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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. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. May 08, 2023

    EVs Can't Drive Fuel Regs, States, Refiners Tell DC Circ.

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration unlawfully factored the fuel economy of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, as well as the zero-emission vehicle mandates some states have adopted, into its latest vehicle fuel efficiency standards, a group of refiners and a coalition of Republican-led states told the D.C. Circuit.

  7. April 12, 2023

    Calif., Energy Groups Back Biden Fuel-Economy Standards

    Blue states, green groups and clean energy industry organizations on Tuesday asked the D.C. Circuit to uphold the Biden administration's fuel economy standards, arguing the new regulations accurately reflect the ability of automakers to comply.

  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. 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.

  10. December 09, 2022

    Ethanol Industry Groups Attack Fuel Economy Standards

    U.S. corn growers and ethanol groups on Thursday joined a D.C. Circuit challenge to the Biden administration's vehicle fuel standards, arguing federal regulators unlawfully used state electric vehicle mandates to set its fuel-economy baseline.