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EPA Announces Removal of Existing Natural Gas Plants from Proposed Carbon Rule

On February 29, 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a significant delay in the implementation of its proposed carbon rule for existing natural gas power plants. This decision has drawn criticism from both environmental and industry groups, highlighting the complex interplay of environmental justice, political considerations, and regulatory challenges.  EPA first proposed the […]

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U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Hearing Requiring Withdrawal of Controversial Proposed Rule

The U. S. House Committee on Natural Resources hearing held on Thursday, June 15, 2023, was singularly focused on H.R. 3397, sponsored by Rep. John R. Curtis (R-UT-3), which requires the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (“USBLM”) to withdraw its‘ Conservation and Landscape Health Proposed Rule.  This is the second such committee hearing held […]

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Environmental & Regulatory Policy Advisor

Controversial BLM 3.0 Proposal Released for Public Comment

On April 3, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) published a proposed rule to promote the conservation of the 245 million acres of public lands it manages.  The proposal purports to advance “BLM’s mission to manage the public lands for multiple use and sustained yield by prioritizing the health and resilience of ecosystems across […]

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The Geopolitics of Energy

by Raymond S. Heyman Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought to the forefront the key role that energy policy plays in international relations.  Many countries sympathetic to Ukraine, but not wanting to escalate the conflict by sending troops, have discussed or actually imposed economic sanctions on Russia.  One obvious target area for sanctions is Russian […]

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Former Partner

Who Will Climate Change Advocates Begin Suing Next?

by Mitchell J. Klein As most people are aware, various public and private entities have filed lawsuits against fossil fuel producers alleging a variety of claims that seek to enjoin behavior and obtain damages as a result of the defendants’ contributions toward climate change. But the question arises as to whether the plaintiffs will be […]

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Ninth Circuit Wetlands Ruling Muddies the Waters for Development Nationwide

by John W. Andrews On Thursday, May 28, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declined to stay on appeal a lower court ruling which has already had a nationwide impact on permitting of oil and gas pipelines that cross streams and wetlands.  The underlying dispute arose from the long-standing controversy over […]

Colorado Legislature Passes Sweeping Oil and Gas Reform

by Frances Folin Members of the Colorado State Senate, on a strictly party-line vote, approved amendments to SB-181 made by the State House.  SB-181 will now make its way to the Governor’s desk, where it is all but certain to be signed into law by Governor Polis. As previously reported on this Blog, SB-181 drastically […]

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Former Associate

Transportation Funding Via The Taxing of Alternative Fuel Vehicles

by Amanda A. Reeve Just as a state’s economic development and growth is impacted by its ability to build and maintain its highways and bridges and improve its transportation systems, so too is its air quality.  After all, transportation conformity is a requirement of the Clean Air Act, specifically for those states that struggle with […]

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Environmental & Regulatory Policy Advisor

Colorado Legislature Takes Aim at Oil and Gas

by Frances Folin Late on Friday, March 1st, Senate Bill 19-181 was introduced in the Colorado State Senate.  The Bill would bring sweeping changes to oil and gas regulation in Colorado, less than 6 months after voters rejected Proposition 112 at the ballot box.  After its first marathon 12-hour hearing Tuesday before the Senate Transportation and […]

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Former Associate

The Future of Oil and Gas Development in Colorado After Martinez

by Frances Folin Coloradoans continue to see fights over oil and gas development in the news.  Following last month’s Colorado Supreme Court decision in COGCC v. Martinez, mineral owners in the Wildgrass neighborhood of Broomfield, Colorado, with the help of an anti-development group, Colorado Rising, filed suit on behalf of in the United States District […]

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Former Associate