' Innogy Can't Duck $70M Wind Farm Suit, Court Told
• Duval Real Estate Leaders Hope NYC Will Loosen Restrictions
• IRS Should Level The Field For R&D Tax Credits
• Texas Tax Talk: Development Bill Needs Bilateral Buy-In
• Texas Can't Undo $29M Highway Verdict At State High Court
• Germany Will Pay Utilities $2.9B For Nuclear Phaseout
• Firms Leveraging Climate Change Know-How To Win Clients
• Senate Dems Allow $350B In Virus Aid To Cover Broadband
• Utilities Not Ready To Ditch Gas, Nuclear In Net-Zero Push
• Climate Adviser McCarthy Touts Biden's Sweeping Vision
• Ethics Tips For Attorneys Telecommuting Across State Lines
• Magellan Says It's Not Obligated To Remove Ammonia Pipeline
• Fla. County Floats Transit Tax After Old One Struck Down
• Senate Panel Approves Haaland For Interior Secretary
• Supreme Court Blocks Release Of Power Plant Rule Docs
• ERCOT Chief Canned In Wake Of Texas Winter Storm Outages
• EPA, Idaho, Tribes Settle With Phosphate Co. Over Mine Waste
• High Court Told Biofuel Ruling Would Cause Economic Strain
• 5th Circ. Expresses Doubt Over Petrobras Fraud Dismissal
• 'Mediocre' US Infrastructure Needs More Funding, Report Says
• Judge Finds $15M Texas Project Suit Should Be Tossed
• Texas Power Co. Opens Ch. 11 Aiming To Seek Legislative Fix
• 6 Ways Legal Employers Can Help Pandemic-Weary Parents
• Apaches Seek 9th Circ. Assurance Against Mine Land Transfer
• House Oversight Panel Latest To Probe Texas Grid Blackouts
• Climate Dominates Questions For 2 Biden Enviro Nominees
• Energy's $40B Loan Authority Back In Play, Granholm Says
• 10th Circ. Says Court Abused Discretion With Clean Water Act
• EB-5 Biz Groups Sue Feds Over New Investment Restrictions
• Renewable Energy Cos. Need New Risk Management Tools
• States, Greens Slam Stay Bid In Auto Emissions Challenge
• US Shale Drillers Still Not Out Of The Woods, Execs Say
• DC Circ. Backs FERC's Cost Division For $275M Power Project
• Exxon Sees Texas Refinery Pollution Penalty Cut To $14.25M
• John Kerry Tells Oil Cos. To Go Green Or Be Left Behind
• Bank OZK Loans $189M For Massive Baltimore Project
• Feds Back Mille Lacs Tribe In Reservation Boundary Fight
• 3M Says Michigan's PFAS Suit Belongs In Federal Court
• House Dems Unveil Plans For Net-Zero Emissions By 2050
• Remote Working Tips For Lawyer Trainees And Their Firms
• Climate May Dominate Cross-Border Work Under Biden
• Crystallex Pushes To Keep Citgo Sale Moving Ahead
• Energy Transfer Unit Strikes Deal To Open Pipeline After Blast
• USDA Rescinds Environmental Decision On Ariz. Copper Mine
• Texas Court Axes $500K Verdict In Utility Condemnation Fight
• Oil Industry Must Prepare For Future Without Oil, CEOs Say
• Italy Escapes Dutch Investor's Renewable Energy Claim
• Chancery Keeps Alive $13B Columbia Pipeline Deal Challenge
• Clean Water Act Ruling Could Obstruct Future Permitting
• Ga. Judge To Review Biz Court Rule In Mortgage Rates Row
• High Court Won't Revive Los Alamos Wastewater Permit Fight
• Justices Won't Hear Minn. Incumbent Grid Law Challenge
• Castex Energy Hits Ch. 11 Blaming Energy Price Downturn
• 10 Questions For FERC Commissioner Allison Clements
• Allen & Overy Adds Akin Gump Team, Expands In LA
• $2B In Storm Costs Forces Texas Electric Co-Op Into Ch. 11