When it comes to operating on federal lands, timing and know-how are everything. To develop federal oil and gas leases, operators need to conduct extensive due diligence to avoid permitting delays and to identify and mitigate potential litigation risks. This is particularly important for current areas of renewed focus for developing natural gas resources (e.g., Colorado, Utah, and northern New…
The Supreme Court’s Ruling on EPA’s Clean Power Plan Limits the Power of Administrative Agencies
On June 30, 2022, in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Supreme Court ended EPA’s “Clean Power Plan,” an on-again off-again power plant greenhouse gas rule that had been volleyed between the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations, and was the subject of prior court decisions. For the first time, the Supreme Court explicitly limited the power of…