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Agency

Climate Analysis in Louisiana’s Coastal Permitting Regime: The Second Commonwealth LNG Petition

Business

Climate Analysis in Louisiana’s Coastal Permitting Regime: The Second Commonwealth LNG PetitionThree CCS Bills Prefiled for 2026 Louisiana Regular SessionSCOTUS Presented with Best Opportunity to Weigh In on Climate Change Litigation

Carbon Capture & Storage Projects

Three CCS Bills Prefiled for 2026 Louisiana Regular SessionPodcast: Clearing the Air: Carbon Capture in the New EraCCS Update: Hackberry Carbon Sequestration, LLC Receives Draft Permit for Class VI Well in Cameron Parish

CCS Projects

ExxonMobil Sues California Over Climate Disclosure Laws

Court Cases

Climate Analysis in Louisiana’s Coastal Permitting Regime: The Second Commonwealth LNG PetitionNew Texas Lawsuit Questions Produced Water Injection and Well Plugging Practices in the Permian BasinSCOTUS Presented with Best Opportunity to Weigh In on Climate Change Litigation

Energy

Climate Analysis in Louisiana’s Coastal Permitting Regime: The Second Commonwealth LNG PetitionNew Texas Lawsuit Questions Produced Water Injection and Well Plugging Practices in the Permian BasinThree CCS Bills Prefiled for 2026 Louisiana Regular Session

Environmental

Climate Analysis in Louisiana’s Coastal Permitting Regime: The Second Commonwealth LNG PetitionNew Texas Lawsuit Questions Produced Water Injection and Well Plugging Practices in the Permian BasinSCOTUS Presented with Best Opportunity to Weigh In on Climate Change Litigation

Environmental Justice

Climate Analysis in Louisiana’s Coastal Permitting Regime: The Second Commonwealth LNG PetitionEJ Analysis Remains Part of Louisiana’s Public Trust DutyEPA Releases New Version of EJScreen

Environmental Justice Projects

NEPA Changes Slated Under President Trump’s Unleashing American Energy Executive OrderEPA Releases New Version of EJScreenEJ Evolution: Court Enjoins EPA from Imposing Disparate Impact Requirements via Title VI in Louisiana Permitting

Environmental Litigation

Climate Analysis in Louisiana’s Coastal Permitting Regime: The Second Commonwealth LNG PetitionNew Texas Lawsuit Questions Produced Water Injection and Well Plugging Practices in the Permian BasinSCOTUS Presented with Best Opportunity to Weigh In on Climate Change Litigation

Environmental Regulatory

Climate Analysis in Louisiana’s Coastal Permitting Regime: The Second Commonwealth LNG PetitionThree CCS Bills Prefiled for 2026 Louisiana Regular SessionDOI Issues Draft Proposed 2026-2031 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program: Sales Scheduled for Alaska, Gulf of America, and Pacific Regions

Environmental Regulatory Projects

EPA to Reconsider Previous Administration’s PM 2.5 NAAQS, Continuing its Deregulatory PushEPA Announces 31 Historic Actions Publicized as “Greatest Day of Deregulation Our Nation Has Seen”EPA and Army Corps Issue New Guidance for Implementing WOTUS Definition under Supreme Court’s Sackett Decision

ESG

SCOTUS Presented with Best Opportunity to Weigh In on Climate Change LitigationGreenwashing Hits Home: New Washington Lawsuit Alleges Climate Deception by Fossil Fuel Companies is Linked to Rising Home Insurance PremiumsWhen “Net Zero” Meets the Courtroom: Energy Companies and the Rise of Greenwashing Litigation

Federal Offshore

DOI Issues Draft Proposed 2026-2031 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program: Sales Scheduled for Alaska, Gulf of America, and Pacific RegionsBig Beautiful Gulf 1 Lease Sale to Offer 80 Million Acres for Leasing at 12.5% Royalty RateGovernment Shutdown and BOEM, BSEE and ONRR Contingency Plans

Fifth Circuit

Fifth Circuit Affirms Surety Cannot Recover from Former Offshore Lessees for Forfeited Bonds Used to Pay for DecommissioningTexas Supreme Court Rules Produced Water Belongs to LesseesRed Flags Negate Fraud Claims in Recent Texas Supreme Court Opinion

Incentives

Podcast: Clearing the Air: Carbon Capture in the New EraLDR Clarifies Sales and Use Tax Treatment for the Rental of Equipment with an OperatorLouisiana Tax Changes to Take Effect January 1

Incentives and Taxes

Louisiana Tax Changes to Take Effect January 1LDR Rule Amendments and Emergency RuleElimination of Louisiana’s Net Capital Gains Deduction from Income Tax

Industrial Project Development

CCS Update: Hackberry Carbon Sequestration, LLC Receives Draft Permit for Class VI Well in Cameron ParishEPA to Reconsider Previous Administration’s PM 2.5 NAAQS, Continuing its Deregulatory PushEPA Announces 31 Historic Actions Publicized as “Greatest Day of Deregulation Our Nation Has Seen”

Labor & Employment Projects

NLRB Rules that Compelled Attendance at Meetings Regarding Union Organizing and Statements Regarding the Impact of Unionization May Violate the LawPotential Increase in Minimum Salary for Overtime ExemptionsFTC Noncompete Ban Killed Before Taking Effect

Legislation

Three CCS Bills Prefiled for 2026 Louisiana Regular SessionDOI Issues Draft Proposed 2026-2031 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program: Sales Scheduled for Alaska, Gulf of America, and Pacific RegionsWhen “Net Zero” Meets the Courtroom: Energy Companies and the Rise of Greenwashing Litigation

Legislation - Industrial Projects

NEPA Changes Slated Under President Trump’s Unleashing American Energy Executive OrderLouisiana is “Open for Business,” but Projects Need to Proceed CarefullyLouisiana’s Legislative Landscape: What’s New in 2024

Litigation

Climate Analysis in Louisiana’s Coastal Permitting Regime: The Second Commonwealth LNG PetitionNew Texas Lawsuit Questions Produced Water Injection and Well Plugging Practices in the Permian BasinSCOTUS Presented with Best Opportunity to Weigh In on Climate Change Litigation

Louisiana Tax

Pipelines, Property, and Policy: CCS Legislation Continues in 2025 Louisiana SessionLouisiana State and Local Tax Update – March 29th Ballot on Constitutional Amendments to Proceed

Maritime

Casting a Wider Net: Proposed Expansion of Coastal States’ AuthorityEPA Issues Much-Anticipated Final Rule Establishing National Standards of Performance for Vessel Incidental DischargesSCOTUS Dials Back Chevron Deference in Loper Bright Opinion

Oil & Gas

New Texas Lawsuit Questions Produced Water Injection and Well Plugging Practices in the Permian BasinSCOTUS Presented with Best Opportunity to Weigh In on Climate Change LitigationDOI Issues Draft Proposed 2026-2031 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program: Sales Scheduled for Alaska, Gulf of America, and Pacific Regions

Personal Injury

Liskow Secures Success on Summary Judgment Motion, Dismissing the Entirety of Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury Claims, with Prejudice

Taxes

Louisiana Tax Changes to Take Effect January 1Elimination of Louisiana’s Net Capital Gains Deduction from Income TaxProposed Changes to Louisiana Severance Tax Scheme

Texas

New Texas Lawsuit Questions Produced Water Injection and Well Plugging Practices in the Permian BasinPodcast: The Oil and Gas Regulator with an Unlikely Name: The Texas Railroad CommissionTexas Supreme Court Rules Produced Water Belongs to Lessees