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US federal energy regulator releases proposed cybersecurity rules

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Thursday issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to increase network security monitoring for high and medium-impact bulk power systems to protect against cyberattacks. The agency is seeking comments on the proposed rulemaking.

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US Gas Cos. Delay $7.4B Deal Closing Date Amid FTC Scrutiny

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A month after a group of 50 lawmakers urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate a recent string of mergers and acquisitions in the oil industry, the regulatory agency is putting Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy's planned $7.4 billion merger under the microscope.

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US appeals court rules against environmentalists challenging Louisiana liquid natural gas facility

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A panel of three judges on the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against environmentalists Wednesday who were challenging permits issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and U.S.

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Mountain Valley Pipeline asks US Supreme Court to lift stay on pipeline construction

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. §324(e) states: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no court shall have jurisdiction to review any action taken by the Secretary of the Army, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, or a State administrative agency acting pursuant to Federal law that grants an authorization, permit, (..)

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New Inflation Reduction Act Tracker Launched by the Sabin Center and EDF

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This free online resource includes a searchable database that catalogues all of the climate change-related provisions in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), as well as a tracker that records actions taken by federal agencies to implement those provisions. The IRA Tracker homepage. Activity to implement the IRA has already started.

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shareholders return to the court after Collins

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This week, we highlight cert petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, whether the federal government’s decision to essentially nationalize the country’s largest federal backed mortgage-securities companies in the wake of the Great Recession was an unconstitutional “taking” of private shareholders’ assets.

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Attys' Misdeeds Must End Enforcement Case, FERC Told

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Lawyers for a trading firm accused of electricity market manipulation want the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to drop its case against the estate of the firm's deceased co-founder following the revelation that enforcement lawyers violated agency regulations when they exchanged personal emails about the case.

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