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More Legal and Business Bylines From Environmental Litigation Practice Group at Van Ness Feldman
- Hydro Newsletter -July 31,2017: Lack of FERC Quorum Continues; Legislative Update; Fourth Circuit Holds That Licensees Need Not Maximize Recreation Development - (Posted On Monday, July 31, 2017)
- Hydro Newsletter - June 30, 2017: Lack of FERC Quorum Continues; FERC Issues Report to Congress on Two-Year Pilot Licensing Process; EPA and USACE Propose to Rescind Waters of the United States Rule - (Posted On Friday, June 30, 2017)
- Hydro Newsletter - May 31, 2017: President Trump Nominates FERC Commissioners, Senate Holds Confirmation Hearings; House Holds Hydropower Hearings; Court of Appeals Denies Rehearing in Washington State Culvert Case - (Posted On Wednesday, May 31, 2017)
- D.C. Circuit Upholds Conditional Certificates for Natural Gas Pipelines - (Posted On Wednesday, May 24, 2017)
- Hydro Newsletter - April 28, 2017: Congress Makes Progress in Hydropower Licensing Reform; Second Circuit Denies Rehearing En Banc in Water Transfers Case; President Trump Endorses Hydropower - (Posted On Friday, April 28, 2017)
- Hydro Newsletter: March 31, 2017- FERC Holds Workshop on Two-Year Pilot Licensing Process; FERC Denies Request for Waiver of Fishway Prescription; Likely Nominees for FERC Commissioner Vacancies Identified - (Posted On Friday, March 31, 2017)
- Hydro Newsletter- March 1, 2017: Bull Trout ESA Case Dismissed, Reinitiation of Consultation Moots ESA Section 7(a)(2) Claims; FERC Delegates Additional Authority to Staff to Act during Absence of Quorum; - (Posted On Wednesday, March 01, 2017)
- Hydro Newsletter: January 31, 2017: President Appoints Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur as Acting FERC Chairman; Former Chairman Norman Bay Resigns; Limitations on FERC’s Ability to Act Without a Quorum; Second Circuit Reinstates EPA’s Water Transfers Rule - (Posted On Tuesday, January 31, 2017)
- Second Circuit Reinstates EPA's Water Transfers Rule - (Posted On Monday, January 23, 2017)
- Hydro Newsletter: Federal Agencies Issue Final Rules for Trial-Type Hearings; FERC Reexamining Policy Governing Length of Hydro Licenses; FERC Invites Comments on Methodology for Calculating Annual Charges for Use of Government Lands in Alaska; - (Posted On Wednesday, November 30, 2016)
Van Ness Feldman’s Natural Gas & Oil Pipelines Practice Group is recognized by the National Law Review as a Go-To Thought Leader for the group’s analysis of environmental legislation and public policy including developments from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and it’s Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC) and Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee (LPAC) , the Department of Transportation (DOT), OSHA’s process safety management (PSM) regulatory group and the Pipeline Association for Public Awareness. Van Ness Feldman’s involvement in two of the largest natural gas pipeline projects ever constructed in North America provides a unique insight related to regulatory matters and litigation impacting environmental interest holders, refiners, offshore exploration groups and production companies, offshore drilling companies, and LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) terminal developers. The following Van Ness Feldman attorney authors are the most frequent contributors on pipeline safety news: Marco Bracamonte, Jacob I. Cunningham, Michael Diamond, Bryn S. Karaus, Susan A. Olenchuk and Michael R. Pincus.