Utilities & Transport

The National Law Review provides visitors a free online legal news resource, providing the latest news, legislation, and relevant stories in utilities and transportation law. Covering topics from autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence, to the new legal issues emerging surrounding these technologies in the US and around the world, visitors will learn about the latest developments in utilities and transportation law as they unfold.

The utility law section provides detailed information on Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and other agency news. The National Law Review has weekly updates on Airline regulations from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the use of unmanned aircraft carriers, use of drones in military actions, and other government stories are analyzed by the legal experts at the National Law Review.

Visitors will find details on new legislation from government agencies that regulate the utilities and transportation sector. Compliance under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) guidelines relating to new vehicles, and regulations related to self-driving cars, are covered on the site. Safety concerns in transportation, including litigation and regulation developments, are reported on and analyzed.

Legislation, news, international stories, and reports, are updated frequently on the National Law Review. For visitors who want to stay in the loop, or for those who are considering purchasing a “connected car” and want to know if they are legal in their state, you can read about this, and other news stories in the field of utilities and transportation law on the National Law Review daily.

 

For hourly updates on the latest in legal, legislation, government regulation & compliance, litigation, court procedures, and corporate law news, be sure to follow the National Law Review Twitter feed and sign up for complimentary e-news bulletins.

 

Custom text Title Organization
Dec
30
2010
What’s So Smart About Smart Grids? Poyner Spruill LLP
Dec
23
2010
Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of Global Warming Litigation In American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
22
2010
Increase in Accidents Since Ban on Texting Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Dec
18
2010
U.S. Department of Energy Announces up to $30 Million for Research to Advance Next Generation Biofuels Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Dec
12
2010
Regulating the Regulators: West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) Forced to Issue Permits to Itself Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dec
11
2010
EPA Releases Final Renewable Energy Fuel Standards for 2011 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Dec
9
2010
Intellectual Property Traps When Using Federal Money for Renewable Energy Projects Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Dec
8
2010
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Finds For Insurer Holding That Insured’s Alleged Negligence Was Not An Independent Concurrent Cause of An Accident von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Dec
8
2010
Attention Walmart Shoppers: The DHS Needs Your Help Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Nov
26
2010
“Beneficial Use” of Coal Ash In Question As EPA Mulls Regulation Center for Public Integrity
Nov
23
2010
Director Kappos Gives Early Holiday Present to Patent Owners of "Green Technology" Bracewell LLP
Nov
20
2010
Courts Clarify Local Agency Role In Mobile Home Park Ownership Conversions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
16
2010
Proposition 23's Failure Means Full Speed Ahead on AB 32 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
14
2010
EPA Issues Guidance on Permitting for GHG Emissions Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Nov
14
2010
Even More Risky Than Texting While Driving? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Nov
13
2010
USPTO Extends and Expands the Green Technology Pilot Program Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Nov
12
2010
EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rules Expanded to Oil and Gas - Update Hunton Andrews Kurth
Nov
9
2010
CFTC Proposes Anti-Manipulation Rules to Implement Bracewell LLP
Nov
4
2010
Natural Gas Industry Challenges EPA's Costly Rule Targeting Emissions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Nov
2
2010
Two Recent Cases Shed Light on Liquidated Damages Vedder Price
Oct
28
2010
UPDATE: The Luxembourg Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Railway Rolling Stock Vedder Price
Oct
26
2010
What Does a Surface Transportation Board (STB) Filing Tell You? Vedder Price
Oct
22
2010
FERC Introduces Tougher Rules on Credit Practices in Organized Electric Markets Bracewell LLP
Oct
21
2010
If Approved by Voters on November 2nd, California Ballot Initiative Would Suspend California's Climate Change Law Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Oct
6
2010
Clean Coal Technologies. Need for Meaningful Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Oct
5
2010
Distracted Driving Policies: Improve Safety and Limit Exposure Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Sep
20
2010
New Railroad Commission of Texas Rules re 10-Year Inactive Wells Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
18
2010
Class Action Defense Cases–Hershey v. Energy Transfer Partners: Fifth Circuit Court Affirms Dismissal Of Class Action Complaint Under Commodities Exchange Act Holding Plaintiffs Failed To Adequately Allege Specific Intent Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell LLP
Sep
15
2010
When Are We Going to Get This Transmission Thing Right? Installations of Wind Turbines in the Second Quarter of 2010 are Down by Nearly 70%. Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Sep
13
2010
Wisconsin Public Service Commission Approves Administrative Rule to Site and Permit Wind Farms Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Sep
3
2010
New FAA Re-Registration and Renewal Rule Becomes Final Vedder Price
Aug
29
2010
States to Re-evaluate Feed-in Tariffs After Recent FERC Ruling Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Aug
26
2010
Building Better Bridges - Engineering Firm that Consulted on Minneapolis I 35W Bridge that Collapsed in 2007 Agrees to Pay Out $52.4 Million. Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Aug
26
2010
The Next Frontier of Risk: Space Debris Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Aug
19
2010
Wisconsin Supreme Court: Settling Within Policy Limits Does Not Preclude a Bad Faith Claim Against Insurer Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Aug
18
2010
Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion and the Federal Response: Part Two How will Federal Actions Ultimately Impact West Virginia’s Coal Mining Industry? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Aug
17
2010
Demand for Oil Companies To Prove Disaster Preparedness Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Aug
14
2010
Wisconsin Public Service Commission Presented Final Recommendations For Rule to Site and Permit Wind Farms Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Aug
12
2010
Spilling the Blame -System Failures Leading to the BP Oil Spill. Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Aug
1
2010
The Gulf is Not the Only Place Experiencing an Oil Spill -Kalamazoo River, Michigan Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jul
26
2010
Recent Court Ruling Lowers Threshold for Obtaining Treble Statutory Damages in Class Actions Brought Pursuant to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul
19
2010
New Kentucky Law Bans Texting While Driving Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
18
2010
Attention West Virginia County Boards of Education: Is "Proof" Required for Utilizing Charter Buses? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
17
2010
Distracted Driving on Company Time . . . Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jul
17
2010
CFTC Finds Two Monthly Mid-C Electricity Contracts Are SPDCs Bracewell LLP
Jul
9
2010
EPA Proposes 'Veto' of Section 404 Permit for Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Project in West Virginia Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
6
2010
EPA's Climate Change Requirements Grow: Underground Coal Mines Added to List July 6, 2010 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
5
2010
After the Supreme Court's Free Enterprise Fund Decision, Could NERC's Level of Autonomy Face a Constitutional Challenge? Bracewell LLP
Jun
30
2010
Solar City May Be Subject To “Light-Handed” Retail Regulation In Arizona Troutman Pepper
Jun
16
2010
Sixth Circuit Throws Out Lost Profits Claim, Requires Disclosure of Cost Savings Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
 

NLR Logo

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up to receive our free e-Newsbulletins

 

Sign Up for e-NewsBulletins