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Energy Law: Month in Review - March/April 2024

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Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. Please reach out to any of the authors, listed above, to discuss these issues....more

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Interior Department Proposes Rule to Secure Decommissioning of Offshore Oil, Gas Infrastructure

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The U.S. Department of the Interior, through its Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), published a proposed rule on June 29, 2023, to significantly modify how the agency assesses the offshore oil and gas industry's...more

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Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Development: U.S. Government Accountability Office Report

The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued an April 20, 2022, report titled: OIL AND GAS: Federal Actions Needed to Address Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Development (“Report”)...more

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GAO Report Pushes for PHMSA Regulatory Assessment

On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report titled “Performance Measures Needed to Assess Recent Changes to Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Regulations.” The Report recommends the...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack Highlights Vulnerability of Nation’s Energy Sector

This post is a follow up from our recent discussion of the cyberattack that took the 5,500-mile Colonial Pipeline offline last week and the growing threat ransomware poses to our nation’s energy system. On May 10, 2021, a...more

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GAO Finds Offshore Pipeline Oversight Lacking

On April 19, 2021, eleven years since the Deepwater Horizon explosion, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report issued to Congress criticizing the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Safety and...more

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GAO Calls on PHMSA to Update LNG Regulations

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO), an agency that conducts audits, evaluations, and investigations for the United States Congress, issued a report titled “Natural Gas Exports: Updated Guidance and Regulations Could...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – May 2020 #13

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In Washington: President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing federal agencies to ease up on businesses that make good-faith attempts to follow agency guidance and regulations during the coronavirus pandemic....more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - July 2019 #2

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Focus - EPA broke rules in shake-up of science panels, according to GAO study - The New York Times – July 15 - The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Monday concluded that the U.S. Environmental...more

Clark Hill PLC

Window On Washington - Vol. 3, Issue 16

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Congress. After a frantic first three months, the House and Senate have now adjourned for a much needed two week recess, with many questions remaining on how various...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2019 Insights: Preparing for Democratic Oversight Investigations

Following eight years of Republican majorities in Congress, Democrats took control of the House of Representatives in January 2019, thereby regaining the ability to control committee and subcommittee agendas, hold hearings...more

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Recent Developments in Pipeline Safety

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PHMSA focuses on proposed rule for gas transmission and gathering pipelines. Key Points: ..GAO has released a report assessing the adequacy of PHMSA odorization requirements. ..PHMSA will split the forthcoming Gas...more

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Energy Quarterly Report: FERC Updates & PHMSA Regulations - Q3 2017

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The Senate confirmed President Trump’s nominees to fill two of the four open seats on the FERC, producing a quorum for the first time since February. Neil Chatterjee (Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s energy advisor),...more

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NRC Staff Recommends Not Pursuing a Potentially Costly Rulemaking regarding Radioactive Material, but Leaves the Door Open to...

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Radioactive material is commonly used in the oil & gas and petrochemical industries and by cancer treatment providers. The use, storage, and transfer of radioactive material are often managed by companies’ health, safety, and...more

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GAO Recommends that PHMSA Evaluate its Model for Pipeline Safety Inspections

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Pipeline safety and infrastructure issues have gained attention in recent years due to tight oil resources production, changes in regulations, and several high-profile incidents. On Thursday, August 3, the U.S. Government...more

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Potential Revisions to NRC Regulations Could Significantly Affect the Oil & Gas Industry

In response to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) sting operation which identified certain regulatory weaknesses, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering revisions to applicable security and...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

EPA Eases Path to Superfund Listing: Vapor Intrusion Component Added to the Hazardous Ranking System

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Seyfarth Synopsis: With the EPA adding the consideration of vapor intrusion in its Superfund site investigations, hundreds of sites that previously would not rank high enough to qualify for listing on the National Priorities...more

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Energy & Environment Update - February 2015 #3

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In This Issue: - Energy and Climate Debate - Congress - Administration - Department of Agriculture - Department of Commerce - Department of Energy - Department of Defense - Department...more

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Report Recommends Update of USEPA UIC Program Citing Hydraulic Fracturing Concerns

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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report yesterday, July 28, 2014, that presents a need for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) to update the Underground Injection Control class II...more

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Energy & Environment Update - May 2014

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In This Issue: - Energy and Climate Debate - Congress - Department of Commerce - Department of Energy - Department of Interior - Department of State - Department of Treasury ...more

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GAO: BLM Needs To Improve Oil and Gas Well Inspections

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In addition to reviewing the BLM’s oil and gas permitting workload, the GAO report analyzed actions BLM took to mitigate the environmental impacts of federal oil and gas development. Based on its review, the GAO recommends...more

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GAO Recommends That BLM Do a Better Job of Permitting Oil and Gas Development

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The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) conducted a review of certain aspects of the Bureau of Land Management’s (“BLM”) management of federal oil and gas resources. Following this review, the GAO produced a report of...more

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Energy And Environment Update -- February 17, 2013

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In This Issue: Energy and Climate Debate; Congress; Department of Defense; Department of Energy; Department of Interior; Environmental Protection Agency; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Government Accountability...more

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