On Nov. 16, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its updated 2022 Scoping Plan to outline policies and actions California proposes to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels
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Is the Oil and Gas Lease Over? Court Ruling Offers Guidance
Roughly 15 years ago, many Pennsylvania landowners entered into oil and gas leases in the expectation of receiving royalties for the extraction of shale gas and oil underlying their properties.
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FERC Launches Comprehensive PURPA Overhaul
On Sept. 19, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) to modernize the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), to address…
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The Intersection of the Clean Air Act and Energy Policy: EPA’s Proposed Greenhouse Gas Standards for Existing Power Plants
Written by Christopher L. Bell and Michael G. Cooke
On June 18, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its proposed greenhouse gas emission reductions rule for existing fossil…
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