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Mar
24
2014
Texas Chemical Plant Agrees to Cut Harmful Air Pollution in Overburdened Community U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mar
23
2014
House Sides With Ski Resorts and Agribusiness in Private Water Rights Bill MapLight
Mar
21
2014
FERC Proposes Reforms to Improve Gas-Electric Coordination - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
21
2014
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Issues Orders to Synchronize Gas and Electric Scheduling Deadlines ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
20
2014
UPDATE: U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Superseding Amended Emergency Order Requiring Additional Testing and Stricter Rail Transportation Requirements for Crude Petroleum Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
20
2014
U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Emergency Order Requiring Additional Testing and Stricter Rail Transportation Requirements for Crude Petroleum Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
18
2014
Energy and Environmental Law Update -- March 17, 2014 Mintz
Mar
18
2014
Massachusetts Permit for New Natural Gas Plant Incorporates Global Climate Conditions Including Sunset Date McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
18
2014
Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) Considering Drug Testing Foreign Aircraft Maintenance Workers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
18
2014
United States Expands Sanctions in Response to Activities in Ukraine, Names First SDNs (Specially Designated Nationals) Faegre Drinker
Mar
17
2014
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Directs Reliability Standards for Physical Security Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
17
2014
Letters Of Intent For On-Site Solar Energy Transactions Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Mar
17
2014
Company Jet Audit Issues: A Word to the Wise McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
15
2014
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Lift Suspension and Debarment of BP From Federal Government Contracts U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mar
13
2014
Barges at Coal Load-out Facility Fall Under Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Act (MSHA), Judge Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
13
2014
Are Fracking Fluid Recipes Trade Secrets? Wyoming Supreme Court Sends Issue Back to District Court Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Mar
12
2014
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Extends Comment Deadline for Proposed Rule to Cap Carbon Emissions from New Power Plants Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
12
2014
European Commission Releases Draft Conflict Minerals Regulation Beveridge & Diamond PC
Mar
11
2014
Energy and Environmental Law Update - March 10, 2014 Mintz
Mar
11
2014
FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) Reaffirms Reliance on “Committed Shipper” Rate Agreements for Oil Pipelines Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
11
2014
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) directs North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to Develop Physical Security Reliability Standards ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
10
2014
Video Interview: The Polar Vortex and Energy – A Look at the Impact of Shale and Coal on Energy Prices Bracewell LLP
Mar
7
2014
Environmental Groups Appeal Federal Court Order Allowing the State of Florida to Adopt Nutrient Standards For Its Waters Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
6
2014
House Republicans Release Draft Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Modernization Legislation Beveridge & Diamond PC
Mar
6
2014
The Future Of The United Kingdom North Sea: A New Game With More Rules Bracewell LLP
Mar
5
2014
Massachusetts Issues Solid Waste Regulatory Reform Rules Beveridge & Diamond PC
Mar
5
2014
Energy and Environmental Law Update - March 4, 2014 Mintz
Mar
5
2014
Massachusetts Enacts Commercial Food Waste Disposal Ban Beveridge & Diamond PC
Mar
4
2014
Actual Notice, Constructive Notice, and Duty of Inquiry All Critical in Determining Whether Appeal of Building Inspector’s Decision is Timely Says Massachusetts Appeals Court Beveridge & Diamond PC
Mar
4
2014
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Issues Final Rule Approving Use of Revised ASTM E1527 Standard Beveridge & Diamond PC
Mar
3
2014
Absolute Pollution Exclusion Still Unenforceable in Indiana Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Mar
3
2014
A Change for the Worse: Material Adverse Effect in Upstream Acquisitions Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
2
2014
East Africa – Realising the Potential - Oil and Gas Development Hunton Andrews Kurth
Feb
28
2014
Deadline Extended to Submit Comments on EPA’s (Environmental Protection Agency) Proposed Greenhouse Gas Emission Limits for New Power Plants McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
27
2014
Third Circuit Asks U.S. Attorney General for Opinion on Federal Power Act Pre-emption of State Law Bracewell LLP
Feb
25
2014
Phosphorus Legislation Passes Both Wisconsin Houses Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Feb
25
2014
U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes Clearinghouse of Commercial Drivers’ Drug and Alcohol History Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
25
2014
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Issues Shipyard “Tool Bag” Directive Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
25
2014
Energy and Environmental Law Update - February 24, 2014 Mintz
Feb
24
2014
PTO Litigation Center Report – February 24, 2014 Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Feb
24
2014
Beyond Shale: Are Methane Hydrates the Next Energy Source? Bracewell LLP
Feb
23
2014
New York Labor Legislative Developments Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
22
2014
The Basics: Massachusetts Contingency Plan - Massachusetts Chapter 21E Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Feb
20
2014
New York Legislature’s Second “Fair Play Act” Enacted to Cover Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
19
2014
New Energy Opportunities in Mexico Raise FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act), Anti-Bribery Risks McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
19
2014
Energy and Environmental Law Update - February 18, 2014 Mintz
Feb
19
2014
Middlesex County Sewer Service Area Update Delayed Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Feb
18
2014
Natural Resources Defense Council ‎‎(NRDC) and Edison Electric Institute‎‎ (EEI) Issue Joint Statement on Decoupling, Net Metering‎ Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Feb
17
2014
UK Government Considers Curtailing Trespass Laws in Favour of Fracking Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
17
2014
Conservation and Energy Provisions are Important Parts of New Farm Legislation Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
 

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