Energy Law CLE Course Catalog

Join our panel as they discuss the consideration of climate change effects under NEPA, including recent caselaw, existing policy, and proposed regulations.

As the coronavirus continues to spread in China and other parts of the world, it is critical for businesses to reassess their connections to global supply chains, evaluate workforce-related issues, and examine risk-minimization and quantization brought about by the pandemic.

The presentation will begin with an overview of the CFIUS process, agency roles, and timeline, followed by discussion on the impact of FIRRMA, the new mandatory review and the current Pilot Program, and conclude with national security concerns, especially when US government contracts are involved.

Our panel of experts will provide a brief history of CERCLA and how it is used to assess and clean up contaminated sites, as well as provide an overview of how the statute defines responsible parties and explain the statutory mechanisms for determining who must contribute to the cost of such cleanups.

Electric storage experts from the Energy Storage Association, Navigant, and Iberdrola S.A. will discuss policy considerations and practical implications of deploying electric storage in power systems and apply various legal frameworks to address challenges faced by electric storage developers and regulated utilities.

This online seminar will feature the primary author of this study, Melissa Haugh, who will explain the background of the study and discuss the findings. In particular, Ms. Haugh will discuss the market conditions that have driven the increased reliance on natural gas and other lower emission generating sources. She will discuss the future outlook for increased reliance on natural gas and the contributions natural gas will make to continued decreases in methane emissions.

This program will address practical issues in wind and solar energy development, as well as applicable local regulations and how to deal with local officials. Also covered will be defending against objections made to wind and solar energy development, and the unique challenges of developing wind and solar energy on Indian land.

In this keynote, Dean Harold Krent will explain why, despite the President's efforts to make unilateral changes, the Administration needs a partner in Congress to effect more robust alterations of the regulatory landscape, and leave you with insight on how legal departments can assess pending changes to the regulatory environment.