Environmental Impact Study
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of December 16, 2024
Electricity Generation: Department of Energy Announces Funding for Marine Energy and Offshore Wind Research and Development ⚡
On December 4, 2024, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced over eighteen million dollars in funding for select research and development projects on marine energy and offshore wind. The projects are being run at seventeen universities including Oregon State, Rutgers, The University of Michigan, and Boston University. The projects focus on marine energy development, especially relating to data collection, testing, device efficiency and device design.
Environmental Impact Study: FAA Asks D.C. Circuit Court to Reconsider NEPA Decision
On November 27, 2024, Respondents, the Federal Aviation […]
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of December 2, 2024
Methane Emissions: EPA Finalizes Methane Emissions Fee for Oil and Gas Sector ⚡
On November 12, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule implementing a Waste Emissions Charge (WEC) on certain oil and gas operations. The WEC will apply to high-emitting oil and gas facilities, defined as those reporting to the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program annual emissions exceeding 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. This rule was issued under a Congressional directive of the Inflation Reduction Act requiring the EPA to implement and collect the fees, as well as provide for appropriate exemptions where emissions […]
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of September 9, 2024
Public Lands: DOI Withdraws 28 Million Acres of Alaska Public Lands from Development ⚡
On August 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) Land Management Bureau published a Public Land Order in the Federal Register reinstating protections for approximately 28 million acres of public lands across the state of Alaska. (89 FR 70204). These protections, called “withdrawals,” were established pursuant to Section 17(d)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. The protections were revoked in January 2021 under the Trump Administration. BLM analyzed the possible effects of revoking the withdrawals and found […]
