The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

After the sales, three environmental groups sued Interior and BOEM, asserting that the supplemental EIS did not comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) which governs the preparation of EISs. It also acknowledged that a redo of the lease sales would be tainted by the prior publication of the lessee’s valuation of the leases.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Interior’s authority to regulate offshore wind comes from the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which amended the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to expressly authorize Interior to issue leases for renewable energy projects in federal waters. Over the past year, the U.S.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 2, 2020

Amidst historically low oil prices and economic shutdowns, fossil fuel companies continue to defend against lawsuits brought by state and local governments claiming climate-change related damages. 1331 because the cities’ claims were “necessarily governed by federal common law.” 1442(a)(1). In City of Oakland et al. 1442(a)(1).

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The Energy Law

MARCH 27, 2020

The pandemic poses a serious public health risk, and government response has included closure of schools and businesses, declarations of emergency, and issuance of a variety of “stay home” orders—typically instructing all but “essential personnel” to remain in their residences other than to gather necessaries. Black’s Law Dictionary (11th ed.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The Executive Order set forth greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, including that Louisiana should reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28% of 2005 levels by 2025; by 40-50% of 2005 levels by 2030; and to net zero by 2050. Executive Order JBE 2020-18, issued on August 19, 2020, formally established the Task Force.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The Executive Order set forth greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, including that Louisiana should reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28% of 2005 levels by 2025; by 40-50% of 2005 levels by 2030; and to net zero by 2050. Executive Order JBE 2020-18, issued on August 19, 2020, formally established the Task Force.

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