- April 26, 2024
NJ Solar Co. To Settle Claims It Ignored Do Not Call List
Apollo Energy Co. and the Pennsylvania man who accused it of repeatedly calling consumers who had put their phone numbers on the national Do Not Call registry or who had already asked not to call them again have agreed to settle their dispute, the parties said.
- April 26, 2024
Co. Says Policy Fight On $45B DOE Deal Isn't For Claims Court
A joint venture awarded a $45 billion nuclear waste management contract is urging the Court of Federal Claims to reject a rival's allegation that a U.S. Department of Energy policy change enabling the contract award was improper, saying the claims court lacked jurisdiction.
- April 26, 2024
Pacific Territories Temporarily Freed From 'Buy America' Rules
The Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and American Samoa are exempt from "Buy America" requirements for certain federally funded infrastructure projects until March 2025, according to a policy the U.S. Department of Transportation released Friday to reduce the far-flung territories' infrastructure costs.
- April 26, 2024
TETRA Tech Shareholder Sues In Del. To Stop Poison Pill
A TETRA Technologies Inc. investor has filed a proposed class action in Delaware's Court of Chancery accusing the company of adopting a poison pill as a prohibited anti-takeover weapon rather than an allowable shield for $411 million in tax-advantaged net operating losses.
- April 26, 2024
Locke Lord Strikes $12M Deal To End Claims Over Gas Fraud
Locke Lord LLP will likely pony up $12.5 million to settle claims it stood by as its clients carried out a fraudulent $122 million oil and gas scheme, with a Texas federal magistrate judge recommending approval of the settlement at a hearing in Fort Worth.
- April 26, 2024
Rep. Stefanik Calls For DOD To Kick Off Critical Mineral Policy
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is urging the U.S. Department of Defense to speed up the implementation of a new policy to boost domestic processing of rare-earth elements, which are critical for military equipment, saying this will make the United States less reliant on China.
- April 26, 2024
Ex-BP Commodities Trader Says Co. Reneged On Bonus
A former BP commodities trader accused the company in Texas federal court of shorting him to the tune of $6 million when it abruptly fired him in January 2022 and paid him a smaller bonus than the $11 million he expected to receive.
- April 26, 2024
Pa. Regulators To Probe FirstEnergy's $503M Rate Hike Bid
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is opening an investigation into a FirstEnergy unit's proposed annual rate increase that would boost its revenue by over $503 million and raise consumer power bills in four districts by between 9.2% and 11.8%, according to a new order from the regulator.
- April 26, 2024
Wachtell Guides Apollo On $1.85B Deal For Minerals Co.
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz-led Apollo Global Management has agreed to purchaseMorrison Foerster LLP-advised U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. at a $1.85 billion enterprise value, theproducer of commercial silica disclosed Friday, sending its stock soaring more than 20%.
- April 25, 2024
Tesla Says Investors May Want To Influence Shareholder Vote
Tesla on Thursday questioned the motives of investors who want billions of dollars in company stock put into a trust, saying that their push to hasten the court's decision in their suit over Elon Musk's compensation plan raises concerns that they want to "elicit commentary" ahead of a shareholder meeting.
- April 25, 2024
Ariz. Tribes, Groups Seek Stay In SunZia Power Line Ruling
Native American tribes and environmentalists are asking an Arizona federal district court for an emergency injunction that would stay a ruling that rejected their bid to block work on SunZia's $10 billion transmission line while they appeal the decision, arguing that construction is already going ahead in culturally sensitive locations.
- April 25, 2024
5th Circ. Axes Class Claims Over Anadarko's $900M Write-Off
The Fifth Circuit on Thursday decertified a class of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. shareholders who claim they lost money on the company's bad oilfield bet, ruling a lower court judge didn't allow the company to respond to an expert report that tied a stock price drop to a $900 million write-off disclosure.
- April 25, 2024
McDermott Judge U-Turns, Says Some Investors Deserve Cert.
A Texas federal magistrate judge reversed his recommendation that investors be denied class certification in litigation over McDermott International's $6 billion merger with Chicago Bridge & Iron, saying a former CB&I shareholder class "should be certified now" and a putative McDermott stock purchaser class be created for subsequent consideration.
- April 25, 2024
Gov't To Use Tribal Energy Purchase Preference For First Time
The Biden administration announced Thursday that it intends to purchase thousands of megawatts of carbon-pollution-free electricity certificates from tribal sources, marking the first time the government will use a nearly two-decade-old procurement preference for tribally sourced energy.
- April 25, 2024
Biden Admin's Gas Venting Curbs Are Illegal, ND Says
A North Dakota-led alliance of states has accused the Biden administration of pushing through limits on greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas sector illegally disguised as a rule to reduce industry waste, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court.
