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Welcome to the S&W Environmental, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas Law Blog. This blog is a resource for the regulated community to stay current on new developments impacting the environmental, natural resources and energy sectors. It provides timely updates on a broad range of federal, state and local environmental topics — including proposed legislation and government rulemakings — that impact regulated industries throughout the southwest and the nation as a whole.
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Friend or Foe Drones: FAA to Require Remote ID “Digital License Plate”
by Kelly A. Daly On December 28, 2020, the FAA released the Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft Final Rule. This long-awaited Remote ID rule, identified as the next incremental step to integrating drones into the National Airspace System, requires the broadcasting … Continue reading
Tagged drones, FAA, Remote ID rule
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FAA Issues Emergency Waiver Allowing Drone Delivery of Medical Supplies
by Patrick J. Paul Having recently been granted an emergency Part 107 waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration, Novant Health, Inc., a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare system headquartered in North Carolina, in partnership with San Francisco-based drone delivery company, Zipline, has … Continue reading
Tagged BVOS drone delivery, COVID-19, emergency waiver, FAA, Zipline
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FAA Issues Drone Guidance for COVID-19 Response
by Patrick Paul As the case for drone use to help respond to the coronavirus pandemic, whether to enforce social distancing guidelines, announce current developments, or deliver needed medical and food supplies, grows internationally, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on … Continue reading
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, drones, FAA, Part 107, small unmanned aircraft, UAVs
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Drone Delivery Systems Can Aid Coronavirus Relief
by Patrick J. Paul As COVID-19 continues its spread across the U.S. and globe and governments react with historic aid measures, social distance and stay at home orders, it seems opportunities for accelerated drone deployment to help with the COVID-19 … Continue reading
COVID-19 Drone Use Cases May Hasten Regulatory Approvals
by Patrick J. Paul As the Coronavirus pandemic continues its spread across the globe, the case for drone delivery is rapidly gaining international attention and consequently may have regulatory approval fast-tracked. In China, drone delivery systems previously utilized for residential … Continue reading
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, drone delivery, FAA, Part 135, waiver
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FAA to Limit Restrictions on Drone Use Near Federal Facilities
by Patrick J. Paul On August 29, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that it was working with other federal agencies to reduce the impact of flight restrictions imposed on drone operators flying in close proximity to certain federal facilities. In … Continue reading
Tagged drones, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, NOTAMs, UAS
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FAA Announces Recreational Drone Rules
by Patrick J. Paul On May 17, 2019, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a notice implementing the statutory exception for limited recreational operations of unmanned aircraft or drones necessitated by the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act, which repealed Section 336 … Continue reading
Tagged drones, FAA, hobbyist, recreational drones
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Local Drone Law Preempted
by Patrick J. Paul On September 21, 2017, in what is believed to be the first federal court ruling on the issue of local drone regulation, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Singer v. City … Continue reading
Tagged drones, FAA, Singer v. City of Newton, UAS, unmanned aircraft systems
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D.C. Circuit Revokes Drone Registration Rule
by Patrick J. Paul On Friday, May 19, 2017, less than a month after the National Park Service’s first use of a drone in a Grand Canyon search and rescue mission, the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals struck … Continue reading
Tagged Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, drone, drones, FAA, FAA Modernization and Reform Act, Registration Rule
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