My latest contribution to @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social is a primer on why the Iran War and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has the potential to spiral further into by far the biggest energy shock in history. And markets are sleepwalking into it. thedispatch.com/newsletter/d...

This GOP led bill would remove courts' ability to appoint U.S. attorneys after an interim U.S. attorney's 120-day tenure expires AND would let the administration to appoint unlimited interim U.S. attorneys for 120-day stints www.law360.com/articles/245...

To see who from Zeldin's political world joined EPA, I sifted through records I got under #FOIA I found several aides with those ties at the agency — like a hedge fund CEO and a Trump donor, per his resume He also gave to Zeldin's campaigns #FOIA4eva More here: www.eenews.net/articles/tea...

My latest for @law360.bsky.social: The looming July cutoff to maintain eligibility for clean electricity tax credits is sparking a dealmaking spree as smaller developers unable to meet the deadline begin looking to sell projects to deeper-pocketed players who can. www.law360.com/articles/245...

A D.C. federal judge has sided with the U.S. Department of the Interior and an oil and gas group in a suit by environmentalists challenging a 2020 final rule on air pollution, finding that the rule isn't arbitrary or capricious, and falls within the agency's discretion. www.law360.com/artic...

Today was a really tough day at E&E News 25% of us at the best energy and enviro news org decided to take a buyout I’m very sad to see extraordinary colleagues (and even better friends) leave — with management not explaining why that was needed See this 🧵 for more

“Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, will be the opening speaker at a conference next month sponsored by the Heartland Institute, a group that rejects the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/c...

Lots of E&E News greats are walking out the door today. A true tragedy.

“State-owned QatarEnergy may ​have to declare force majeure on long-term contracts for up to five years ​for LNG supplies bound for Italy, Belgium, South Korea, and China due to the two damaged ‌trains, ⁠Kaabi said.” www.reuters.com/business/ene...

The only way EPA could claim that weakening car rules would save consumers money was by assuming the average price of gas would be $2.27 per gallon or lower. It's now $3.34. If gas prices stay elevated, consumers could end up paying billions more for the rollback. www.eenews.net/articles/epa...

The Trump administration is taking executive power into uncharted territory by asserting it can override state law to restart a California oil pipeline, but such an expansion of presidential authority over energy infrastructure may invite skepticism from courts. www.law360.com/artic...

My latest for @law360.bsky.social: The Trump administration is taking executive power into uncharted territory by asserting it can override state law to restart a California oil pipeline, but that assertion may invite skepticism from courts. #energysky www.law360.com/articles/245...

More regulatory leeway for U.S. companies to disregard shareholder proposals may generate a new wave of lawsuits from investor groups looking to sway corporate behavior.

My latest for @law360.bsky.social: The Iran war has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil and gas shipping lane. Here, attorneys outline several legal and compliance challenges for transporters as the conflict scrambles global supply lines. www.law360.com/articles/245...

SCOOP: Alabama might be the first state to ever ban new solar farms. Why? People are upset about a gigantic solar project that would power a Meta data center. Turns out when you tie solar to data centers, it can quickly become less popular!

BREAKING: The Trump administration sued California to block state regulations seeking to curb vehicle emissions and require the adoption of zero-emission vehicle fleets, contending that the rules amount to an electric-vehicle mandate that runs afoul of federal law. www.law360.com/artic...

Secretary Wright tweeted that the US Navy escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, a headline that got blasted out across all the wire services. And then he promptly deleted the tweet.

Duke Energy settled a Florida-based power provider's monopoly suit on the eve of a jury trial in North Carolina, just two months after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a Fourth Circuit ruling that revived the antitrust claims.

Nearly 80% of our @law360union.bsky.social has signed onto a letter demanding that @lexisnexis.bsky.social cut ties with ICE. Read more here....

My latest for @law360.bsky.social: Companies that do business in CA are stuck in no-man's-land as the state implements #climatesky disclosure laws, at the same time the Ninth Circuit is poised to decide whether to block the laws. #energysky #greensky www.law360.com/articles/244...

BREAKING: The U.S. government must refund all tariffs charged under President Donald Trump's now struck-down IEEPA tariff regime, regardless of whether they filed a suit at the U.S. Court of International Trade seeking a refund, a CIT judge ordered Wednesday. www.law360.com/artic...

My latest for @law360.bsky.social: Oil and gas dealmakers believe they can ride out immediate #energysky market volatility caused by the U.S. and Israel-Iran war, but chances decrease if the conflict drags on, or continues to provoke Middle East neighbors. www.law360.com/articles/244...