- April 25, 2024
PHX Minerals Stockholders Sue In Del. To Change Bylaws
A proposed class of PHX Minerals Inc. stockholders has sued the natural gas and oil mineral company and its board in Delaware state court, arguing that the company's bylaws must be changed to bring them into compliance with the Delaware General Corporation Law.
- April 25, 2024
Colo. Regulators Say Past Suncor Spills Forced New Permit
Colorado water quality regulators on Thursday urged a state judge not to pause the effects of a renewed water discharge permit that Suncor Energy is challenging as arbitrary and unduly expensive, arguing the new requirements in the updated permit are the company's own fault.
- April 25, 2024
FERC Says National Grid Held Up To Winter Weather
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission revealed during its monthly meeting Thursday that the nation's electric grid and natural gas systems largely operated without any major incidents when severe winter weather swept across the country in January, marking a stark improvement from previous winter storms.
- April 25, 2024
1st Circ. Tosses Second Vineyard Wind Challenge
The First Circuit on Thursday rejected a legal challenge to the federal government's approval of a wind energy project off the coast of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, the second such ruling in as many days.
- April 25, 2024
Tribes, Enviros Want A Say In Grand Canyon Monument Suits
Three Native American tribes and a slew of conservation groups are asking an Arizona federal district court to intervene in separate lawsuits, seeking to protect an Indigenous sacred site in the Grand Canyon region from losing its National Monument designation.
- April 25, 2024
Antitrust Enforcers Warn FERC About Ownership Overlaps
The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice warned energy regulators Thursday about competitive risks that can arise from investment firms that own stakes in multiple electric utilities, even if they don't have controlling interests.
- April 25, 2024
Former Fuel Co. GC, CEO Must Pay $750K In SEC Fraud Suit
The former general counsel and CEO of an Arizona fuel company accused of conspiring to defraud investors out of $30 million have reached consent orders with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and agreed to pay nearly $750,000 in fines, disgorgement and restitution.
- April 25, 2024
Biden Permitting Reform To Fast-Track Power Line Approvals
Streamlined federal permitting for electric transmission projects is expected to shave years off the authorization process and speed up development of new power connections, according to a final new rule released on Thursday by the Biden administration.
- April 25, 2024
Airplane Fuel Co. Seeks To Ax Union Healthcare Dispute
A company that fuels airplanes at major U.S. airports asked a New York federal judge to dismiss a $157,000 suit accusing it of underfunding a Teamsters healthcare plan, saying the plan trustees filed the suit too late and can't prove the company owes the money.
- April 25, 2024
OECD Says Latvia Must Shift Tax Burden, Limit Fuel Subsidies
Latvia needs to shift its tax burden off labor and onto other forms of income such as property, and to eliminate harmful subsidies and tax practices around fossil fuels, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday.
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Table of Contents
NJ Solar Co. To Settle Claims It Ignored Do Not Call List
Co. Says Policy Fight On $45B DOE Deal Isn't For Claims Court
Pacific Territories Temporarily Freed From 'Buy America' Rules
TETRA Tech Shareholder Sues In Del. To Stop Poison Pill
Locke Lord Strikes $12M Deal To End Claims Over Gas Fraud
Rep. Stefanik Calls For DOD To Kick Off Critical Mineral Policy
Ex-BP Commodities Trader Says Co. Reneged On Bonus
Pa. Regulators To Probe FirstEnergy's $503M Rate Hike Bid
Wachtell Guides Apollo On $1.85B Deal For Minerals Co.
Tesla Says Investors May Want To Influence Shareholder Vote
Ariz. Tribes, Groups Seek Stay In SunZia Power Line Ruling
5th Circ. Axes Class Claims Over Anadarko's $900M Write-Off
McDermott Judge U-Turns, Says Some Investors Deserve Cert.
Gov't To Use Tribal Energy Purchase Preference For First Time
Biden Admin's Gas Venting Curbs Are Illegal, ND Says
PHX Minerals Stockholders Sue In Del. To Change Bylaws
Colo. Regulators Say Past Suncor Spills Forced New Permit
FERC Says National Grid Held Up To Winter Weather
1st Circ. Tosses Second Vineyard Wind Challenge
Tribes, Enviros Want A Say In Grand Canyon Monument Suits
Antitrust Enforcers Warn FERC About Ownership Overlaps
Former Fuel Co. GC, CEO Must Pay $750K In SEC Fraud Suit
Biden Permitting Reform To Fast-Track Power Line Approvals
Airplane Fuel Co. Seeks To Ax Union Healthcare Dispute
OECD Says Latvia Must Shift Tax Burden, Limit Fuel Subsidies
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