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Project Finance - May, 2023

216 articles

• Water Utilities Lukewarm On EPA's PFAS Drinking Water Rule
• EU Law Blocks €332M Arbitral Awards, Spain Tells DC Circ.
• Tribes Say Alaska Native Corp. Can Defend Controversial Mine
• Canadian Pacific-KCS Wants Voice In Merger Approval Appeal
• States Urge 5th Circ. To Reverse EPA's Air Quality Rules
• Rural Providers Ask FCC To Mull Cost Of Next-Generation 911
• FERC Got Oil Pipeline Rate Ruling Wrong, DC Circ. Told
• What Tax-Exempt Orgs. Need From Energy Credit Guidance
• Seyfarth Looks To Ditch Firm's Claims In $30M Loan Spat
• Ga. Justice Suggests Courts' Agency Reviews May Be Flawed
• Patent Office To Widen Climate Change IP Pilot
• As Sackett Trims Feds' Wetlands Role, States May Step Up
• DP World Seeks OK Of $148M Award Against Djibouti
• Mississippi Broadband Office Not Transparent, FCC Told
• Clean Energy Largely Dodges Bullet From Texas Legislature
• Oil Pipeline Users Back FERC Index Rate Shift At DC Circ.
• 8th Circ. Blocks EPA Clean Air Plan For Arkansas On Appeal
• Guatemala Says Power Co. Continuing To Ignore $1.8M Award
• FCC's New Broadband Map Shows 8.3M Locations Unserved
• Calif. Says Justices' Pork Ruling Doesn't Endanger Auto Regs
• Justices Won't Wade Into Shell's Texas Waterway Fees Fight
• NC Tribe To Weigh Auditing $31M Medical Cannabis Program
• ConocoPhillips To Pay $3B For Control Of Canadian Oil Site
• Suit Over Deutsche's SunEdison Disclosures Moves To Trial
• DC Circ. Orders More Analysis Of $6B Gas Pipeline Impacts
• Some Client Speculations On AI And The Law Firm Biz Model
• EPA's New Rule On Power Plant GHGs Won't End Litigation
• Judge Says Alaska Needs BLM Say-So For Mining Road Work
• EnBW Sells Minority Stake In Its Transmission Operator Biz
• ​​​​​​​With Chevron In Court's Crosshairs, FCC Braces For Impact
• Wetlands Ruling Ushers In Era Of Clarity — And Uncertainty
• NTIA Warns EC Against Proposed Telecom Network Fees
• Enbridge Allies Can't Add Old Econ Evidence In Pipeline Row
• FHWA Must Face Enviro Challenge To 280-Mile Ariz. Highway
• Why Ericsson DPA Breach Is Precedent-Setting
• Cost Puzzle Poses Hurdle To Claiming Bonus Energy Credits
• High Court Narrows Feds' Power Under Clean Water Act
• FCC Eases Budget Caps For High-Cost Broadband Programs
• Permitting Reform In Congress: A Snapshot
• Congo Ducks Bid To Seize Trump Condo In $1B Award Fight
• House Panel Passes Bill To Renew FCC Auction Powers
• Environmental Diligence Is Crucial When Buying Biofuel Cos.
• DOE Yanks $200M EV Battery Grant From Texas Tech Co.
• Ex-FERC Chair Launches Clean Energy Consulting Firm
• Pa. Justices Mull Halt To Carbon Cap-And-Trade Program
• Biden Admin. Pours $48M Into Tribal Infrastructure Projects
• Calif. Climate Suits Against Energy Cos. Return To State Court
• Feds Slam Tribes Over Latest Challenge To Nev. Lithium Mine
• NJ Senate Advances Bills For $2B In Clean Water Loans
• Cable Group Backs Federal Permit Transparency Bill
• Firms Under Fire For Bid To Withdraw As Venezuela's Attys
• Broadband Map Accuracy Likely To Improve, NTIA Chief Says
• Tishman Speyer Adds Real Estate Expert In Seoul
• What An ICJ Climate Opinion Could Mean For Gov'ts, Cos.
