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  1. January 01, 2024

    Energy Cases To Watch In 2024

    A pair of blockbuster administrative law cases before the U.S. Supreme Court highlight what will be a compelling 2024 in the courtroom for the energy industry. Here's a list of cases that energy attorneys will be watching closely this year.

  2. January 01, 2024

    Biggest Environmental Cases To Watch In 2024

    Game-changing environmental law decisions are on tap for 2024, from two U.S. Supreme Court cases that could make important changes to the practice of administrative law to more rulings on the extent of the federal government's jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.

  3. September 14, 2023

    DC Circ. Judges Unsure That Auto Regs Are A Major Question

    A D.C. Circuit panel on Thursday appeared skeptical that the Biden administration's tightening of vehicle greenhouse gas emissions is barred by the so-called major questions doctrine because it effectively mandates a shift to electric vehicles.

  4. September 13, 2023

    Biden Admin's Vehicle Regs On The Line: What To Watch

    The Biden administration's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector take center stage in the D.C. Circuit starting Thursday, with two days of oral arguments that could help determine the fate of the federal government's most significant regulations aimed at tackling climate change. Here are some key arguments to watch.

  5. September 13, 2023

    Meet The Attys In Pivotal Vehicle Emissions Rules Arguments

    When oral arguments over vehicle pollution rules take place in the D.C. Circuit on Thursday and Friday, no fewer than 13 attorneys representing federal and state governments, industry and public interest groups will battle over the Biden administration's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector.

  6. July 21, 2023

    Energy Litigation To Watch In The Second Half Of 2023

    From climate change torts to fights over greenhouse gas emissions policymaking, federal and state courts will provide plenty of compelling theater for the energy industry in the second half of 2023. Here's a look into the litigation that energy attorneys will be watching closely in the second half of the year.

  7. April 19, 2023

    DC Circ. Told EPA Lacks Power To Impose EV Mandate

    Federal environmental regulators exceeded their authority by imposing tailpipe emission standards that mandate a national transition to electric vehicles, with enormous economic and political consequences, Republican-led states and petrochemical interests told the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

  8. March 22, 2023

    DOT Defends Fuel-Economy Standards Before DC Circ.

    The Biden administration defended its vehicle fuel standards before the D.C. Circuit, urging the appellate court to strike down consolidated challenges brought by Republican-led states and industry groups, saying they can't create a fictional world where alternative-fuel vehicles don't exist.

  9. February 27, 2023

    Biden Administration Defends Vehicle Emissions Regs

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asked the D.C. Circuit to trash Texas and a group of other Republican-leaning states' and several industry organizations' legal challenge to its regulations strengthening greenhouse gas standards for auto emissions.

  10. January 02, 2023

    Biggest Environmental Cases To Watch In 2023

    Some huge environmental cases are on the docket for courts across the country in 2023, including an expected Supreme Court ruling on the Clean Water Act's reach, lawsuits over the federal government's efforts to control vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy, a high court dispute over Superfund liability, and emerging chemicals litigation.