Utilities & Transport

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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.

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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Dec
14
2013
 Price-Fixing Executive Dealt Tough Sentence for Role in Cartel McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
26
2014
 D.C. Circuit Denies Rehearing on Nuclear Waste Fee Decision McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
1
2014
 Exemptions for Energy Intensive Companies From Renewable Energy Surcharges: European Commission Opens In-Depth State Aid Investigation Against France McDermott Will & Emery
May
27
2014
 EPA’s Next Generation Compliance Initiative – The Agency’s Latest Proposed Rule for Refineries Shows the Initiative in Action and Provides a Glimpse of the Future for Other Industries McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
6
2014
 Environmental Regulatory Developments Affecting Coal Mining in the United States McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
14
2014
 Illinois Courts Consistently Enforce Manufacturing Exemption Despite Department of Revenue Opposition McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
16
2015
 Foreign Airlines Move to Dismiss Rate-Fixing Litigation McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
4
2012
 USGS Study Concludes Increased Seismicity May Be Attributable to Hydraulic Fracturing McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
15
2012
 EPA Proposes to Require Carbon Capture and Sequestration; Creates Uncertainty for the Future of Coal McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
23
2012
 Texas Public Utility Commission "PUCT" Approves Proposals to Raise Energy Price Offer Caps McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
23
2012
 Very Strict Liability for False or Materially Incomplete Representations: Forfeiture of FERC Market Pricing Authority McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
8
2013
 Increased Fracking on the Horizon in UK Gas Sector? McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
18
2013
 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Imposes Whopping Penalty Against Bank and Traders for Allegedly Manipulating Western Power Prices McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
10
2013
 Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) Finalizes Rules for Solar Carve-Out Program McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
21
2013
 D.C. Circuit Orders Department of Energy "DOE" to Stop Collecting Nuclear Waste Fee McDermott Will & Emery
May
19
2014
 FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) Defers to Exclusionary State and Local Laws in Transmission Planning McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
13
2014
 On Transportation Issues, Progress Is Difficult Even Where There Is Genuine Bipartisan Agreement McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
5
2016
 Transmission Planning and Construction Right of First Refusal Ruled Unduly Discriminatory, Not Mobile-Sierra Protected McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
15
2016
 European Commission Fines Truck Manufacturers Record €2.93 billion for Cartel Conduct McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
11
2021
 What a Deal! Car Dealers Retain Control over Their Own Data McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
21
2011
 “Dashboard” Mark Merely Descriptive of Automotive Information Services McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
5
2012
 Presidential Commission Recommends Nuclear Waste Management and Funding Reforms McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
16
2012
 Hydraulic Fracturing: Air Joins Water as Point of Contention McDermott Will & Emery
May
25
2012
 Renewable Energy Certificates: New Trading Platform McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
24
2013
 Iowa Considers Feed-In Tariff for Wind McDermott Will & Emery
May
10
2013
 A First for Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND): Federal Court in Microsoft v. Motorola Sets FRAND Royalty Rates for Standard Essential Patents McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
24
2014
 Massachusetts DOER (Department of Energy Resources) Proposes to Expand to 1600 MW Generation Eligible to Create SRECs (Solar Carve-Out II Program) McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
14
2014
 What’s in the Air this Year? Here Is What You Need to Know About the Clean Air Act in 2014 McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
11
2016
 New York Staged to Begin Full Community Net Metering Program McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
7
2016
 Short-Term Reauthorization of FAA Programs Potentially Paves Way For Omitted Energy Credit Extenders McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
20
2019
 CCPA Update: Changes, Clarifications, But No Major Overhaul Heading To Governor’s Desk McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
18
2019
 House Passes PTC, NMTC Extension Bill McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
6
2012
 Maryland Poised to Develop Offshore Wind Resources McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
17
2012
 Nord Pool Spot Chosen as First UK Virtual Power Hub McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
24
2012
 Disclosure of EU Leniency Materials: English High Court Outlines the Boundaries of Document Disclosure McDermott Will & Emery
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