Return-Path: Delivered-To: andrew@sterlingcal.com Received: from reseller401.webserversystems.com by reseller401.webserversystems.com with LMTP id fLdtHiP02WTctAsAchKAPA (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 14 Aug 2023 04:30:11 -0500 Return-path: Envelope-to: andrew@sterlingcal.com Delivery-date: Mon, 14 Aug 2023 04:30:11 -0500 Received: from o10.mailings-q.law360.com ([167.89.1.233]:61186) by reseller401.webserversystems.com with esmtps (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1qVTtq-003DFB-Dk for andrew@sterlingcal.com; Mon, 14 Aug 2023 04:30:11 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=law360.com; h=from:subject:mime-version:to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding: cc:content-type:from:subject:to; s=s1; bh=Ieg7XkFrl+0Pi+qchHfvZS9UArKE4uGvpNqYDn1pYEI=; b=XZvpvz6nlRN47ce+mupvKWAeNI2vXCsvd8wTA3qu3Bux650x4GWosdr9CSOCECYfjOpo C059zLTSg/cpYcUAUOPatAJaFos7vSqs5yG8/AQX98TfyhvDGM7pUoIHHt8oyEud7D5R7T HM/EHuQIBsOE64vFDb3jSNrByDQATBJWtxZ4kL7ZXeqHbjI5df40Fz+deTojKW9LAfRxEL //CnTUHD9giFSayawZ9R01G7tcLSaUCIC5nNcza9SObS3T7f7wNuDhDchwQ6iv0VbFK0Zv +cWgFQJKgLs0CPmPITyOOZgoC+xnXf0kPdMLwV3hlQYlkMfzqThSrOJxTx+wX9Lw== Received: by filterdrecv-65c95b745b-dlbrz with SMTP id filterdrecv-65c95b745b-dlbrz-1-64D9F417-1C 2023-08-14 09:29:59.134209501 +0000 UTC m=+991942.345350878 Received: from www.law360.com (unknown) by geopod-ismtpd-18 (SG) with ESMTP id 3EKVGT1VTEuB6-tuFthrHg for ; Mon, 14 Aug 2023 09:29:58.965 +0000 (UTC) Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2023 09:29:59 +0000 (UTC) From: Construction Law360 Message-ID: <64d9f4169d150_5918c424937e@169.254.118.25.mail> Subject: DOE Puts Up $1.2B For CO2 Removal Facilities In Texas, La. Mime-Version: 1.0 X-SG-EID: =?us-ascii?Q?DpMIMgk9mn4zdkN6zyeeU8Xim96gpeeiLvGJgfwEMomsY=2FlapgM46Wz5ZUlNVy?= =?us-ascii?Q?urBeu6Np7ycnTSu9Ak3oXsVrLHmYjI5ykTftYL0?= =?us-ascii?Q?TkcdGmbTajqn4+vmapbtrrzOb4yUaS97sIeRiXG?= =?us-ascii?Q?1Q+CyTcUyTTWJ2LLnH7=2F94vx9c+lFXxmv=2FAIsFD?= =?us-ascii?Q?RYN6iyZiGGUF1lz7Y4rQ0CpXbYgFrE7R=2F6WvsBd?= =?us-ascii?Q?7TYFeNpNGpH8JsJ5qsNsIhsmNX5ubOfaDwoEVk?= To: andrew@sterlingcal.com X-Entity-ID: n4N5YJME4r04ODgodW2M/g== Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.4 X-Spam-Score: 24 X-Spam-Bar: ++ X-Spam-Flag: NO =09

The U.S. Department of Energy said it will award up to $1.2 billion to ad= vance direct air capture projects in Texas and Louisiana that will help pro= ve carbon capture's promise against climate change and be able to remove mo= re than 2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere ea= ch year.

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DOE Puts Up $1.2B For CO2 Removal Facilit= ies In Texas, La.

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By Tom Lotshaw

The U.S. Department of Energy said= it will award up to $1.2 billion to advance direct air capture projects in= Texas and Louisiana that will help prove carbon capture's promise against = climate change and be able to remove more than 2 million metric tons of car= bon dioxide from the atmosphere each year.

