The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Citgo Petroleum Corp., In what may be considered a warning shot to overzealous federal prosecutors looking to obtain criminal convictions under the Clean Air Act (“CAA”) or the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA”), the Court of Appeals reversed criminal convictions against Citgo related to violations of both Acts at its Corpus Christi refinery.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

If incidental takes are actionable under the MBTA, this raises possible MBTA liability in a variety of industries (such as wind projects, petroleum refineries, and other energy and infrastructure projects) whose normal day-to-day operations can have unintentional effects on migratory birds. CITGO Petroleum Corp. , Evans , 952 F.2d

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

If incidental takes are actionable under the MBTA, this raises possible MBTA liability in a variety of industries (such as wind projects, petroleum refineries, and other energy and infrastructure projects) whose normal day-to-day operations can have unintentional effects on migratory birds. CITGO Petroleum Corp. , Evans , 952 F.2d

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