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COVID-19 as a Force Majeure? The Texas and Louisiana Perspectives

The Energy Law

Today, countries worldwide are responding to a pandemic of respiratory disease spreading from person-to-person caused by a novel coronavirus. The disease has been named “coronavirus disease 2019” (abbreviated “COVID-19”). Does this pandemic and resultant disruption constitute a force majeure event under Louisiana and Texas law?

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Whitecap Resources, Veren to combine to form C$15 billion Canadian energy giant

Oil & Gas 360º

The companies have entered into a definitive business combination agreement (the “Agreement”) to combine in an all-share transaction valued at approximately $15 billion , inclusive of net debt 1. Together we’re unlocking synergies, creating new opportunities, and setting the stage for sustainable growth.”

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EJ Evolution: New Environmental Justice Executive Order Expands Agency Directives

The Energy Law

The Executive Order 14096 definition adds Tribal affiliation and disability to the list of EJ indicators, explicitly provides for protection from disproportionate and adverse human health and environmental effects, and states that those effects include those from climate change, as well as cumulative impacts.

E&A 98
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EJ Evolution: Proposed NEPA Regulations Spotlight Environmental Justice

The Energy Law

1] Significantly, these changes, for the first time, specifically include “environmental justice” in the NEPA process and provide a definition. This phrase is used throughout the proposed regulations, but CEQ did not include a proposed definition. e) (proposed). k) (proposed). Determining the Appropriate Level of NEPA Review.

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