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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Jul
25
2012
Pollution Pact in Wisconsin: U.S. EPA Issues Fines, Orders Upgrades at Coal-Fired Power Plants Center for Public Integrity
Jul
24
2012
U.S. Geological Survey Study Finds Toxins from Mountaintop Coal Mining Sites Center for Public Integrity
Jul
23
2012
EPA to Review Technical Information on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for New Power Plants U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jul
23
2012
U.S. Electrical Grid is Not Well Protected: Watchdog calls for better coordination in protecting the electricity supply against cyber threats. Center for Public Integrity
Jul
18
2012
Pennsylvania Enacts Mandatory E-Verify for Public Contractors Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
18
2012
US and Tennessee Announce Clean Water Act Agreement With the City Of Chattanooga U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jul
15
2012
Feds Act on Black Lung Center for Public Integrity
Jul
11
2012
EU’s Highest Court Rejects Schenker’s Application For Intervention in Air-Cargo Cartel Appeals McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
9
2012
ACER and ESMA Publish Respective Consultations on REMIT and EMIR McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
7
2012
Conviction for Largest Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Fraud Keeps Small Business Programs Under the Microscope Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
4
2012
DC Appeals Court Upholds EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Rules Varnum LLP
Jul
3
2012
EEOC Race Discrimination Case Against YRC/Yellow Transportation Ends with $11 Million Decree U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jul
2
2012
Energy and Environment Law Update - July 2, 2012 Mintz
Jun
29
2012
Fracking Law Angers Locals: Pennsylvania's Legislature Passed a Law that Strips Local Zoning Authority Location of Fracking Wells. Center for Public Integrity
Jun
25
2012
Energy and Environmental Law Updates - June 24, 2012 Mintz
Jun
24
2012
FERC Issues Long-Awaited Proposal To Replace Current Electric Quarterly Reporting Filing Process Bracewell LLP
Jun
23
2012
Ohio Governor Signs Legislation to Address Horizontal Drilling Issues Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jun
21
2012
Watt’s New? Michigan Energy News June 2012 Varnum LLP
Jun
21
2012
Lobbying Against Clean Air: Environmental Group Condemns Eight Utility Companies for Spending Millions to Lobby Against Pollution Controls Center for Public Integrity
Jun
18
2012
June 21 is Deadline for Public Comments About Michigan Permits for Road End Docks Varnum LLP
Jun
13
2012
Diesel Fumes Linked to Cancer: Diesel Engine Exhaust Earns 'carcinogenic' Label Center for Public Integrity
Jun
9
2012
Stevens Transport to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jun
8
2012
Section 263A Regulation Falters Under the Chevron Two-Step and Administrative Procedure Act McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
8
2012
Repositioning Your Florida Development by Substantially Reducing Transportation Mitigation Costs Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun
6
2012
Airports — An Overlooked Opportunity Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun
3
2012
WVDEP Secretary Addresses Shale Gas Permitting Delays Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jun
2
2012
EPA Updates Clean Air Act Standards for Flares and Process Heaters at Petroleum Refineries U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jun
2
2012
Coal Talk: Second ALJ Dismisses Late-Filed Penalty Petition Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
May
30
2012
Energy and Environmental Law Update - May 29, 2012 Mintz
May
28
2012
EU Commission Ready to Declare Maritime Transport a Sector Like Any Other Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
27
2012
FERC Denies Rehearing of Order No. 1000 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
25
2012
Renewable Energy Certificates: New Trading Platform McDermott Will & Emery
May
24
2012
Michigan Mining Developments: Copperwood Permit Issued Varnum LLP
May
24
2012
FERC Reiterates That It Lacks Authority to Compel Interconnection Between Oil Pipelines Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
24
2012
Priority Access on Interconnection Lines: FERC’s Policy Under Review Bracewell LLP
May
21
2012
Abuses in the Logistics Industry Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
May
21
2012
Energy and Environmental Law Update - May 20, 2012 Mintz
May
21
2012
Electric Cars: The Silent Killer Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
May
20
2012
Coca-Cola Hit with a $21 Million Distracted Driving Judgment Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
May
19
2012
JOBS Act Update for Biofuels Companies Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
May
18
2012
Wind Compact Looks at the Great Lakes Varnum LLP
May
14
2012
Executive Travel on Corporate Aircraft—Strategies for Regulatory Compliance and Tax Efficiency McDermott Will & Emery
May
13
2012
FERC Denies Market-Based Rate Application Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
13
2012
Federal District Court Holds Customer of a Municipal Utility Entitled to Formal Opportunity to be Heard Prior to Disconnection Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
8
2012
Federal Agencies Move to Regulate Aspects of Hydraulic Fracturing Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
8
2012
Significant Changes to Michigan's Underground Storage Tank Program Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
8
2012
Electricity Industry May Escape Regulation Under New Swaps Rule McDermott Will & Emery
May
8
2012
Energy and Environment Law Update - May 7, 2012 Mintz
May
7
2012
Illinois Senate Passes Fracking Bill ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
6
2012
Texas Ruling Could Expand the Scope of the Manufacturing Exemption from Sales or Use Tax to Equipment Used in Oil and Gas Extraction Bracewell LLP
 

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