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.

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8
2014
 Swissport Fueling to Pay $250,000 to Settle EEOC Race and National Origin Harassment Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Dec
8
2014
 Expect More Regulation of Methane & GHGs (Greenhouse Gases) Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Dec
5
2014
 Wasteland: How Old Insurance Policies Can Be Used for Cleanup Costs Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
5
2014
 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Announces ESA Protection for the Gunnison Sage-Grouse Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
4
2014
 An Update on EPA’s Approach to Methane Emissions from the Oil & Gas Sector – Including a Summary of the Agency’s Proposed New Reporting Rule McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
4
2014
 Kentucky Tenant Absence During the Lease Term: Protecting Your Property McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Dec
3
2014
 European Commission Clarifies Customs Terms for Temporary Admission of Aircraft Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
2
2014
 Energy & Environment Policy in the 114th Congress - December 2, 2014 Mintz
Dec
2
2014
 Miami-Dade County’s Public Transit Plans Spur Development Opportunities Bilzin Sumberg
Dec
2
2014
 North Carolina Court of Appeals Addresses Limitations Period Applicable to Utility Easement Encroachment Claim Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
1
2014
 Last North Carolina Law Changes of 2014 - just in time for the holidays Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
27
2014
 The Internet of Things (Part 2): Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov
26
2014
 NTSB Agrees that Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are Subject to Federal Aviation Regulations Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
26
2014
 FERC Orders Regional Transmission Operators (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs) to Report on Fuel Assurance ArentFox Schiff LLP
Nov
25
2014
 FERC Approves Fourth Settlement for 2011 Southwest Blackout Against Western Area Power Administration ArentFox Schiff LLP
Nov
25
2014
 EPA Delays Finalization of 2014 Renewable Fuel Standards Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
25
2014
 Horizontal Well Completion Permit by Rule Proposed by Ohio EPA, Open for Interested Party Comment Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Nov
25
2014
 USEPA Finalizes Amendments to GHG Reporting Regulations for the Oil and Gas Sector and Proposes Additional Subpart W Revisions for Comment ArentFox Schiff LLP
Nov
25
2014
 Energy and Environment Law Update: Week of 11/24/2014 Mintz
Nov
24
2014
 Ninth Circuit Rejects Use of Preemptive Litigation to Validate Federal Approvals Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
23
2014
 CFTC Proposes to Revise Interpretation on Forward Contracts with Embedded Volumetric Optionality Katten
Nov
22
2014
 Recent Regulations Prompt Revamped Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Pipeline Cost-Recovery Policy Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov
21
2014
 Pennsylvania General Permits For Natural Gas Facilities Air Emissions Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Nov
21
2014
 FERC Orders ISOs (Independent System Operators) to Address Fuel Assurance Issues 149 FERC ¶ 61,145 (2014) Bracewell LLP
Nov
20
2014
 Africa: Realizing the Potential to Become the Breadbasket of the World Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
20
2014
 CFTC Proposes Clarification of the Interpretation on Forward Contracts with Embedded Volumetric Optionality ArentFox Schiff LLP
Nov
20
2014
 State and Local Infrastructure Financing Ballot Initiatives Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
18
2014
 The Internet of Things (Part 1): A Brief Introduction for Lawyers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov
18
2014
 FAA Can Regulate and Fine Drone Operators, the NTSB Says Covington & Burling LLP
Nov
18
2014
 FERC Approves Integration of Western Area Power Administration, Basin Electric Power Cooperative and Heartland Consumers Power District into SPP ArentFox Schiff LLP
Nov
14
2014
 Wholesale Electricity Market Developments in the U.S. Covington & Burling LLP
Nov
13
2014
 Illinois Plaintiff's Verdict Taken Away As Approaching Train Presented Open and Obvious Danger To Pedestrian Crossing Tracks Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
13
2014
 7th Circuit Defense Summary Judgment Affirmed Where Experts' Relied Upon Amateurs' Reconstruction of Crossing Accident Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
13
2014
 On Transportation Issues, Progress Is Difficult Even Where There Is Genuine Bipartisan Agreement McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
12
2014
 November 2014 Election Results and Analysis Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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