ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JANUARY 22, 2024

PJM determined that a project proposed by Transource consisting of new transmission lines running from West Virginia to Maryland would reduce this congestion and provide net positive economic benefits. PJM therefore concluded that there was a public need for the project, based on FERC-approved methods for determining public need.

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Court Construction Laws Government 77

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 8, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission regulations on climate disclosure, first proposed in March 2022 and likely to be issued in final form in October 2023, [1] have drawn considerable controversy and face an uncertain fate in the inevitable litigation. [2] cit [50] See, e.g., West Virginia v. Times , Oct. 12, 2022. [49]

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Laws Law School Government Legal 98

SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Justice John Paul Stevens set out a two-part test for courts to review an agency’s interpretation of a statute it administers. If it has not, the court must uphold the agency’s interpretation of the statute as long as it is reasonable.

Stare Decisis 145

Stare Decisis Court Statute Government 145

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 13, 2023

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has openly stated that the purpose of this litigation is to protect the fossil fuel industry , and the only representatives of the automotive industry in the case have entered to defend EPA’s new standards. This doctrine was recently and prominently applied by the Supreme Court in West Virginia v.

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Manufacturing Government Court Administrative Law 55

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The Scramble to Identify Major Questions in Administrative Law In its June 2022 decision in West Virginia v. The West Virginia majority opinion suggests a two-prong framework for the major questions doctrine. (A Nebraska , invalidating the Biden Administration’s student loan forgiveness program.

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Statute Court Government Administrative Law 81