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New Judge, Same Result – $81 Million CWA Civil Penalty Appealed

The Energy Law

Charles refinery. Given that in 2015 all civil enforcement actions by the EPA yielded penalties totaling $205 million (excluding settlements), the CITGO judgment stands out as unusually large. See Environmental Enforcement Results for 2015 , 2015 ABA Env’t Energy, & Resources L.: In the original judgment , U.S.

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Uncertainty About Migratory Bird Treaty Act “Takes”: The Biden Administration Delays the Effective Date of the Final Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds

The Energy Law

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. Forest Serv. , 3d 110, 115 (8th Cir. Evans , 952 F.2d

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Uncertainty About Migratory Bird Treaty Act “Takes”: The Biden Administration Delays the Effective Date of the Final Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds

The Energy Law

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. Forest Serv. , 3d 110, 115 (8th Cir. Evans , 952 F.2d

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President Biden Faces Constitutional Challenges to Revocation of Keystone XL Permit

The Energy Law

Background The Keystone Pipeline is a system of petroleum pipelines designed to transport crude oil from fields in Alberta, Canada and ultimately terminating at refineries on the U.S 2015 aerial photograph. Constitution. Gulf Coast. and Canada near Morgan, Montana. Google Earth , earth.google.com/web/.

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President Biden Faces Constitutional Challenges to Revocation of Keystone XL Permit

The Energy Law

The Keystone Pipeline is a system of petroleum pipelines designed to transport crude oil from fields in Alberta, Canada and ultimately terminating at refineries on the U.S 2015 aerial photograph. Constitution. Background. Gulf Coast. and Canada near Morgan, Montana. Google Earth , earth.google.com/web/.