• Kinder Morgan, NYC Utility Back Pipeline Upgrade
• A Lawyer's Guide To Approaching Digital Assets In Discovery
• BlockFi Says It Acted 'Prematurely' Courting Creditor Votes
• Jones Day Attys On Percoco, And How We Got Here
• Calif. Refinery Can't Shake Claim From 2015 Fire
• Texas AG Says Austin Can't Use Tax Hike For Transit Project
• Biz Groups Tell 4th Circ. Duke Antitrust Suit Must Stay Dead
• FEMA Awards $54M For Tribal Climate Resilience Efforts
• British Oil Co. Tees Up Ireland Claim Over Axed Project
• Enviros Say USFS Illegally Approved Calif. Mining Project
• Ohio Judge Rejects Challenge To $180M FirstEnergy Deal
• Alaskan Gold Mining Suit Filed Too Soon, Judge Says
• Justices Won't Reopen Petrobras Case Over $820M Settlement
• High Court's Ethics Statement Places Justices Above The Law
• G7 Russia Restrictions May Further Complicate Compliance
• Ex-Miss. Water Chief Wants Out Of System Failure Suit
• Assessing The Reach Of 9th Circuit's Natural Gas Ruling
• Enel Sinks $1B Into Okla. Solar Manufacturing Plant
• 2 Public Finance Attys Rejoin Squire Patton In Phoenix
• High Court Won't Touch SEC's $21M Visa Fraud Win
• 3 Cahill Gordon Finance Partners Jump To Paul Hastings
• High Court Won't Review Ch. 11 'Solvent Debtor' Fight
• Biden Picks Telecom Aide, Ex-Wiley Atty For 3rd FCC Dem Seat
• Calif. Gov. Unveils Plan To Speed Up Clean Energy Projects
• New Buyback Rules Put Companies' Motives Under Spotlight
• Steinmetz's Attempt To Revive Guinea Claim Is Discontinued
• DC Circ. Ruling On LNG Project Won't Fix FERC Climate Split
• Texas Justices OK Oil & Gas Co.'s Withheld Payment Interest
• Texas University Not Immune In Suit Over $42M Dorm Project
• How Newmont Mining Deal Stacks Up Against Largest Ever
• Michigan Can Use National Securities Test, Panel Says
• Pa. Panel Sends Citizens' Mariner Pipeline Claims To PUC
• Judge Threatens Sanctions Until Atty Courtesy Improves
• Time For Law Schools To Rethink Unsung Role Of Adjuncts
• US Sets Over 300 New Restrictions On Russia
• Russia Oil Revenue Drops Even As Exports Rise, Report Says
• Exxon CAA Decision Could Hinder Citizen Suits, Attys Say
• BLM Greenlights Long-Gestating SunZia Transmission Project
• Alaska Pushes To Join Defense Of Cook Inlet Oil Lease
• Panama Canal Authority Claims Victory In Latest Award
• State Law Doesn't Bar Highway Claim Arbitration, Insurers Say
• Judge Slams Ala. DOT Head's $120M Toll Bridge Co. 'Vendetta'
• Mexican Law Amendment Could Stifle Mining Activity
• Pipeline Co. Must Disclose Disaster Records, Pa. Panel Says
• Calif. Announces Salmon Bypass Plan For Gold Rush-Era Dam
• Offshore Fracking Fight Review Is A No-Brainer, Justices Told
• Calif. Tribe's Early Win Bid On Hold In Water Suit
• Red States Ask Texas Court To Kill Feds' ESG Investing Rule
• 7 Questions For Gigi Sohn On Broadband, FCC Fights
• Alaska Native Corp. Defends Gold Mine From Tribal Lawsuit
• Investors Will See Emails In EB-5 Fraud Suit, With Conditions
• FCC Aims To Expand Use Of Broadband Subsidy Nat'l Verifier
• Justices Curb Fraud Theories, But That May Not Deter Feds
• Spain Decision Irrelevant To Awards, Yukos Shareholders Say
• The Nuts And Bolts Of IRS Domestic Content Tax Credit
• Tips For In-House Legal Leaders In A Challenging Economy
• EPA Proposes Rule For Legacy Coal Ash Disposal Sites
