Sat.May 02, 2020 - Fri.May 08, 2020

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IRS Updates Guidance on Temporary Procedures to Fax Forms 1139 and 1045 to Obtain Quick Tentative Refunds due to NOL Carrybacks and Accelerated Use of AMT Carryforward Credits

The Energy Law Blog

In an April 17, 2020 post to the Liskow Energy Law Blog, we advised our clients and friends that the Internal Revenue Service (“ IRS ”) had published guidance on how refunds attributable to the CARES Act newly-permitted 5-year carryback of NOLs in section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”) and the accelerated use of AMT Carryforward Credits in section 53(e) of the Code can be obtained.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

By Margaret Barry and Hillary Aidun. Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate@gmail.com. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 133.

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Trump Administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule and Its Impact on Ohio

Ohio Environmental Law

What action was taken to define the scope of federal jurisdiction? On January 23, 2020, the Trump Administration released the final version of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR), which defines which waters and wetlands are protected under the Clean Water Act. The NWPR replaces the Obama Administration’s “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule.