The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a new national policy providing guidance on authorizations for carbon sequestration projects on federal lands via Instruction Memorandum No. 2022-041 (June 8, 2022). This broad policy and guidance document covers the prerequisites, procedures, and permits needed for these projects, as well as the review process for the key legal issue of pore space…
Federal Issue Brief – Potential Permian Basin Ozone Nonattainment Area
Federal Action: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering a discretionary redesignation of certain Permian Basin counties in southeast New Mexico and West Texas as ozone nonattainment areas under the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). EPA has not yet formally initiated this process. Importance: An ozone nonattainment redesignation would immediately increase the time and expense of obtaining…
Colorado’s Recent Restrictions on Non-Compete, Non-Solicitation, and Confidentiality Agreements
After August 10, 2022, Colorado employers have a more limited range of options to negotiate Non-Compete Agreements with workers or prospective workers. In addition, the new legislation requires employers to provide additional notice. Failure to comply with these new requirements renders an agreement void and unenforceable. The revised statute, HB 22-1317 was signed into law by Governor Polis on June…