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Energy - January, 2009

143 articles

• DOI To Review Ethics Scandal Sanctions
• Judge Denies Citgo Bid To Get Out Of Hot Fuel MDL
• Massey Foreman Indicted For Fatal 2006 Mine Fire
• North American Power Sued Over Emissions Permit
• Ohio Town Sues SunCoke To Stop New Coke Plant
• Calif. Panel Blocks Offshore Drilling Project
• Ore. Halts Plans For LNG Plant
• Superior Offshore Ch. 11 Plan Trumps Rival Ch. 7 Bid
• 20 States Not Complying With Energy Rule: EU
• Class Certified In LDK Solar Securities Suit
• Salazar Promises Caution On Offshore Drilling
• Existing Exxon Pipeline Can't Be Called 'New': Court
• Colo. Lawmakers Reject Delay Of New Drilling Rules
• Wash. Sens. Push 'Clean Energy, Green Jobs' Bills
• RBX Dismissal Frees Exxon From MDL Over EPDM
• Shaping Calif. Climate Change Initiatives
• Valero Sued Over Slurry Discharge At NJ Refinery
• Orion Loses Oil Shale Claims Over Assessment Gaps
• Halliburton Profits Hit By $559M DOJ, SEC Deals
• EPA Takes Tough Stance On SD Coal Power Plant
• Hausfeld Launches Global HQ, Names New Partners
• US Energy Biogas Heads For Ch. 11
• Wellinghoff To Push Green Energy As FERC Head
• DC Circ. Rejects Tesoro Protest Of FERC Rate Hike
• DC Circ. Denies Conn. AG's Challenge To FERC
• Enron Attorneys Settle SEC Fraud Suit
• EU Issues Proposals Ahead Of UN Climate Talks
• Candy Tycoon Mars Loses Bid To Bar Gas Drilling
• Obama Begins Shaping Federal Judiciary
• Last Claims Tossed In Pension Suit V. El Paso
• Sen. Proposes Bill To Promote Biogas Via Tax Breaks
• EPA Appeals Board To Review NM Coal Plant Permit
• 'Corporation' In Contract Not Ambiguous: 5th Circ.
• Boaters' Ethanol Class Action V. Exxon Survives
• Judge OKs $7M Enron, Goldman Deal Over Securities
• Atlantic Richfield To Pay $8M For Superfund Cleanup
• Marathon Oil Workers Lose Class Bid In OT Suit
• Ex-Westar Exec Falls Short On Bid For Legal Costs
• CBD Sues Calif. Regulators Over Power Line
• Oil Co. Hit With Fine, Probation Over La. Brine Spill
• Why Climate Suits May Not Be 'Next Big Thing'
• Orwell Antitrust Suit Against Dominion Gets Go-Ahead
• Enviro Groups Seek To Overturn Coal Plant Approval
• EU To Hit E.ON, GDF Suez With Price-Fixing Fines
• Trends In Climate Risk Disclosure
• Senate Approves Climate Expert Chu To Helm DOE
• Global Insurer To Cover Carbon Capture Risk
• Lubrizol Fires Back In Superfund Insurance Spat
• Goldman Sachs Arm Sues SemGroup Over $90M Deal
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Suit Over JPMorgan's Enron Actions
• Green Groups Fight $5.5B Coal-To-Liquid Fuel Plant
• Skilling Seeks En Banc Rehearing In Enron Case
• Judge Blocks Utah Oil, Gas Leases At 11th Hour
• House Stimulus Bill Includes Green Energy Grants
• EPA To Rule On Petition To Nix Citgo Refinery Permit
• Ore. Gov. Vows To Fight LNG Terminal
• Law360 Energy Editorial Advisory Board
• Reinterpreting Section 553's Mutuality Requirement
• Calif. Water Plaintiffs Seek To Resolve MTBE Claims
• VeraSun Catches $110M Lifeline
• Latham Lawyer Who Fought Enron To Rejoin DOJ
• FERC Settles With 7 Gas Cos. Over Improper Bidding
• Congressman Introduces Bill To Regulate Fly Ash
• Koch Must Pay Amoco $5M In Stock Deal: 11th Circ.
