SEC Rule Change Spurs Climate-Insurance Proxy Suit - Law360 Insurance Authority More regulatory leeway for U.S. companies to disregard shareholder proposals may generate a new wave of lawsuits from investor groups looking to sway corporate behavior.

More regulatory leeway for U.S. companies to disregard shareholder proposals may generate a new wave of lawsuits from investor groups looking to sway corporate behavior.

How The Iran War Has Snarled Global Oil & Gas Shipping - Law360 UK The Iran war has effectively closed a key global shipping lane for oil and gas, and the resulting logjam is causing major headaches for companies responsible for transporting oil and gas from the Midd...

My latest for @law360.bsky.social: The Iran war has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil and gas shipping lane. Here, attorneys outline several legal and compliance challenges for transporters as the conflict scrambles global supply lines. www.law360.com/articles/245...

How Meta Made Alabama So Mad It’s Threatening to Ban Solar A proposed solar projected in a small, unincorporated town is gearing up to be a big problem for renewables in the state.

SCOOP: Alabama might be the first state to ever ban new solar farms.

Why? People are upset about a gigantic solar project that would power a Meta data center.

Turns out when you tie solar to data centers, it can quickly become less popular!

BREAKING: The Trump administration sued California to block state regulations seeking to curb vehicle emissions and require the adoption of zero-emission vehicle fleets, contending that the rules amount to an electric-vehicle mandate that runs afoul of federal law. www.law360.com/artic...

Secretary Wright tweeted that the US Navy escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, a headline that got blasted out across all the wire services.

And then he promptly deleted the tweet.

Duke Energy Settles Monopoly Suit On Eve Of Jury Trial - Law360 Duke Energy has settled a Florida-based power provider's monopoly suit on the eve of a jury trial in North Carolina, just two months after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a Fourth Circuit ruling that revived the antitrust claims, according to a notice filed Friday.

Duke Energy settled a Florida-based power provider's monopoly suit on the eve of a jury trial in North Carolina, just two months after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a Fourth Circuit ruling that revived the antitrust claims.

Nearly 80% of our @law360union.bsky.social has signed onto a letter demanding that @lexisnexis.bsky.social cut ties with ICE. Read more here....

Companies In Limbo Over Calif. Climate Disclosure Laws' Fate - Law360 Companies that do business in California are stuck in no-man's-land as the Golden State implements sweeping laws requiring disclosure of financial risks tied to climate change, at the same time the Ni...

My latest for @law360.bsky.social: Companies that do business in CA are stuck in no-man's-land as the state implements #climatesky disclosure laws, at the same time the Ninth Circuit is poised to decide whether to block the laws. #energysky #greensky
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BREAKING: The U.S. government must refund all tariffs charged under President Donald Trump's now struck-down IEEPA tariff regime, regardless of whether they filed a suit at the U.S. Court of International Trade seeking a refund, a CIT judge ordered Wednesday. www.law360.com/artic...

Iran War Has Oil & Gas Dealmakers Holding Their Breath - Law360 Oil and gas dealmakers are cautiously optimistic they can ride out any immediate energy market volatility caused by the U.S. and Israel-Iran war, but the potential for disrupted transactions will grow...

My latest for @law360.bsky.social: Oil and gas dealmakers believe they can ride out immediate #energysky market volatility caused by the U.S. and Israel-Iran war, but chances decrease if the conflict drags on, or continues to provoke Middle East neighbors.
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Scoop: Energy Department Meeting With Utilities, Developers on Trump’s Nuclear Plans The public-private project aims to help realize the president’s goal of building 10 new reactors by 2030.

NEW:

US ENERGY DEPARTMENT IN TALKS OVER MAJOR NEW NUCLEAR POWER PROJECT

The Energy Department and Westinghouse are meeting with utilities & developers about a new project to buy long lead time parts for 10 new nuclear reactors

If successful, would speed up power plant construction & lower costs

U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant to overturn a ruling that kept Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's lawsuit seeking to shut down an Enbridge pipeline in state court, questioning why they should excuse the company for missing a federal removal deadline. www.law360.com/artic...

Story here:

GSA pushed back on the judiciary's allegations

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States Back Challenge To IRS Nix Of Wind, Solar Safe Harbor - Law360 Sixteen Democratic-led states are backing a legal challenge to an Internal Revenue Service notice eliminating a safe harbor test that large wind and solar projects could use to qualify for clean energy tax credits.

Sixteen Democratic-led states are backing a legal challenge to an IRS notice eliminating a safe harbor test that large wind and solar projects could use to qualify for clean energy tax credits.

