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Wind Energy Development in the Gulf of Mexico

The Energy Law Blog

Interior’s authority to regulate offshore wind comes from the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which amended the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to expressly authorize Interior to issue leases for renewable energy projects in federal waters. The following summarizes those requirements. 556.400; 30 C.F.R.

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FERC Proposes Reforms to Speed-Up Approval of Interstate Transmission Infrastructure

Law Columbia

Last Thursday, December 15, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) seeking comments on proposed changes to its regulations governing the siting of interstate electric transmission lines. It required approval from all four states to move forward. How could this happen?

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Antitrust Agency Insights: Developments at the US Antitrust Enforcement Agencies—Fourth Quarter 2022

Arnold Porter

” Similarly, in its policy statement addressing unfair, deceptive and anticompetitive practices in the gig economy, the FTC committed to coordinating its consumer protection and competition enforcement efforts, as well as efforts across other government agencies, to protect gig workers. US District Judge Carl J. Alston , 141 S.

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