NEW: US ENERGY DEPARTMENT IN TALKS OVER MAJOR NEW NUCLEAR POWER PROJECT The Energy Department and Westinghouse are meeting with utilities & developers about a new project to buy long lead time parts for 10 new nuclear reactors If successful, would speed up power plant construction & lower costs

U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant to overturn a ruling that kept Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's lawsuit seeking to shut down an Enbridge pipeline in state court, questioning why they should excuse the company for missing a federal removal deadline. www.law360.com/artic...

Story here: GSA pushed back on the judiciary's allegations www.law360.com/articles/244...

Sixteen Democratic-led states are backing a legal challenge to an IRS notice eliminating a safe harbor test that large wind and solar projects could use to qualify for clean energy tax credits.

My latest for @law360.bsky.social: SCOTUS on Monday agreed to determine whether a #climatesky lawsuit against fossil fuel companies can proceed in state court, but the justices also created a potential off-ramp by questioning whether they can actually hear the case. www.law360.com/articles/244...

Sixteen Democratic-led states are backing a legal challenge to an Internal Revenue Service notice eliminating a safe harbor test that large wind and solar projects could use to qualify for clean energy tax credits.

The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to determine the future of climate change tort litigation brought by state and local governments against fossil fuel companies, agreeing Monday to review whether a lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy can proceed in state court. www.law360.com/artic...

Here’s my initial @law360.bsky.social story. #energysky #climatesky #greensky www.law360.com/environmenta...

JUST IN: US Supreme Court grants petition to review Colorado Supreme Court allowing #climatesky tort against Exxon and Suncor to proceed. Story TK.

The International Emergency Economic Powers Act doesn't authorize President Donald Trump to impose tariffs, the U.S. Supreme Court said Friday in a 6-3 majority opinion striking down duties he imposed on countries across the world.

BREAKING: A 6-3 Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs, finding the International Emergency Economic Powers Act *doesn’t* authorize the president to issue them. #SCOTUS www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

A coalition of public health and environmental groups on Wednesday challenged the EPA's decision to repeal a landmark finding that greenhouse gas pollution endangers people's health, calling it a corporate handout at odds with the science and the law.

Dumb question: if the Trump admin isn't going to regulate GHGs regardless of the endangerment finding, and the real risk is that supreme court rules in a way that hamstrings future presidents that want to regulate GHGs, why would climate groups want to litigate this decision?

My story on how the EPA is going all-in on legal arguments in repealing the GHG endangerment finding. #energysky #climatesky #greensky

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized the repeal of an Obama-era finding that greenhouse gases endanger people's health, and clawed back the vehicle emissions standards that relied upon that finding.

My latest for @law360.bsky.social: The EPA's repeal of the endangerment finding takes aim at the US Supreme Court's 2007 landmark determination that GHGs are air pollutants, and will spark a prolonged battle with consequent uncertainty for industries. www.law360.com/articles/244...

The EPA on Thursday finalized the repeal of an Obama-era finding that greenhouse gases endanger people's health, and clawed back the vehicle emissions standards that relied upon that finding.

EPA finalizes the repeal of the GHG endangerment finding. Cue the litigation. #energysky #greensky #climatesky

That's driving up project costs and, in many cases, lengthening their timelines. www.law360.com/artic...

My latest for @law360.bsky.social: The ballooning appetite for data centers and electricity is pitting developers against each other for construction equipment and a workforce, creating a cycle that may ultimately be a drag on development. #energysky www.law360.com/articles/243...

Will Lewis is resigning as WaPo CEO, former Tumblr CEO Jeff D’Onofrio is the paper’s new acting CEO and publisher, per memos to staff

One way of measuring a media company's impact is whether judges view it as an authoritative source. Hard to beat the sports section of The Washington Post on that front. The U.S. Supreme Court and other courts have often cited Post sports stories to establish facts. A sad day in journalism.

Ex-sportswriter here. Great piece.

We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated. www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...

A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.

You see it in the idiotic (the third newsroom, the 200m subscriber goal) and in the total disinterest in what should be core parts of the newsroom that don't generate tons of traffic the way that getting a national story to hit the top of the Google rankings would. It's Chartbeat brain.

Just terrible on Washington Post Sports. You want to make some changes? Sure. The lack of imagination shows a failure of leadership.

Aside from the fact that the Post’s financial crisis is completely manufactured by its owner, we’ve now experienced about 15 straight years of heavy newspaper layoffs. I don’t have anything insightful to say, I’m just really fucking sad.