Regulatory Tracker Federal Onshore Extractive Energy Leasing BLM finalized revisions to leasing royalty rates, rentals, minimum bids, and bonding requirements and continues to plan upcoming lease auctions. May 15, 2024
Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Process Before project developers can begin constructing an interstate natural gas pipeline, they must first apply for approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). In accordance with the Natural Gas […] June 8, 2023
Legal Analysis Wind Wakes and the Right to Wind Power Generation An overview of conflicts over wind wakes and discussion about recent developments in case law that address the issue. May 23, 2023
Legal Analysis Potential Impacts of the IRA’s Onshore Energy Leasing Provisions An overview of the federal energy leasing statutes and regulations and the Biden administration’s early actions on oil and gas leasing. March 24, 2023
CleanLaw Podcast CleanLaw Quick Take–Dakota Access Pipeline update with Hannah Perls and Carrie Jenks How the US Army Corps of Engineers’ announcement about its upcoming draft Environmental Impact Statement might affect the future of the pipeline, and how litigation between the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Army Corps got us to this point. February 14, 2023
Regulatory Tracker Keystone XL Pipeline President Biden revoked a key permit for the Keystone Pipeline on his first day in office. TC Energy canceled the project on June 9, 2021, and all domestic litigation has been dismissed. June 9, 2021
Legal Analysis Siting Renewable Energy on Public Lands: Existing Regulations and Recommendations An overview BLM’s 2016 Wind and Solar Rule, which created a comprehensive competitive bidding structure for renewable energy right-of-way leasing on public lands. May 13, 2021
Legal Analysis Energy EOs In Depth: New Presidential Permit for Keystone XL and Changes to Presidential Permitting This is part of a series analyzing the April 10th executive orders on energy infrastructure. See the links at the bottom of this page for the related pieces. President Trump […] April 30, 2019
Regulatory Tracker Consolidated Federal Oil and Gas and Federal and Indian Coal Valuation Reform Rule Properly valuing revenues from publicly owned fossil fuels provides certainty to lessees about their investments and ensures taxpayers get a fair return from the extraction of these resources by private companies on public lands. October 16, 2017
