GHG Emissions: U.S. Treasury Provides New Guidance on Sustainable Aviation Fuel Credits
On December 13, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published Notice 2024-6, which contains additional guidance on how to qualify for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credits defined under Section 40B of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of December 25, 2023
State Regulation: Massachusetts Orders Gas Companies to Consider Non-gas Pipeline Alternatives
On December 6, 2023, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) issued Order 20-80 which, according to the DPU, will guide local gas distribution companies (LDCs) in the Commonwealth’s efforts to reach net zero GHG emissions by 2050. The Order emphasizes the use of
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—December 22, 2023
Agribusiness: Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements Effective January 1, 2024
On January 1, 2024, the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements (31 CFR § 1010.380) become effective for many companies and small entities as part of the Corporate Transparency Act, enacted within the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 in the National Defense Authorization Act
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of December 18, 2023
Methane Emissions: EPA Publishes Final Rule Aimed at Cutting Methane Emissions
On December 6, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule with a stated aim to “reduce emissions of methane and other harmful air pollution from oil and natural gas operations” in the Federal Register. Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—December 15, 2023
Antitrust: Federal Jury Finds Egg Producers Liable for Price-Fixing and Conspiracy, Damages Awarded
On November 21, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered a minute entry of a jury verdict finding the defendant egg producers liable in an antitrust case alleging that numerous egg producers—including United Egg Producers, Inc., United
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of December 11, 2023
Climate Change: New Jersey Adopts Rule Requiring 100% of Light-Duty Vehicle Sales to be Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2035
On November 21, 2023, the New Jersey Office of the Governor announced the next stages for Advanced Clean Cars II rule, requiring all “light-duty vehicle” manufacturers to incrementally increase sales of zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) beginning in
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of December 4, 2023
Pipelines: FERC Authorizes Construction of the Southeast Energy Connector Project
On November 16, 2023, FERC issued an order authorizing the construction and operation of the Southeast Energy Connector Project (SECP). Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, 185 FERC ¶ 61133, Docket No. CP22-501-000 (2023). The order authorizes the construction and operation of Transcontinental Gas
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—December 4, 2023
International Trade: Panel Report Finds Canada’s Dairy Tariff-Rate Quotas ‘Not Inconsistent’ with USMCA
On November 10, 2023, the dispute settlement panel formed under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) published its final report concerning Canada’s dairy tariff-rate quota (TRQ) allocation measures. Also announced by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the report concluded that “Canada’s measures are
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of November 27, 2023
Oil and Gas Leasing: Alaska Court Rules in Favor of Willow Project, Permitting ConocoPhillip to Explore and Develop on the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska 
On November 9, 2023, the United States District Court for the District of Alaska upheld ConocoPhillips’s authorization to explore and develop oil on its leases in the National Petroleum Reserve
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—November 20, 2023
Antitrust: DOJ Files Complaint, Proposed Consent Decree to Prohibit Koch Foods’ Contract Termination Penalty Fees
On November 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, a complaint alleging that poultry producer Koch Foods, Inc. “anticompetitively and unfairly required chicken farmers, or growers, to