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Texas Deepwater Port Survives Legal Challenge

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In Citizens for Clean Air & Clean Water in Brazoria County et al v. United States Department of Transportation et al., several environmental groups challenged the DOT’s approval of a license for commercial construction and...more

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Ex-Vitol Oil & Gas Trader Convicted of Bribing Foreign Officials

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Following an 8 week trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn has convicted Javier Aguilar on charges relating to the former Vitol trader’s violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He faces up to 30 years in prison. Aguilar...more

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Climate Change Lawsuits Plague Oil and Gas Producers

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The causes of action vary from case to case. The common denominator is that the suits are filed in state court and allege only state law claims.  Despite producers’ best efforts, the federal courts have denied federal...more

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Federal Court Finds BLM Violated ESA in Failing to Reinitiate Consultation for Oil and Gas Leases

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On February 9, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado found that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) when it failed to reinitiate consultation with the U.S. Fish...more

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NRC’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Dismisses Violations of NRC’s Anti-Retaliation Regulation

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In a recent Memorandum and Order (Order), an NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) unanimously granted summary disposition to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), dismissing three alleged violations and partially...more

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Preliminary Injunction Issued Preventing Ban on New Federal Oil and Gas Leases

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As reported in the last edition of The Climate Report, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia (collectively, "Plaintiff States") filed...more

Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes

CFTC Obtains Another Guilty Plea of Market Manipulation, Makes Criminal Referral

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced last week that it has obtained another admission from a trader of violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations ...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Massachusetts Attorney General Files Long-Awaited Climate Change Lawsuit Against Exxon

On October 24, 2019, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey filed a 200-page complaint against Exxon in Suffolk Superior Court, alleging violations of G.L. c. 93A, the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act. The lawsuit...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.11.2019 | Top Story: US and China Hint at Tariff Delay to Help Ease Phase One Negotiations

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U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators are “laying the groundwork for a delay of a fresh round of tariffs set to kick in on Dec. 15” as the countries continue to work through how a Chinese promise to make huge ag purchases from...more

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