The Energy Law

DECEMBER 27, 2023

On December 7, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disapproved the state implementation plan (SIP) revisions for the Baton Rouge ozone nonattainment area that Louisiana set forth in response to EPA’s 2015 SIP Call rule. To comply with the 2015 SIP Call rule, Louisiana had proposed revising its SIP by removing LAC 33:III.2201.C.8,

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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. 1442(a)(1). In City of Oakland et al. BP PLC et al. 1331 because the cities’ claims were “necessarily governed by federal common law.”

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Adrian - Oil & Gas

DECEMBER 29, 2022

An emergency shutdown and response was initiated at about 9 p.m. Of note: A 2015 investigation in the same county found Keystone pipe there had suffered from corrosion so severe that it was worn through 95 percent in some places after being in service for less than two years. CT on Dec. Charles County, Missouri.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 14, 2021

On September 30, 2021, the EPA once again signaled a policy change on what provisions a state can include in its Clean Air Act State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) for exemptions and affirmative defenses during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction (“SSM”). 2015 SSM SIP Policy. 33840 (June 12, 2015). LAC 33:III.507.J.1.

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