High Court Crafts Escape Hatch In Review Of Climate Torts - Law360 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to determine whether a climate change lawsuit against fossil fuel companies can proceed in state court, but the justices also created a potential off-ramp by qu...

My latest for @law360.bsky.social: SCOTUS on Monday agreed to determine whether a #climatesky lawsuit against fossil fuel companies can proceed in state court, but the justices also created a potential off-ramp by questioning whether they can actually hear the case. www.law360.com/articles/244...

States Back Challenge To IRS' Nix Of Wind, Solar Safe Harbor - Law360 UK Sixteen Democratic-led states are backing a legal challenge to an Internal Revenue Service notice eliminating a safe harbor test that large wind and solar projects could use to qualify for clean energy tax credits.

Sixteen Democratic-led states are backing a legal challenge to an Internal Revenue Service notice eliminating a safe harbor test that large wind and solar projects could use to qualify for clean energy tax credits.

The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to determine the future of climate change tort litigation brought by state and local governments against fossil fuel companies, agreeing Monday to review whether a lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy can proceed in state court. www.law360.com/artic...

BREAKING: Justices Will Mull Future Of State Climate Torts - Law360 The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to determine the future of climate change tort litigation brought by state and local governments against fossil fuel companies, agreeing Monday to review whether a law...

Here’s my initial @law360.bsky.social story. #energysky #climatesky #greensky www.law360.com/environmenta...

JUST IN: US Supreme Court grants petition to review Colorado Supreme Court allowing #climatesky tort against Exxon and Suncor to proceed. Story TK.

BREAKING: Justices Strike Down Trump's Emergency Tariffs - Law360 The International Emergency Economic Powers Act doesn't authorize President Donald Trump to impose tariffs, the U.S. Supreme Court said Friday in a 6-3 majority opinion striking down duties he imposed on countries across the world under the law and upholding lower court rulings that determined his actions unlawful.

The International Emergency Economic Powers Act doesn't authorize President Donald Trump to impose tariffs, the U.S. Supreme Court said Friday in a 6-3 majority opinion striking down duties he imposed on countries across the world.

BREAKING: A 6-3 Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs, finding the International Emergency Economic Powers Act *doesn’t* authorize the president to issue them. #SCOTUS
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EPA Hit With Suit Over Repeal Of Climate Rule - Law360 A coalition of public health and environmental groups on Wednesday challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to repeal a landmark finding that greenhouse gas pollution endangers people's health, calling it a corporate handout at odds with the science and the law.

A coalition of public health and environmental groups on Wednesday challenged the EPA's decision to repeal a landmark finding that greenhouse gas pollution endangers people's health, calling it a corporate handout at odds with the science and the law.

Dumb question: if the Trump admin isn't going to regulate GHGs regardless of the endangerment finding, and the real risk is that supreme court rules in a way that hamstrings future presidents that want to regulate GHGs, why would climate groups want to litigate this decision?

My story on how the EPA is going all-in on legal arguments in repealing the GHG endangerment finding. #energysky #climatesky #greensky

EPA Sews Up Repeal Of GHG Endangerment Finding - Law360 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized the repeal of an Obama-era finding that greenhouse gases endanger people's health, and clawed back the vehicle emissions standards that relied upon that finding.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized the repeal of an Obama-era finding that greenhouse gases endanger people's health, and clawed back the vehicle emissions standards that relied upon that finding.

#energysky #climatesky #greensky

EPA Targets High Court Do-Over With GHG Rule Repeal - Law360 The Trump administration's removal of the link between greenhouse gases and public health takes aim at the U.S. Supreme Court's 2007 landmark determination that GHGs are air pollutants, and will spark...

My latest for @law360.bsky.social: The EPA's repeal of the endangerment finding takes aim at the US Supreme Court's 2007 landmark determination that GHGs are air pollutants, and will spark a prolonged battle with consequent uncertainty for industries.
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BREAKING: EPA Sews Up Repeal Of GHG Endangerment Finding - Law360 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized the repeal of an Obama-era finding that greenhouse gases endanger people's health, and clawed back the vehicle emissions standards that relied upon that finding.

The EPA on Thursday finalized the repeal of an Obama-era finding that greenhouse gases endanger people's health, and clawed back the vehicle emissions standards that relied upon that finding.

EPA finalizes the repeal of the GHG endangerment finding. Cue the litigation. #energysky #greensky #climatesky

That's driving up project costs and, in many cases, lengthening their timelines.

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