On March 31, 2022, President Biden issued Presidential Determination No. 2022-11, directing the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (“DPA”), to take measures to improve the...more
Through the last several Administrations (Democrat and Republican) the mantra has been “we support an all-of-the-above strategy” to meet U.S. energy needs. Expect that to change. The Biden Administration’s focus will shift to...more
11/19/2020
/ Biden Administration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of the Interior ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
Outer Continental Shelf ,
Policy Drafting ,
Regulatory Reform
On October 4, 2019, the Supreme Court granted review of a Fourth Circuit decision that rejected U.S. Forest Service authorization of a $7 billion natural gas pipeline. See Cowpasture River Pres. Assn v. Forest Service, 911...more
10/8/2019
/ Certiorari ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Violations ,
Forest Service ,
Midstream Contracts ,
Mineral Leases ,
National Parks ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
NFMA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oral Argument ,
Pipelines ,
Right of Way ,
SCOTUS ,
Upstream Contracts
On 24 July, 2018, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) instructed its personnel that the agency lacks authority to require monetary payments and other forms of compensatory mitigation as a condition of obtaining authorization...more
Historical development on new tribal energy legislation in Congress that will empower tribes to approve rights-of-way, leases, and business agreements with private industry for mineral development on tribal lands.
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12/19/2017
/ Biomass ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of the Interior ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Review ,
Hydropower ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Tribal Governments ,
Tribal Lands
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Office of Energy Projects, recently issued its Guidelines for Reporting on Cultural Resources Investigations for Natural Gas Projects (Guidelines)....more
8/29/2017
/ Consultation ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Historic Preservation ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Native American Issues ,
Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas Act ,
NHPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Tribal Lands