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Overturning 8 Years of “Palpable Error,” The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation

The Energy Law

The “ LL&E II ” decision finds that Act 312 charges the court, not the jury, to determine the funding needed to remediate property to government standards. 3d — (“ LL&E II ”). [1]. Background of Legacy Litigation and LL&E I . LL&E II , at *2. 3d 1038 (“ LL&E I ”) marked a key development.

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A Primer on CCUS Regulation in Louisiana

The Energy Law

This article focuses on the latter. Like traditional exploration and development, CCUS projects require the operator to secure both the necessary private property rights from landowners as well as regulatory approval from the appropriate administrative agency in order to proceed. Regulatory approval for CCUS falls under two broad categories.

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LNG Facilities Facing Environmental Challenges

The Energy Law

Army Corps of Engineers to Driftwood LNG – a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal under construction near Lake Charles. A petition filed on July 19 by Sierra Club and Healthy Gulf seeks review of a “dredge and fill” permit granted by the U.S. 717r(d)(1)). [2]. 717r(d)(1)). [2].

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Overturning 8 Years of “Palpable Error,” The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation

The Energy Law

The “ LL&E II ” decision finds that Act 312 charges the court, not the jury, to determine the funding needed to remediate property to government standards. 3d — (“ LL&E II ”). [1]. Background of Legacy Litigation and LL&E I . LL&E II , at *2. 3d 1038 (“ LL&E I ”) marked a key development.

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MADE IN AMERICA: U.S.-Built Offshore Wind Substation and Support Vessels Start to Set Sail for Federal Waters

The Energy Law

The Kansas-engineered substation was designed and built by Kiewit Offshore Services, Ltd., The Kansas-engineered substation was designed and built by Kiewit Offshore Services, Ltd., On May 25, 2023, the Nation’s first U.S.-built the largest U.S. the largest U.S. 1331 et seq. back in 2021. documented under U.S.

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EPA and Army Corps Release New WOTUS Rule

The Energy Law

Army Corps of Engineers published a final rule narrowing the scope of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA) such that certain wetlands are removed from federal jurisdiction. On September 8, 2023, EPA and the U.S. The final rule revises the agency regulations in light of the U.S.

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Fifth Circuit Applies U.S. Supreme Court’s Sackett Decision to End Long-Standing WOTUS Dispute

The Energy Law

Army Corp of Engineers (“USACE”) and a Louisiana landowner over the agency’s Clean Water Act (“CWA”) jurisdiction over the subject property. EPA decision redefining waters of the United States (“WOTUS”) to end a ten-year conflict between the U.S. In Lewis v. United States , Case No. United States , Case No.

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