Pulling from deep experience serving as counsel in highly-regulated industries and careers on Capitol Hill, Balch & Bingham’s team of energy and environmental attorneys forecast what to expect in 2017
Regulatory Agenda
2017 Regulatory Policy Forecast: Environmental & Energy Policy
By Karen Billups, Margaret Caravelli, Sean Cunningham, David Mitchell, Jeffrey Wood | Balch & Bingham LLPSign up and get Breaking Energy news in your inbox.
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By Christopher P. Colyer | Snell & Wilmer
As previously reported here, President-elect Donald Trump’s victory could have profound implications for federal environmental regulation.
What Does The Future Hold For The Renewable Fuel Standard?
By Joshua Andrews, Andrew Wheeler | Faegre Baker Daniels
The Renewable Fuel Standard is one of many policies facing an uncertain future as power changes hands in the federal government.
FERC Proposes To Integrate Electric Storage Into Organized Markets
By Kenneth Kulak, Stephen Spina, Pamela C. Tsang | Morgan Lewis
The proposed rule recognizes the physical and operational characteristics of electric storage resources and distributed energy resource aggregators and removes barriers to their participation in organized wholesale electric markets.
Renewable Energy Update – October 2016 #2
By William R. Devine, Barry Epstein, Emily L. Murray | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
The power and energy regulatory environment is in a high state of flux in California amidst increasing integration of distributed renewable energy generation.
A Handy Checklist For Regulators On Well Integrity
By Envrionmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
After several years of collaboration among regulatory experts from across the country, the Groundwater Protection Council (GWPC), recently published a set of 136 “Regulatory Elements” intended to provide regulators with ideas to consider when improving oversight of the permitting, construction, operation and plugging of oil and gas wells. This may sound dry, but regulations addressing… Keep reading →
Greater Flexibility In Challenging Pipeline Takings
By Stephon Bagne | Clark Hill PLC
The Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (UCPA) provides the legal procedures that are implemented in a condemnation in Michigan.
A Simple Fix with A Big Benefit: California Lawmakers Consider Closing Loophole To Curb Gas Leaks
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
After passing the State Assembly Appropriations committee on Wednesday, a little known bill – SB 1441 – is headed for the assembly floor, which is slated to deliver big benefits for consumers and the environment. Not only will the bill create a strong market driver for utilities to operate tighter infrastructure and save California consumers tens… Keep reading →
There is an old folklore that once, over breakfast, Thomas Jefferson asked George Washington why there was a need for a Senate.
FERC Proposes New Data Collection Rules
By Neil Levy, Stephanie Lim, Bruce L. Richardson, David G. Tewksbury | King & Spalding
On July 21, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking addressing the collection of certain data from sellers making sales at market-based rates.
