On February 3, 2016, the Arizona Corporation Commission ("Commission") by a 3-2 vote issued a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility to SunZia Transmission, LLC to construct two new 500 kV transmission lines...

On the heels of President Trump's January 20, 2025, Executive Order "Unleashing American Energy" promoting domestic energy and resource independence...

Since 2015, the environmental plaintiff industry has been filing sweeping lawsuits challenging the federal onshore oil and gas program.

Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning, and energy efficiency at nearly every level of government and business

On July 2, 2019, petitioners WildEarth Guardians, joined by other conservation groups, filed a petition for review in the U.S.

According to Bloomberg Environment (subscription required), EPA's Clean Air Science Advisory Committee cannot reach agreement whether to recommend that the NAAQS for PM2.5 be lowered.

n Tuesday, January 31, President Trump nominated Tenth Circuit Judge Neil Gorsuch to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the US Supreme Court. This advisory reviews several of Judge Gorsuch's opinions related to environmental and administrative law issues.

See "William Hare v Shepherd Construction" under Keating Chambers Reported Cases on the insolvency exception to the pay when paid provisions of the HGCR Act.

DOI issued a Request for Information (RFI) asking affected industries to identify existing Interior regulations that can be modified or repealed to support the Trump administration's "energy dominance" and deregulatory agenda.

In a very significant decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may authorize the incidental take of species under federal law that are "fully protected" under California law. This decision resolves a long-standing question whether the Service may authorize such take in light of language in the Service’s regulations allowing incidental take that results from "an otherwise lawful activity.

On May 20, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) listed the dunes sagebrush lizard as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The dunes sagebrush lizard exists solely in shinnery oak...

On January 14, 2025, President Biden signed an Executive Order to advance the United States' leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. This comprehensive directive underscores the critical role of AI...

In June, President Obama unveiled his Climate Action Plan (the Plan).

A round-up of recent Construction industry updates.

This article provides guidance on the recent trends in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), the #MeToo movement (#MeToo), and Black Lives Matter (BLM) impacting corporate governance and...

When employees organize workplace protests about external political issues, can employers lawfully terminate them for policy violations? A recent NLRB Advice Memorandum examines whether Microsoft's discharge of two employees who protested the Gaza war on campus was protected under the National Labor Relations Act, offering critical guidance on when activism loses legal protection due to insufficient connection to workplace concerns.

Most people know that my home state holds my heart; what many may not know is that my soul can be found in the Wyoming Range.

Politicians overuse the catch-phrase "war on…" to describe actions alleged to be hostile toward a wide range of social institutions and public policy.

On November 2, 2021, President Biden released the U.S. Methane Emissions Reduction Action Plan (the "Plan").

At the end of March, House Democrats released a draft energy and climate bill that would establish a cap-and-trade regime and a "twenty-five by twenty-five" national Renewable Electricity Standard.