LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Anthony Pavel, Jeffrey Hurwitz, Ronald Tenpas, Alex Polonsky
Agency implements rule requiring companies to disclose information regarding the use of certain industrial chemical substances commonly used in natural gas and oil well drilling.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Glen Bernstein, Pamela Tsang, John McGrane
Rate incentives may become more difficult to obtain; applicants are provided guidance on showings they are expected to make.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Stephen Spina, J. Daniel Skees, John McGrane
In the absence of new federal cybersecurity legislation, FERC uses its available authority in an effort to increase the resilience of the nation's critical electric infrastructure to cyber attacks.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Christina Vitale, Mark Haskell, Levi McAllister, Charles Moore
Failure to provide detailed cost data relating to the provision of oil transportation service causes FERC to deny a pipeline's request to charge market-based initial rates.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Ronald Tenpas, Charles Moldenhauer
The U.S. Department of the Interior issues proposed rules for hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian lands; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issues draft Underground Injection Control program permitting guidance for wells that use diesel fuels.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Lewis Csedrik
New initiatives bolster whistleblower program and challenge commonly used safety incentive programs; employers should reevaluate their programs and be prepared for extensive investigations.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Mark Haskell, Pamela Tsang, Brett Snyder
Sabine Pass is granted an NGA Section 3 authorization to site, construct, and operate facilities to liquefy and export domestically produced natural gas.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Stephen Spina, Mark Haskell, George Billinson, Levi McAllister
A $135 million civil penalty is issued, along with $110 million in disgorgement of unjust profits, to resolve investigation into alleged electric energy market manipulation.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Stephen Spina, Glen Bernstein, Joseph Lowell
FERC concludes that MISO's proposed tariff revisions do not provide a new service to GFA customers and that MISO failed to meet the public interest standard necessary to modify the services under GFAs.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Maxine Woelfling, Ronald Tenpas
Pennsylvania legislation imposes impact fees on natural gas wells, restricts local regulation of drilling operations, and strengthens environmental requirements.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Securities LawFlash
Anthony Fassano, Laura Hughes, Nicholas Schretzman, Brian Herman, John Vassos
In 2011, the Supreme Court and the federal circuit courts issued a number of important decisions concerning securities fraud class actions. These decisions address pleading standards, statutes of limitations defenses, class certification, and a number of other critical topics.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Glen Bernstein, Pamela Tsang, John McGrane
The Division of Audits addresses deficiencies in the AFUDC rate computation.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Glen Bernstein, Pamela Tsang
Industry comments requested on procedures for considering the reliability impacts of generator outages and retirements.
Presentation | Webinar
Steven Luxton, Andrew Knuth, W. Nes
The third and final part of our webinar series on hydraulic fracturing, "Private Litigation and Hydraulic Fracturing," discussed private litigation surrounding fracking, including tort and commercial lawsuits. Topics covered i... more
Presentation | Webinar
Ronald Tenpas, Alex Polonsky
The second part of our webinar series on hydraulic fracturing, "Regulatory, Enforcement, and Legislative Trends in Hydraulic Fracturing," discussed past, present, and expected future congressional and federal agency efforts to ... more
Presentation | Webinar
Ronald Tenpas, Alex Polonsky
The first part of our webinar series on hydraulic fracturing, "Hydraulic Fracturing—What You Need to Know," provided a brief summary of the technical process for fracking along with an overview of the many rules that se... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Securitization LawFlash
Business and Finance Practice
In recent months, we have alerted clients and friends to the possible new uses of utility securitization bonds in the face of rising capital costs related to, among other things, climate change legislation, renewable portfolio s... more
Presentation | Webinar
Stephen Spina, Joseph Lowell
Morgan Lewis's Energy Practice presented this webinar on FERC’s proposed rulemaking on transmission planning and cost allocation. Our panelists discussed issues relating to FERC’s proposed rulemaking, including t... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Insurance Recovery LawFlash
Insurance Recovery Practice
Corporate mergers and acquisitions often result in the creation of new companies, the disappearance of old companies, the transfer of stock between shareholders, and the creation of boards of directors to effectuate a transactio... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Energy Practice
On July 6, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) the first batch of Notices of Penalty describing violations of Critical Infrastru... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Energy Practice
On June 17, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in which it proposes to amend the transmission planning and cost allocation requirements for public utility transmission p... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Environmental Practice
On May 13, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule (Tailoring Rule) that addresses Clean Air Act (CAA) permitting requirements for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. EPA's Tailoring Rule-the fourth action in ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Energy Practice
In March 2010, ASTM International, one of the world's largest voluntary standards development organizations, released a standard guide, ASTM Standard E2718-10, Standard Guide for Financial Disclosures Attributed to Climate Chan... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Energy Practice
Earlier today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the implementation plan for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards compliance by nuclear generator owners and operators in the Unite... more
Presentation | Webinar
Floyd Norton, IV, Michael Griffen
During this one-hour webinar discussion on integrating renewable energy resources into the transmission grid, our presenters discussed issues relating to the integration of variable generating resources, such as: Power syst... more