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The Legal Intelligencer

Solar Contractor Seeks to Bar BOA From Issuing $24M Credit to Solar Facility Owner

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

International Edition

Cuatrecasas Adds Natural Resources and Labor Partners in Peru

The new partners will lead two hot practice areas in the copper-rich country. Global demand for copper has increased with the growth of electric vehicles.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Akin Recaptures Allen & Overy Energy Transition Tax Lawyer

Allen & Overy tax counsel Sam Guthrie has returned to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld as a partner in Washington, D.C., to focus on projects and energy transition matters.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Breach-of-Contract Suit Alleges Natural Gas Wells Damaged by Chemical Cleaners

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Latest Chapter in the Saga of the 'Waters of the United States'

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency interprets the term "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) and federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA) in a way that runs counter to a half-century of administrative guidance and regulatory enforcement.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Reaches 'First of Its Kind' Proposed $393M Settlement With Solvay Over 'Forever Chemicals'

"This settlement is a historic step that requires Solvay to finally take meaningful responsibility for PFAS and other contamination at their site," said Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. "Today we send a clear message to any corporation that exposes our New Jersey communities to PFAS toxins or injures our natural resources with any hazardous substance: you will face consequences for your actions. You have our promise."
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Testing Novel Ground, Lawyers Gear for War Over Climate Change

The lawsuit comes two months after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition in which several energy companies sought to remove about two dozen lawsuits filed in state courts across the nation to federal court.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

New Guidance: Federal Court Order Impacts Case Law on Royalties

Had the court decided the new entity was insulated from a recoupment of an overpayment, owners of mineral rights in general could make use of such transfers of interest, which would have led to a multitude of unfair outcomes, defense attorney Christopher Hogan said.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

No One—Not Even the High Court—Seems to Agree on ERCOT Liability for Storm Uri

By granting immunity to a "purely private" entity without requiring a demonstration of the government's "actual control ... the court undermines this public trust," dissenting Justices Jeffrey Boyd and John Devine wrote.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

EPA, Army Corps of Engineers Plan to Have New 'Waters of the United States' Definition by September

A new definition is necessary because the Supreme Court found the old one too broad in Sackett v. EPA last month.
2 minute read

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