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USCG Issues First Guidance on Safer Seas Act Camera Requirements

The Energy Law

Coast Guard published Policy Letter 23-05 which provides the first actual guidance for vessel owners and operators on the expectations for the surveillance equipment that they are required to install and maintain under the Safer Seas Act, which became law in December 2022 as part of the James M. On November 13, 2023, the U.S. 1331(a))). .

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LDEQ Releases Louisiana’s First-Ever Voluntary Environmental Self-Audit Program

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The regulations also provide for other miscellaneous provisions, such as those relating to confidentiality of documents and prescription of violations. . § 30:2044, the regulations provide for the reduction or elimination of civil penalties for certain violations disclosed to LDEQ as the result of a voluntary environmental self-audit.

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Mitigating Impacts of Offshore Wind: BOEM Draft Guidance Suggests Compensation for Lost Income to Fishermen

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Among the requirements set forth in the draft guidance are BOEM recommendations on providing financial compensation to fishermen during construction, operations, and decommissioning if a project is likely to result in lost income to commercial and recreational fisheries. BOEM also recommends gear loss and damage payments.

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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

documented under U.S. On May 25, 2023, the Nation’s first U.S.-built built offshore wind substation departed from a Texas fabrication facility where Danish multinational energy company, Ørsted, and domestic energy provider, Eversource, partnered to build the revolutionary vessel. the largest U.S. the largest U.S. 1331 et seq. back in 2021.

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New Legislation Signals Strong Support for CCUS in Texas

The Energy Law

A Class VI Underground Injection Control permit is required prior to drilling and operating a Class VI well for CCUS operations. Louisiana began this process last year, sending drafts of primacy documents to the EPA for review at the end of 2020.

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New Legislation Signals Strong Support for CCUS in Texas

The Energy Law

A Class VI Underground Injection Control permit is required prior to drilling and operating a Class VI well for CCUS operations. Louisiana began this process last year, sending drafts of primacy documents to the EPA for review at the end of 2020.

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Louisiana Appeals Court Finds Environmental Justice Is Part of the Louisiana Public Trust Duty

The Energy Law

The court stated, “[W]e find the directives from the Louisiana Supreme Court in Save Ourselves ,… which require consideration of ‘economic, social, and other factors,’ broad enough to include an analysis of environmental justice, as defined by the EPA.” The First Circuit opinion firmly answered this question yes.On What is EJ?

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