• AIG Unit Pushes For Arbitration In Massey Dispute
• Northeast Biofuels Enters Ch. 11 Amid Plant Woes
• US Officials Designate Western Energy Corridors
• FLSA Collective Action Against Edison Can Proceed
• Massey Unit Pleads Guilty Over Fatal WVa Mine Fire
• Army Corps To Delay Vote On Md. LNG Permit
• Energy Efficiency: High Stakes For Manufacturers
• Forest Service Overturns Its Oil-Leasing Plan
• Hogan & Hartson Snags Partner From Vinson & Elkins
• Tenn. Gov. Vows Taxpayers Won't Bear Sludge Tab
• New England Energy Efforts
• TVA Ordered To Curb Pollution At 4 Coal Plants
• Sen. Reintroduces Bill To Curb Energy Speculation
• Expanding Access To Renewable Energy Resources
• SC Wants Duke Energy Out Of Water War With NC
• Senators Revive NOPEC Bill As Bush Exit Nears
• GAO Skepticism Of Carbon Offset Markets
• Senator To Press Fly Ash Issue With EPA Nominee
• Infant Plaintiffs In MDL Over MTBE Aim To Settle
• Federal Natural Gas Regulation: 2008 In Review
• FERC Approves Controversial Md. LNG Project
• Tackling Climate Change During Economic Turmoil
• Judge Tosses Oil Antitrust Suits On Political Grounds
• Building A Power Plant In Chaotic Economic Times
• US Could Be Out $157M In Anadarko Royalty Relief Win
• Judge Won't Toss Superior Offshore Securities Suit
• Law360 Ranks Largest Competition Practices
• Judge Stands By Decision In Natural Gas MDL
• Law360 Ranks Largest Securities Practices
• Utility To Pay $12.6M To End Hydroelectric Dam Saga
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Patent Practices
• Law360 Ranks Largest Employment Practices
• Public Utility Holding Companies On Notice
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Employment Practices
• Helmerich & Payne Hit With $126M Tab In Gas Suit
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Product Liability Practices
• Supreme Court Rejects Exxon Bid To Reclaim $150M
• Oil Co. To Shell Out $1.3M Over Leaky Pipeline
• Law360 Ranks Largest IP Practices
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Competition Practices
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Securities Practices
• Law360 Ranks Largest Product Liability Practices
• US Ethanol Industry Gets Too Many Subsidies: Study
• $6B Exelon-NRG Deal Sparks Concern In Del.
• Pipeline Co. To Pay $3M For Jet Fuel Spill
• Entergy Says It Sold Power To Miss. From La.
• DOE Issues Energy Saving Rules For Fridge Market
• Exxon Footnote 17: Courting Scientific McCarthyism?
• Markey To Head Key House Environmental Panel
• Groups Cry Foul Over Syncrude Role In Duck Deaths
• Holland & Hart Snags Natural Resources Partner
• More Defendants Settle In MDL Over MTBE
• CEO Of TVA Faces Senate Oversight Committee
• Green Groups Expect Fast Change In Energy Sector
• Judge Snuffs 'Futile' Securities Suit Against Mirant
• Exxon CEO Calls For Carbon Tax, Not Cap-And-Trade
• Kuwait Says It Didn't Violate Dow Agreement
• Bill Barrett Sues DOI To Stop Wyo. Coal Exploration
• Goldman Sachs To Pay Enron $7M Over Securities
• Coal Giant Clearwater Files For Ch. 11
• Exxon's DIDP Still Classified 'Toxic' In Calif.
• Breathing New Life Into Calif. Solar Rights Act
• DOE Vet Rejoins Haynes & Boone
• Bracewell & Giuliani Scores Energy Guru Perlman
• Kelliher To Step Down From FERC Chairmanship
• Bush To Let Obama Handle New Fuel Efficiency Rule
• EPA Faces Suit Over Gas Compressor Emissions
• Indian Court Slashes Clifford Chance Tax Charge
• Flying J Asks For Reprieve From FERC Proceeding
• US Units Of LyondellBasell File For Ch. 11
• Judge Breaks Up Antitrust Cases V. Columbia Gas
• Failed Kuwait Deal Has Dow Considering Legal Action
• Investors Sue Solar Cell Co. For Lehman Losses
• Skilling Guilty But Should Be Re-Sentenced: 5th Circ.
• EU Won't Mediate In Russia, Ukraine Gas Spat
• Braintree Chief Told To Pay $3M In Fraud Suit Deal
• Duke Lawyers Called On Carpet Over Paid Witness
• Energy Cos. Lose Methane Tax Battles
• Enbridge To Pay Wis. $1M Over Pipeline Project