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.

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Nov
20
2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) Permitting The Sharing of Non-Public Information Between Natural Gas Pipelines and Electric Transmission Operators ArentFox Schiff LLP
Nov
19
2013
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Rules Increase Maximum Penalties and Revise Investigation and Hearing Procedures Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
19
2013
Export Control Changes Affecting Aircraft Industry Take Effect Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov
18
2013
Will Fracking Recipes Remain Secret? Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Nov
17
2013
GOCE Satellite Makes Fiery Fall to Earth Re: European Space Agency’s Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Nov
15
2013
Approval of Settlement in Housing Authority Class Action Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
15
2013
New York Landowners Circulate Draft Complaint Challenging New York Fracking Moratorium and Solicit Funds for the Effort Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
15
2013
Notices of Arrival on the Outer Continental Shelf (Federal Register Publication) (Notice of Enforcement of Regulation) Hunton Andrews Kurth
Nov
14
2013
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Civil Penalties Increase, Just in Time for the Holidays! Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
14
2013
New York Appellate Court Issues Important Decision for Municipal Stormwater Regulation Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
14
2013
Draft of Clean Water Jurisdiction Rule Leaked Bracewell LLP
Nov
13
2013
Assessing Wind Energy Opportunities in Michigan Varnum LLP
Nov
12
2013
New Tax in Mexico Applicable to the Energy Sector Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
12
2013
OGX Petróleo e Gas Participações SA (OGX) Insolvency – What Distressed Investors Need to Know About Brazilian Bankruptcy Process Katten
Nov
12
2013
Storm Water Flooding as a Continuing Nuisance in Pennsylvania Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
12
2013
Upper Peninsula Michigan Power Plant May Close Varnum LLP
Nov
9
2013
United Automobile Workers (UAW) Nominates Dennis Williams as Next President Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
8
2013
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) Releases Three Draft Guidance Documents on Storm Water Management Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Nov
8
2013
Wind Turbine Noise Mitigation Required Varnum LLP
Nov
7
2013
New York City Proposes Expansion of Actions Exempt from City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
7
2013
The President’s New Climate Change Executive Order – What Does it Mean for the Energy Sector? McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
6
2013
Homeowners May Still Get Compensation For Loss Of Ocean View Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Nov
6
2013
Supreme Court Grants Limited Review of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
5
2013
Offshore Europe Showcases Internationalization of North Sea Oil and Gas Capabilities Hunton Andrews Kurth
Nov
5
2013
Considering the Challenges Facing Asian Nations’ Moves to Develop Shale Gas Resources Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
5
2013
Energy & Environmental Law Update - Week of November 4, 2013 Mintz
Nov
5
2013
Norwegian Oil and Gas Technology and Know-How Driving Deep Water Activity Hunton Andrews Kurth
Nov
4
2013
Solar Bankruptcy Trustee Sues for $950 Million Varnum LLP
Nov
4
2013
Don’t Hazard a Guess: December 1 is the Deadline for OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) Employee Training McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Nov
4
2013
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Announces $181 Million of Loan Guarantees Available for Biorefinery Projects Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Nov
2
2013
Wind Farm to Have 50 Percent Michigan Content Varnum LLP
Nov
2
2013
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) Missed Wetland Deadline Raises Questions for Farmers Varnum LLP
Nov
1
2013
Energy Gala Lights Up Varnum LLP
Nov
1
2013
Rethinking Preemption in the Defense of Aerosol Cans (And Other Department of Transportation (DOT)-Regulated Containers) Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
1
2013
New Legislation Would Vacate Proposed Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
31
2013
Does the Clean Air Act Preempt State Law Nuisance Claims Against Power Plants? McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
31
2013
Keep It Clean: EPA Endorses New American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) Standard for Conducting Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) Dickinson Wright PLLC
Oct
30
2013
Exploring Michigan’s Economic/Environment/ Energy Future Varnum LLP
Oct
29
2013
Energy and Environment Law Update - October 29, 2013 Mintz
Oct
29
2013
Fourth Circuit Rejects Surface Owners’ Trespass Claim Against Drilling Operator Beveridge & Diamond PC
Oct
29
2013
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Promulgates Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Significant New Use Rule For Perfluorinated Chemicals – And Limits Its Applicability To “Articles” Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
29
2013
Texas Jury Declines to Award Damages in $10B Toxic Flaring Case Beveridge & Diamond PC
Oct
29
2013
Maryland High Court Allows “Every Exposure” Testimony in Asbestos Case Beveridge & Diamond PC
Oct
29
2013
The California Corporations Code – Where The Dead Live On Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Oct
28
2013
Iowa Supreme Court Strikes “Exposure Estimate” Testimony in Pesticide Suit Beveridge & Diamond PC
Oct
28
2013
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Emphasized: Department of Energy (DOE) Rebrands Clean Energy Application Centers Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Oct
28
2013
New York Issues Its Final Environmental Audit Incentive Policy Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
25
2013
Potentially High Duties Could Be Imposed On R-134a Refrigerant Gas From China Faegre Drinker
Oct
25
2013
Support for Airlines Merger Grows McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
25
2013
Massachusetts “Tailoring Rule” Adjusts Major Source Permitting But Ignores Expanded Minor Source Permitting for Greenhouse Gases Beveridge & Diamond PC
 

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