The Energy Law Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2017

In a decision by the Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals, Liskow & Lewis attorneys Robert Angelico , Jim Exnicios , Cheryl Kornick , RJ Marse , and Jeff Birdsong obtained a ruling rejecting attempts by the Louisiana Department of Revenue to increase the amount of severance taxes due on crude oil produced in Louisiana. The Department of Revenue targeted dozens of producers, including many smaller producers, with audits and assessments attempting to impose severance taxes on market center or index

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 8, 2017

As we head toward the conclusion of the first year of the Trump presidency, do you remember how predictable his campaign rallies were? Inevitably, then-Candidate Trump would mention our southern neighbor, the nation of Mexico, and the audience would explode with chants of “Build that Wall.” With President Donald Trump in the White House, his administration has taken measures to ensure that the construction of the wall is not sidetracked by environmental laws and regulations.

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The Energy Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2017

The Department of Labor officially announced the 18-month extension of the effective date of the key, and most onerous provisions, of the DOL Fiduciary Rule (until July 1, 2019). [1] The announcement was made on November 29, 2017. This extension delays the implementation of the most problematic procedures of the DOL Fiduciary Rule, which had been previously set to take effect on January 1, 2018.

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The Energy Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2017

In September 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Kyle S. Duncan and Judge Kurt Engelhardt to the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Duncan is currently a partner at Schaeer Duncan LLP in Washington D.C. while Judge Engelhardt serves as the Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Just recently, two industry groups in Louisiana approved of President Trump’s nominees.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Transportation accounts for. 27 percent. of total United States greenhouse gas emissions, with passenger cars and light-duty trucks being the largest source. Section 202. of the Clean Air Act requires the Environmental Protection Agency to address this through emissions standards for air pollution from cars and trucks. In January 2017, the EPA administrator completed a midterm review of the model year 2017-2025 greenhouse gas emissions standards and determined that the standards for model year 2

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 8, 2017

On Monday, Dec. 4, President Trump flew to Utah to sign two Antiquities Act proclamations that made history. They weren’t notable for the protections they included, but instead for what they left out. These two proclamations effectively carved up the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and the Bears Ears National Monument and replaced them with three smaller ones, dramatically reducing the environmental protections for nearly 2 million acres of federal lands in central and southern Utah.

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