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We are pleased to share a recording of Akin’s recently presented webinar, “Drilling Down: What Oil & Gas Companies Can Expect from Federal Agencies
During Trump’s Second Administration.”
During Trump’s Second Administration.”
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On June 28, 2024, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.,
which for 40 years required court deference to reasonable agency interpretations of federal statutes in certain circumstances, even when the reviewing
court would read the statute differently. The Court ended “Chevron deference” and held that courts “must exercise their independent judgment in deciding
whether an agency has acted within its statutory authority.” In doing so, the Court upended a longstanding principle of administrative law that is likely to make
agency decisions more susceptible to challenge in the courts.
which for 40 years required court deference to reasonable agency interpretations of federal statutes in certain circumstances, even when the reviewing
court would read the statute differently. The Court ended “Chevron deference” and held that courts “must exercise their independent judgment in deciding
whether an agency has acted within its statutory authority.” In doing so, the Court upended a longstanding principle of administrative law that is likely to make
agency decisions more susceptible to challenge in the courts.
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We are pleased to share a recording of Akin’s recently presented “FERC Order No. 2023-A: What’s New and What’s Next?” webinar, along with the program
materials.
materials.
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2023 saw two megadeals in the oil & gas industry that have led to calls from environmental interest groups for the FTC to intervene despite a lack of obvious
antitrust issues. Whether the FTC will sue to block the deals remains to be seen.
antitrust issues. Whether the FTC will sue to block the deals remains to be seen.
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) recently issued Order Nos. 896 and 897 (collectively, the “Reliability Orders”),1 which
are two final rules designed to bolster electric grid reliability during extreme heat and cold weather events that “may cause unacceptable risk to life and
economic harm,” especially during periods of unexpectedly high demand on the Bulk-Power System.2
are two final rules designed to bolster electric grid reliability during extreme heat and cold weather events that “may cause unacceptable risk to life and
economic harm,” especially during periods of unexpectedly high demand on the Bulk-Power System.2
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We are pleased to share a recording of Akin’s recently presented “FERC’s Interconnection Rule: What’s In, What’s Out and Does It Matter?” webinar, along
with the presentation materials.
with the presentation materials.