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Oct 15, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Frederick R. Eames
Skip to main content October 15, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 289 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Frederick R. Eames
Skip to main content June 12, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 164 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
electricity-today.com | Phill Feltham |Frederick R. Eames
Why the phase out of coal is a pipe dream BY FREDERICK R. EAMES, Hunton & Williams LLP In the November/December 2014 issue of Electricity Today Magazine, Editor-In-Chief Phill Feltham opined in “Time to Phase Out Coal” that “ [i]f the power industry is serious about protecting the environment and reducing carbon emissions, then regulators and utilities need to focus on closing coal-fired power plants”. Feltham implies wind and solar can take their place.
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Jan 23, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Frederick R. Eames
On January 5, 2024, EPA approved Louisiana’s application to administer the Class VI underground injection control program (UIC). 89 Fed. Reg. 703. Class VI wells are used to inject carbon dioxide into deep geological formations for long-term underground storage. This technology is a promising tool for reducing carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Frederick R. Eames
As the Biden administration has taken a more forwardfacing role in promoting the consideration of ESG factors in investments, House Republicans have pushed back by introducing several pieces of legislation that would undo these executive actions. Back in February, the House approved H.J. Res. 30, which would have repealed a rule issued by the Department of Labor that allowed retirement plans to use ESG criteria.
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Sep 25, 2023 | 
natlawreview.com | Jay Knight |Iqra Mushtaq |Frederick R. Eames |Charles A. Samuels
The 2023 California Legislative session, which ended on September 14, 2023, saw a flurry of activity on labor and employment-related laws. Governor Newsom has until October 14, 2023, to sign, veto, or pocket veto (i.e., take no action) on the bills sent for his signature. The following are bills to particularly keep an eye on — they all were passed in the final weeks of the session and are awaiting gubernatorial consideration.
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Sep 25, 2023 | 
natlawreview.com | Frederick R. Eames
Many involved in carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) policy foresaw several years ago the situation we are in now: lots of Class VI Underground Injection Control (UIC) permit applications to store CO2, not enough speed at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to get them processed, and not enough speed by EPA to divvy up the work by delegating the permitting authority to the States.
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Sep 25, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Frederick R. Eames
Many involved in carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) policy foresaw several years ago the situation we are in now: lots of Class VI Underground Injection Control (UIC) permit applications to store CO2, not enough speed at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to get them processed, and not enough speed by EPA to divvy up the work by delegating the permitting authority to the States.
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Apr 12, 2023 | 
natlawreview.com | Frederick R. Eames
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 On March 29 the US House of Representatives adopted by voice vote an amendment offered by Reps. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) and August Pfluger (R-TX) to speed up Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) review of state applications for primacy to run the Class VI Underground Injection Control (UIC) program. The amendment was included in H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, the high-profile energy and permitting reform bill the House approved on March 30.
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Apr 12, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Frederick R. Eames
On March 29 the US House of Representatives adopted by voice vote an amendment offered by Reps. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) and August Pfluger (R-TX) to speed up Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) review of state applications for primacy to run the Class VI Underground Injection Control (UIC) program. The amendment was included in H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, the high-profile energy and permitting reform bill the House approved on March 30.
