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Latest News in Environmental

  • October 01, 2026

    DC Circ. Ruling Highlights Limits Of DOE Grid Orders

    The D.C. Circuit's recent decision in Michigan v. U.S. Department of Energy, vacating a DOE order to keep a coal-burning power plant open, gives utilities more insight into the durability of federal orders premised on protecting grid security, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.

  • October 01, 2026

    Kirkland Tapped To Replace HSF Kramer In Power Plant Ch. 11

    West Virginia coal plant Omnis Pleasants LLC has hired Kirkland & Ellis LLP in its contentious Delaware Chapter 11 after Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP's previous work for key creditors disqualified it as debtors counsel.

  • September 30, 2026

    Ex-DOJ Enviro Deputy AG Lands At Holtzman Vogel

    A former top deputy in the U.S. Department of Justice's Energy and Natural Resources Division has landed at Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC, the latest high-ranking DOJ attorney to join the firm.

  • September 30, 2026

    Wash. Judge Blocks Construction Of Protected River Road

    A Washington federal judge has blocked for now construction of a road within an active channel of the Stehekin River, granting a conservation group's request for a temporary restraining order effective until Oct. 16 as it seeks to protect salmon during spawning season.

  • September 30, 2026

    DC Says Rail Fee Doesn't Favor Local Carriers Over Others

    The Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia has urged a federal judge to uphold its annual per-car fee on railroads against a challenge from the freight industry, arguing the charge is valid under the dormant commerce clause because it doesn't favor in-state interests over those outside the district.

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