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Recent Blog Entries

The House of Representatives is set to vote today on H.R. 3 – the Northern Route Approval Act – which would eliminate the need for a presidential permit in implementing the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. While the bill directly empowers … Continue reading →

Reblogged from Appalachian Citizens' Law Center: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit today invalidated the 2007 version of the nationwide permit used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to authorize the dumping of coal mining waste … Continue reading →

By a vote of 17 to 9, the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Power passed the Northern Route Approval Act (H.R. 3) yesterday in an attempt to force the Obama Administration to issue a decision regarding the controversial … Continue reading →

For those of you attending the Environment Virginia Symposium at VMI, I highly recommend attending a panel that I am moderating on fracking.  The panel is from 3:30-4:45 tomorrow in the Turman Room, I’ve posted the details below. The panel … Continue reading →

While W&L was on Spring Break, the DC Circuit issued an interesting decision with a substantial effect on the FERC’s enforcement jurisdiction.  In the meantime, the decision has been extensively covered by a variety of firms, and energy news sources … Continue reading →