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FERC seeks to mandate electric utilities implement specific cybersecurity protections

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 24 2013

In the newly proposed version of the Critical Infrastructure Protection ("CIP") Reliability Standards, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

New York bill would prohibit confidential hydraulic fracturing settlements

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 22 2013

A bill has been introduced in the New York legislature that would prohibit nondisclosure agreements in settlements relating to hydraulic fracturing

EPA delays greenhouse gas rule on new power plants

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 18 2013

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had a deadline of April 13 to impose the first-ever greenhouse gas limits on new power plants, but they did

Two hydraulic fracturing related bills introduced

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 25 2013

Rep. Cartwright (D-PA) introduced the "Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation" (FRESHER

Save Cuyama Valley v. County of Santa Barbara (February 8, 2013)

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 12 2013

The Court of Appeal upheld an EIR prepared for a new mining operation. The primary challenge to the EIR focused on the lead agency's adoption of

FERC issues first rulings on Order No.1000 compliance proposals

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 4 2013

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or "Commission") has issued its first two orders on Order No. 1000 compliance filings. Order No. 1000

Federal government stepping up criminal enforcement actions against oil and gas drilling companies

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 28 2013

In the last few months, the federal government has ramped up criminal enforcement actions against oil and gas drilling companies for violations of

Murkowski releases energy blueprint

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 7 2013

Earlier this week, Sen. Murkowski (R-AK) released an energy blueprint, entitled "Energy 2020." The blueprint was developed with seven principles in

Colorado Lone Pine case could be important for hydraulic fracturing litigationand maybe smaller-scale toxic tort litigation generally

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 2 2013

The Colorado case of Strudley v. Antero Resources Corp., No. 2012 CA 1251 (Colo. Ct. App.), centers on the use of a so-called Lone Pine order in the

Congress passes new legislation tightening sanctions on Iran

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 21 2012

On December 19, 2012, House and Senate conferees reached agreement on the final language of the Menendez Amendment (SA 3232) (the "Amendment") to the