When built, the three solar energy projects on public lands in Clark County, Nevada, will generate up to 440 megawatts of energy and are expected to create up to 1,900 construction jobs.

On June 6, 2017, the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted to advance the nominations of FERC Nominees Neil Chatterjee and Robert Powelson to the Senate floor.

Georgia and Florida filed post-trial briefs in the Florida v. Georgia U.S. Supreme Court litigation on December 15, 2016.

On April 24th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order indefinitely delaying oral argument and holding in abeyance litigation over EPA's 2015 SSM Rule.

In an April 11, 2017 Order, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals granted EPA's petition to indefinitely delay oral argument in the Ozone NAAQS litigation.

The federal appellate court hearing the appeal of EPA's "Section 111(b)" regulations establishing a carbon capture and storage "new source performance standard" for new coal-fueled electric generating stations has today suspended the April 17, 2017 date for oral argument in the case.

On September 19, 2016, EPA extended the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule report deadline from September 30, 2016 until October 31, 2016.

The EPA published a notice in the April 13th Federal Register requesting public comments on regulations that may be appropriate for repeal, replacement, or modification.

On Tuesday, June 14, 2016, EPA published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would remove from Title V regulations the affirmative defense for noncompliance...

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered EPA, in the context of ongoing litigation regarding the issuance of designations under the 2015 ozone standard ...

Per the article, conservative critics are urging states to ignore the requirement "in a bid to test the agency’s uncertain federal implementation plan (FIP) authority."

On February 14, 2018, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency's ("EPA") New Source Review ("NSR") permitting program as an initial step towards NSR reform.

The Supreme Court unanimously found that approved jurisdictional determinations issued by the Army Corps may be challenged in federal district court under the Administrative Procedure Act.

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A bill was introduced in the New Hampshire legislature on January 3, 2018 regarding the regulation of e-liquids.

On May 26, the Senate Finance Committee voted to advance legislation that would amend certain energy tax provisions in an effort to combat climate change, curtail greenhouse gas emissions...

We are pleased to announce that Troutman Pepper attorney, John Lynch, will be presenting during the virtual MBA LIVE.

They will also discuss the implications of the recent election, including the results of the California ballot initiative relating to the CCPA.

Troutman Pepper has released the June 2021 issue of the Hydropower Report. Hydropower regulation, and the environmental and natural resources issues that apply to hydropower development...

In the past few weeks, the Trump Administration's Department of Interior (DOI) has taken significant steps to roll back several environmental policies and/or rules affecting the energy industry.