National Energy Policy/LNG Exports: Department of Energy Issues Proposed Rule for Changes to NEPA Implementing Procedures On May 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [...]
COVID-19: Farmers to Families Food Box Program Grants First Procurement Contracts On May 8, 2020, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced the awarding of $1.2 billion in contracts to purchase and distribute [...]
Water Quality: Supreme Court Vacates Kinder Morgan Pipeline Spill Case in Light of Recent Clean Water Act Decision On May 4, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered that a Kinder Morgan [...]
Dairy Policy: Justice Department Concludes Investigation of Dean Foods Asset Sale On May 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) announced that it had concluded its investigation into Dairy Farmers of [...]
Written by Brook Duer, Staff Attorney On April 28, 2020, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13917, entitled “Delegating Authority Under the DPA with Respect to Food Supply Chain Resources [...]
Pipelines: Federal District Court Denies Stay Regarding Keystone XL Pipeline Permit Decision On April 28, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana denied a request to stay an April [...]
COVID-19: President Delegates Defense Production Act Authority to USDA Secretary to Ensure Continued Supply of Meat and Poultry On April 28, 2020, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order, titled “Delegating [...]
Production and Operation: Oklahoma Corporation Commission Approves Emergency Order Allowing Oil Producers to Shut-in Wells in Response to COVID-19 On April 22, 2020, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission announced approval of an emergency order allowing [...]
COVID-19: USDA Announces Coronavirus Food Assistance Program: On April 17, 2020, USDA announced the administrative creation of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, utilizing $19 billion of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) [...]
LNG Infrastructure: Texas Environmental Commission Grants Air Permit for Annova LNG Facility On April 8, 2020, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality granted an air quality permit for Annova’s liquified [...]
The Pennsylvania State University
USB II, Suite 105
22 University Drive
University Park PA 16802
Phone: (814) 865-4290
FOLLOW AGSHALELAW:
© 2025 The Pennsylvania State University | Contact Us | Site Map | Privacy & Legal Statements | Accessibility
