Jun 24, 2024 Whenever this Supreme Court agrees to review a 9th Circuit interpretation of a law, the outcome is nearly certain. This NEPA case is no exception. By Jeff Porter This morning our nation's highest court agreed to hear an appeal by seven Utah Counties and a railroad company of a DC Circuit Court of...
Feb 26, 2024 Next week the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals will hear from opponents of the Vineyard Wind project and that brings to mind Irwin M. Fletcher. By Jeff Porter On March 5th, three Judges of the First Circuit Court of Appeals will hear from lawyers for residents of Nantucket who sued to stop the...
Feb 21, 2024 The Judge's decision vacating EPA's approval of Florida's "dredge and fill" permit authority has serious implications for our renewable energy future. By Jeff Porter Last week a DC Federal Judge vacated EPA's approval of the State of Florida's application to assume the Army Corps of Engineers'...
Jun 19, 2023 Newsom's package of bills to advance environmental goals alarms environmentalists (ironic, isn't it?) By Jon Welner Last month, Governor Newsom attempted to turbocharge California's efforts to combat climate change: he proposed a package of no less than...
May 18, 2023 A renewable energy project is on the verge of having all the permits it needs, after SEVENTEEN years. What's next? By Jeff Porter The Wall Street Journal is reporting on the time it takes to permit an infrastructure project in these United States and what might be...
Sep 16, 2022 Congress might make it easier for us to transition to renewable energy but the States say not so fast. By Jeff Porter As the climate crisis continues, we're now on the verge of meeting our energy needs through a combination of water, wind, and sun...
May 12, 2022 The White House's Permitting Action Plan is long but unlikely to streamline the permitting of renewable energy infrastructure projects By Jeff Porter Law 360 reports that Brenda Mallory, the Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, was in the Senate yesterday telling...
May 09, 2022 Maine's highest court will determine whether Massachusetts will meet its Clean Energy goals. Where can we go from here? By Jeff Porter This week many eyes are focused on Maine's Supreme Judicial Court which will hear argument on whether Maine voters can effectively cancel...
Jul 20, 2021 Solar Farm Developers and Fishermen By Jeff Porter The Arthashastra, a 2400 year old Sanskrit treatise on statecraft, tells us that the enemy of my enemy might be my friend. And that...
May 14, 2021 Another 1st Circuit Decision Deferring to Agency Judgment in an Environmental Case By Jeff Porter Yesterday Judge Lynch, writing for herself and the other First Circuit judges who seem to be handling all the environmental cases...