News & Analysis as of

California › Oil & Gas › Energy Policy

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 10.18.24

Allen Matkins on

California officials have been working on a plan to preserve the state’s leading edge environmental and climate policies, in the event that former President Donald J. Trump returns to the White House and follows through on...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 9.13.24

Allen Matkins on

Federal officials announced on Wednesday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a three-year-old rule — known as the Warehouse Indirect Source Rule (Rule) — targeting air pollution linked to Southern...more

Troutman Pepper

Court Vacates FERC “Soft” Cap Refund Order Issued After 2020 California Heat Wave

Troutman Pepper on

On July 9, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) vacated orders issued by the FERC that required six wholesale power sellers (the “Sellers”) to issue refunds to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Climate Change Legislation, Policy and Regulation – 2023 in Review

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on

As we enter 2024, we once again review the most significant legislation, policy changes and regulatory actions with respect to climate change taken by California in the past year. In contrast to 2022, which brought a revamp...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act – Still – Preempts Berkeley’s Ban on New Natural Gas Connections

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law on

Last week, the 9th Circuit voted against rehearing en banc its decision from last April finding the City of Berkeley’s ban on natural gas connections in new construction to be preempted by the Energy Policy and Conservation...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

California Sues Big Oil for Denying, Downplaying Impact of Fossil Fuels on Climate Change

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on

On September 16, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against five of the world’s largest oil and gas companies for allegedly denying or downplaying the harm caused by fossil fuels on climate change....more

Goldberg Segalla

California Supreme Court Holds Local Ordinance Banning Oil and Gas Drilling Preempted by State Law

Goldberg Segalla on

Last week, the California Supreme Court, in a rare unanimous ruling, struck down a Monterey County voter-approved local initiative that would have banned oil and gas drilling and imposed severe restrictions on oil and gas...more

Gray Reed

California Brings Legislative Muscle To Its Attack on Oil Drilling

Gray Reed on

California has passed Senate Bill 1137, which will prohibit drilling of new oil and gas wells and reworking of existing wells in certain areas. Here is SB 1137 in legislativese (analysis comes first, then the text)...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Berkeley Seeks Re-Hearing of Ninth Circuit’s Decision on Natural Gas Ban Preemption

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel on

In April, a three-judge panel in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the City of Berkeley’s ordinance prohibiting natural gas infrastructure in new buildings was preempted by federal law. In June, Berkeley asked the...more

9 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide