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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.

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Aug
27
2014
BIS (Bureau of Industry and Security) Publishes Rule on Export Prohibitions to Russia Faegre Drinker
Aug
25
2014
Ninth Circuit Holds that Railyard Emissions are Outside the Scope of Federal Regulation ArentFox Schiff LLP
Aug
22
2014
City of San Diego's Settlement Over Alleged Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit Violations Results in Crackdown on Out-Of-Compliance Projects Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Aug
22
2014
PJM Interconnection Proposes New Generator Capacity Performance Rules to Provide Stronger Performance Incentives and Operational Availability During Peak Conditions ArentFox Schiff LLP
Aug
20
2014
Environmental Impact Analysis Required for Natural Gas Facilities Clarified in D.C. Circuit Decision Denying Residents’ Challenge to Compressor Siting Approval McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
19
2014
China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) Circular Relating to Foreign Exchange Administration of Offshore Investment, Financing and Return Investment by Domestic Residents Utilizing Special Purpose Vehicles (Hui Fa [2014] No. 37) Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
19
2014
Energy & Environment Law Update - Week of August 18, 2014 Mintz
Aug
19
2014
Draft California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Would Dramatically Alter Analysis of Transportation Impacts Under SB 743 Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Aug
18
2014
D.C. Circuit Appeals Court Validates FERC Regional Planning Mandate as Reasoned Evolution of the Open-Access Electricity Transmission System McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
18
2014
Mexican President Signs Historic Energy Reform Into Law Bracewell LLP
Aug
18
2014
United States Adds to Economic Sanctions Against Russia Relating to the Conflict In Ukraine Hunton Andrews Kurth
Aug
15
2014
Sanctions Against Russia Hit on Multiple Levels Faegre Drinker
Aug
15
2014
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order No. 1000 on Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation ArentFox Schiff LLP
Aug
15
2014
The Port of Miami Tunnel is Open! Bilzin Sumberg
Aug
15
2014
White House Initiative to Expand Public-Private Partnerships Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
15
2014
Marcellus Shale Gas Play Generates Political Skirmishing in Pennsylvania Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Aug
14
2014
MSHA’s Imminent Danger Authority is Unreviewable, Administrative Law Judge Says Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
13
2014
9th Circuit Appeals Court: Clean Air Act Permits Must Address Latest EPA Requirements Bracewell LLP
Aug
12
2014
Energy & Environmental Law Update - August 11, 2014 Mintz
Aug
12
2014
DOT Harmonizes Lithium Battery Regulations with International Standards for Air and Ground Transport in Long-Awaited Final Rule Beveridge & Diamond PC
Aug
12
2014
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) Bondholders Seek Summary Judgment Invalidating Puerto Rico’s Public Corporation Bankruptcy Legislation Mintz
Aug
12
2014
U.S. Commerce Department Restricts Energy-Related Exports and Reexports to Russia Covington & Burling LLP
Aug
11
2014
Egypt Begins Work on New Suez Canal Lane Covington & Burling LLP
Aug
11
2014
Too Late, Even If Not Too Little: Joining a National Trend, New Jersey Puts the Brakes on Driver’s Claims as Untimely based on Employment Application Bracewell LLP
Aug
11
2014
FCC Seeks Comment on Petition Concerning Prior Express Consent Faegre Drinker
Aug
9
2014
New York Governor Cuomo Announces New Minimum Wage Policy for Thousands of Airport Workers Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
8
2014
U.S. Blocks Oil and Gas Equipment Exports to Russia Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
8
2014
With Billions in New Pledges, Power Africa Gains More Power Covington & Burling LLP
Aug
8
2014
Ninth Circuit FAAAA Meal and Rest Period Preemption Decision Appealed Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
8
2014
EU Court Allows Discriminatory Green Energy Support Schemes Covington & Burling LLP
Aug
7
2014
FERC Staff Issues Notice of Alleged Violations in Powhatan Case ArentFox Schiff LLP
Aug
7
2014
Tesla Successfully Resolves Chinese Trademark Dispute Mintz
Aug
7
2014
U.S. Department of Commerce Implements New Russian Oil and Gas Sanctions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
6
2014
Federal Law Does Not Preempt State Unfair Competition Claim, California Supreme Court Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
6
2014
Iraq Fails To Seize Kurdish Crude Oil Bound for Texas Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Aug
4
2014
Michigan Continues Close Scrutiny of Related Party Aircraft Leases Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
4
2014
OSHA Enters Into MOU with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
1
2014
DOT Proposes Rules for Rail Transport of Flammable Materials: New Standards for Classification, Tank Cars, Emergency Preparedness Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
31
2014
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Quality Specifications: Risks and Challenges Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul
31
2014
Developments In EU and U.S. Sanctions: Russian Financial, Energy, and Defense sectors Targeted with Coordinated New Sanctions Covington & Burling LLP
Jul
31
2014
Fracking Gets the Green-Light in the United Kingdom Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
30
2014
Matson Navigation Company to Pay a Settlement of $9.95 Million to U.S. Government for Improperly Billing the U.S. Department of Defense for Ocean Fuel Surcharges; Whistleblower to Receive $2.5 Million Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Jul
30
2014
Long Island Rail Road Strike Averted, but Employers Should Remain Aware of Wage and Hour Requirements When Outside Events Prevent Workers From Reaching the Workplace Mintz
Jul
29
2014
Energy & Environmental Law Update - July 28, 2014 Mintz
Jul
25
2014
New Mexico Issues a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Revise its State Rural Universal Service Fund Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Jul
25
2014
New Transportation Investment Center Boosts P3 (Public-Private Partnerships) Projects: “P3 or Not P3?” That is the Question. Obama Says: “P3.” Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
25
2014
Insured’s Teenage Daughter Entitled to UIM (Underinsured Motorist) Benefits for Injuries Sustained While a Passenger in Friend’s Auto Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jul
23
2014
Australia Repeals Carbon Tax Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jul
22
2014
Energy & Environmental Law Update - July 21, 2014 Mintz
Jul
22
2014
Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) Seek Dismissal of Bondholder Challenge to Territory’s Bankruptcy Statute Mintz
 

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