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ZEV, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Collaborate on Electrifying Community Vehicles

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The SRPMIC Department of Transportation and ZEV have conducted a complete fleet assessment, reviewing fleet operations, vehicle use cases, routes, loads and HVAC requirements. (ZEV) has teamed up with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) in Arizona to address carbon emissions in the SRPMIC and throughout the valley.

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Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court

The Energy Law

In two companion cases, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided whether a federal district court could properly exercise jurisdiction over climate change suits brought against energy companies by cities and counties in California. In City of Oakland et al. BP PLC et al. 1442(a)(1).

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Fifth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in Oil Pollution Act Case

The Energy Law

OPA, however, also provides a responsible party with a complete defense to liability in the following circumstance: A responsible party is not liable.if Further, the responsible party for a vessel is any person owning or operating the vessel.

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Casing Controversy: Does the Comparative Fault Codal Article Cover Contract Claims?

The Energy Law

Justiss”) entered into a turnkey drilling contract to drill a deep oil well using intermediate casing purchased from Oil Country Tubular Co. The casing pipe was API certified to a particular pressure and one of the Defendants’ owners represented to Justiss that the pipe was fit for its intended use. Justiss Oil Company, Inc.

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Third Circuit Issues Long-Awaited Ruling in OPA Liability Case

The Energy Law

The ATHOS I successfully completed the 1,900 mile journey from Venezuela to Paulsboro, but its hull was pierced by a submerged anchor within 900 meters of its intended berth. Procedural History The case was originally tried in a forty-one day bench trial by Judge John P. These actions were consolidated into the ATHOS I litigation.

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Energy-Starved California Files Climate Lawsuit Against U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Companies: Here’s What to Know

Energy Central

Four years after the climate lawsuit pushed by the New York Attorney General’s office was dealt a comprehensive defeat, California is putting forward its own case based on the same debunked theory that completely fell apart for Eric Schneiderman all those years ago – ironically, on New York’s turf and apparently ignorant that the (..)

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The Great Energy Debate: Why the IEA's Peak Oil Forecast Might Be Completely Wrong - 23 Wrong Assumptions

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Even in a best-case scenario, oil will remain crucial for transport, industry, and energy security beyond mid-century. Developing economies continue to expand their oil consumption, making a near-total phaseout by 2050 unrealistic.

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