Environmental Defense Center v. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
A district court granted in part and denied in part environmental groups' motion for summary judgment relating to a proposal to permit hydraulic fracturing operations off the coast of California. The groups argued that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the Bureau of Safety and Environmen...
Marcellus Shale Coalition v. Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania state court granted in part and denied in part an industry trade group's challenge to state rules governing hydraulic fracturing near playgrounds. The group argued that the rules' definitions for "common areas of a school's property" and "playground" were unlawful, unreasonable, and u...
Kansas City Power & Light Co. v. Missouri Public Service Commission
A Missouri appellate court affirmed in part and reversed in part the Missouri Public Service Commission's order suspending an electric utility company's request for a general rate increase.The company argued that the Commission erroneously refused to include electric vehicle charging stations constr...
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The D.C. Circuit denied power companies' petitions to review FERC orders approving an exemption to the minimum offer price rule in the New England forward capacity market for a limited amount of qualifying renewable energy. The companies argued that the exemption for renewables created unjust, unrea...