• GOP AGs Ask Insurers To Disclose ESG Commitments
• Enviros' Suit Targets EPA Foot-Dragging On Pa. Smog Regs
• DC Circ. Vacates Valve Rule For Gathering Pipelines
• Businessman Gets 3½ Years For Marshall Islands Bribe Plot
• Exxon Tells 5th Circ. It Fixed Air Pollution Long Before Suit
• Warner Loses Chancery Bid To Shift Fees In Motor Trend Suit
• Biden Vetoes Legislators' Ax Of Solar Tariff Moratorium
• FERC Says It Properly Approved NYC Gas Project
• FERC Had The OK To Redo Power Market Rule, 6th Circ. Told
• DC Circ. Rejects Challenge To $45B Alaska LNG Project
• High Court In Graft Cases Warns Courts, DOJ: Don't Get Cute
• Sens. Say Green Energy Domestic Content Rules Lack Teeth
• Perkins Coie Adds 2 K&L Gates Renewable Energy Attys
• Occidental Says $558M Award Can't Be Enforced Against It
• Polarized ESG Debate Badly Serves The Public, Corporations
• Duke Energy Tells 4th Circ. Not To Revive Rival's Antitrust Suit
• High Court Stays Out Of Calif. Hydropower Permitting Fight
• Bally's Strikes Deal With Oakland A's For New Vegas Ballpark
• UniCredit And Natixis OK $27M Deal In Bond-Rigging Suit
• What Associates Need To Know Before Switching Law Firms
• Justices Turn Away Another Climate Change Suit Forum Fight
• SEC Looks To Spare Crypto Org LBRY From Disgorgement
• Binance To Exit Canada, Citing New Crypto Regulations
• EPA Plan Forces Utilities To Confront Power Plants' Future
• Mining Co. Can Intervene In Tribes' Gold Mine Challenge
• 6th Circuit Asked To Rehear FCC Universal Service Challenge
• Keystone XL Panel To Hear 'Serious' Jurisdictional Challenge
• Guidance Adds Clarity To Energy Communities Bonus Credits
• Russia Says DC Decision Shows Yukos Awards Can Be Nixed
• A Case For Sharing Mediation Statements With Counterparties
• IRS Floats Domestic Content Rules For Energy Projects
• New Senate Group To Explore Universal Service Fund Revamp
• States, Trade Group Want Oil, Gas Leasing Challenge Axed
• Romania Decries Miner's 'Staggering' $64M Fee Request
• Ill. Revenue Dept. Must Release Tax Returns, Judge Rules
• Reupped Bill Pushes Review Of Outbound China Investments
• Enviros Tell 5th Circ. To Ax Texas Oil Export Terminal Approval
• Supreme Court Reins In Corruption Prosecutions Yet Again
• Bitcoin Miner Marathon Says It Faces New SEC Subpoena
• ISPs Exaggerate Cost Of Upgrading Utility Poles, FCC Hears
• Arbitration Not An Option In Highway Project Fight, Court Told
• Rail Safety Bill After Ohio Derailment Clears Senate Committee
• Judge Says Enviro Group Can Join Suit Over Seal Habitat
• Texas Bills Are A Red Alert For Green Energy Projects
• Biden's Enviro Justice Focus Brings New Business Risks
• EB-5 Reform Continues To Weigh Heavily On Participants
• Preparing For Legal Scrutiny Of Data Retention Policies
• Mich. Tribe Wants DC Circ. To Approve Casino Land Request
• 6th Circ. Grants Injunction In Ky. Water Rule Challenge
• Victories Hone DOJ Playbook For Crypto Trading Crackdown
• Digital Currency Group Seeking To Refinance Genesis Debt
• EPA's Good Neighbor Ozone Plan: What Cos. Should Know
• InfraRed Capital Invests $164.5M Into EV Charging Station Biz
• Ex-Treasury Dept. Deputy Asst. GC Joins Latham In DC
• Feds Lose Bid To Rethink Bay Area Casino Ruling
• Missouri Says Air Plan Challenge Belongs In 8th Circ.
