5/19/2025 1:55:46 PM Pipelines, Property, and Policy: CCS Legislation Continues in 2025 Louisiana Session By Neil Abramson Jeff Lieberman The 2025 Louisiana Legislative Session has continued to stay busy on the carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) front, with a mix of...
4/2/2025 6:51:32 PM Podcast: Pipelines and Protests: The Greenpeace Verdict By Liskow On this week’s episode of “Energy Law This Week,” hosts Matt Jones and April Rolen-Ogden discuss the significant legal case involving...
2/7/2025 8:04:29 PM NEPA Changes Slated Under President Trump’s Unleashing American Energy Executive Order By Emily von Qualen Clare Bienvenu Greg Johnson On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued the “Unleashing American Energy” Executive Order (“EO”) with the stated purpose of...
1/17/2025 9:23:07 PM Louisiana is “Open for Business,” but Projects Need to Proceed Carefully By Emily von Qualen Louis Buatt Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu +1 more... Show less On December 10, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump promised expedited permitting for energy and other construction projects worth more...
9/19/2024 8:33:48 PM EJ Analysis Remains Part of Louisiana’s Public Trust Duty By Emily von Qualen Clare Bienvenu Greg Johnson Cherrell Taplin +1 more... Show less The Louisiana Supreme Court has declined to review the First Circuit Court of Appeal’s ruling in Rise St. James v. LDEQ, essentially...
7/12/2024 7:01:31 PM EPA Releases New Version of EJScreen By Emily von Qualen Clare Bienvenu Greg Johnson This week EPA released the newest version of its environmental justice (EJ) screening and mapping tool, EJScreen 2.3. EJScreen is a...
7/11/2024 4:47:09 PM SCOTUS Stretches Statute of Limitations for Challenging Agency Actions Under APA By Emily von Qualen Colin North Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu +1 more... Show less On July 1, 2024, the United States Supreme Court extended the deadline for challenging agency actions under the Administrative Procedure...
7/1/2024 11:36:41 PM SCOTUS Dials Back Chevron Deference in Loper Bright Opinion By Emily von Qualen Clare Bienvenu Greg Johnson Louis Buatt +1 more... Show less On Friday, June 28, 2024, the United States Supreme Court overturned the Chevron doctrine in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 603...
5/31/2024 8:53:28 PM Transforming and Transporting: Louisiana Legislature Amends Law to Allow Pipeline Transporters Expropriation Authority for CCS Projects By Zachary Berryman Neil Abramson Matthew Simone On May 31, the Louisiana Legislature passed HB 492 expressly providing that a pipeline company has authority to expropriate property...
5/23/2024 3:28:26 PM Louisiana and Texas Challenge CEQ’s Finalized NEPA Amendments By Emily von Qualen Clare Bienvenu On May 21, 2024, a group of 20 states, including Louisiana and Texas, filed an action in North Dakota district court challenging the...
4/18/2024 2:20:04 PM BOEM’s New Financial Assurance Requirements for Federal Oil & Gas Leases, ROWs, and RUEs By Jana Grauberger Kathleen Doody On April 15, 2024, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) released a prepublication of its highly anticipated final rule revising...
2/20/2024 3:47:19 PM DOI Regulatory Agenda Includes BSEE Rulemakings on Decommissioning and Bonding for Civil Penalty Appeals By Jana Grauberger The Department of the Interior (“DOI”) recently published its semi-annual regulatory agenda, which includes two new planned...