• Make Sure Rural Broadband Plans Are Realistic, FCC Urged
• FCC Under Pressure To Extend Alaska Internet Plan
• NC Tribal Chief Vetoes $64M Allocation To Cannabis Business
• DC Circ. Doubts Oil Giants' Basis For Removal Of Climate Suit
• Deals Near 8 More Military Bases To Get CFIUS Scrutiny
• EVs Can't Drive Fuel Regs, States, Refiners Tell DC Circ.
• Attorneys Should Have An Ethical Duty To Advance DEI
• 4 Things To Know About The NY AG's Draft Crypto Bill
• PHMSA Floats Gas Pipeline Leak Detection, Repair Rule
• DOJ Tells 4th Circ. Not To Upend Bid-Rigging Conviction
• DOJ Inks 1st Enviro Justice Deal Under Civil Rights Laws
• Texas Defends 'Exhaustive' Reviews Of $5.6B Highway Plan
• Data-Driven Insights Are Key To Attracting Today's Clients
• Hazard Detection Biz To Buy Sewage Treatment Co. For $65M
• 6th Circ. Tosses Challenge To FCC's Universal Service Fund
• FERC Members Say They Can Power Through Partisan Split
• Enviro Groups Challenge California Rooftop Solar Policy
• 'Rip And Replace' Needs Cash Now, FCC Chief Tells Congress
• Court OKs Sale Of FTX's LedgerX Biz To Miami Exchange Co.
• EV Chargers Can Bring Benefits For Calif. Property Owners
• DC Circ. Questions Breadth Of Feds' Oil Rail Project Review
• Ohio AG Gets Derailment 'Donations' Frozen For Scam Case
• Judge Wants Explanation For Stalled Puerto Rico Debt Talks
• Webuild Presses 2nd Circ. To Revive Panama Feud Doc Bid
• Dems Want End To 'Problematic' Investor-State Dispute Rules
• NY Budget Includes Natural Gas Ban, Public Renewables
• Brownfield Renewables Guidance Leaves Site Eligibility Murky
• FCC Working To Stop Broadband Subsidy Fraud, Sens. Told
• Cullen And Dykman Adds Corporate Partner To NY Office
• Ghosting In BigLaw: Why Better Feedback Habits Are Needed
• Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• DeSantis Signs Broad Anti-ESG Bill Into Law
• Feds, Lithium Co. Urge 9th Circ. To Uphold Mine Project OK
• BLM Fights Enviro Groups' Challenge Of Oil And Gas Leasing
• Foxconn Defends Halting Of $170M Lordstown Investment
• Green Groups Seek Early Win In Alaska Oil Drilling Suit
• US, Enviros Urge Justices To Skip Offshore Fracking Fight
• 5th Circ. Pauses Texas, Louisiana Air Plan Disapprovals
• Repsol To Buy Out Sinopec In North Sea Oil JV Dispute
• Pinsent Masons Hires International Arbitration Pro In Paris
• Colo. Businessman Slams Ex-Atty In $5.5M Malpractice Suit
• Venezuela Debts Suit To Move Ahead Despite Appeals
• 11th Circ. Told Recent Decision Backs Bid To Nix $240M Award
• Green Groups Drop 9th Circ. Appeals Over Willow Project
• Water Infrastructure Crisis Requires Private Investment
• Clean Energy Tax Perk Will Keep Enviro Attys Busy
• Lordstown Fears Bankruptcy Without $170M Foxconn Infusion
• Chinese Co. Says Nigeria Is Directly Liable For $70M Award
• Law Needs A Balance Between Humanism And Formalism