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Revived Texas Border Wall Funding Suit Ge= ts New Judge

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By Britain Eakin

A consolidated suit brought by Mis= souri, Texas and the Texas General Land Office challenging the Biden admini= stration's halt to border wall funding will now be heard by a Trump appoint= ee who has previously blocked Biden administration immigration measures.

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Utilities Blast FERC's 'Radical' Grid-Upg= rade Cost Order

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By Madeline Lyskawa

Utility companies have told the D.= C. Circuit that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's newly adopted ra= te-making theory flouts agency precedent and unconstitutionally bars New Yo= rk transmission owners from earning a return on grid updates needed to acco= mmodate a slew of clean-energy projects.

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Analysis

The IRA Turns 1, And Clean Energy Work Is= Transformed

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By Keith Goldberg

The Inflation Reduction Act turns = 1 year old on Aug. 16, and attorneys on the front lines of clean energy dev= elopment say the law has tangibly improved how clean energy projects are be= ing developed and financed in the U.S. Here's how the energy development la= ndscape has shifted as the IRA approaches its first birthday.

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DC Circ. Nixes States' Challenge To EPA L= ead Rule Delay

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

The D.C. Circuit on Friday upheld = the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to postpone compliance = deadlines for Trump-era lead and copper drinking water standards, handing a= loss to a group of states that had argued their interests were harmed by t= he delay.

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Mo. Tells 8th Circ. EPA Wrongly Nixed Dow= nwind Ozone Plan

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By Peter McGuire

Federal regulators tried to snatch= away Missouri's congressionally mandated authority by unlawfully rejecting= a plan to control cross-border air pollution with constantly shifting data= and standards impossible for the Show-Me State to meet, the state and a po= wer plant company told the Eighth Circuit.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Caregiver Flexibility Is Crucial For Att= y Engagement, Retention

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As the battle for top talent conti= nues post-pandemic, many firms are attempting to attract employees with pro= gressive hybrid working environments — and supporting caregivers befo= re, during and after an extended leave is a critically important way to ret= ain top talent, says Manar Morales at The Diversity & Flexibility Allia= nce.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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David Weiss Named Special Counsel In Hunt= er Biden Probe

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By Frank G. Runyeon

U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. G= arland on Friday said Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss would be appointed= special counsel in the ongoing federal investigation into Hunter Biden, th= e son of President Joe Biden, as the prosecutor signaled an intent to = move toward trial.

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Judge Says Politics Has No Place In Trump= Election Case

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By Katie Buehler

A D.C. federal judge on Friday den= ied most objections lodged by former President Donald Trump to a protection= order governing sensitive materials in his 2020 presidential election inte= rference criminal case, making clear several times that the political subte= xt of the case will not influence her court decisions.

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Analysis

Breaking Down Trump's Election Case Defen= se Strategies

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By Phillip Bantz

Ex-President Donald Trump and his = outspoken Florida defense attorney John F. Lauro have floated several poten= tial defenses against criminal charges alleging Trump conspired to overturn= the 2020 election. While some of the strategies are worth pursuing, legal = experts say, others are dead in the water.

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Fox Corp.'s Top Atty To Leave Post At Yea= r's End

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By Sue Reisinger

Fox Corp. revealed in a securities= filing Friday that Viet D. Dinh is leaving his job as chief legal and poli= cy officer and becoming a special adviser to the company, effective Dec. 31= .

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Epiq To Pay $50K Per Abuse Survivor In ID= Release Settlement

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By Rose Krebs

A proposed class of more than 100 = people who allege they were sexually abused as children within a Roman Cath= olic diocese in Connecticut are seeking approval of a settlement by which t= he diocese's former Chapter 11 noticing firm would pay $50,000 per class me= mber for having publicly disclosed their names.

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Clinton Says Durham Report Can't Undo Tru= mp RICO Loss

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By Andrew Strickler

Hillary Clinton, the Democratic Na= tional Committee and others targeted by Donald Trump in a racketeering suit= have told the Florida federal judge who tossed the case that the ex-presid= ent can't get judicial notice of John Durham's special counsel report.

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Md. Law Firm Wants Out Of Camp Lejeune TC= PA Suit In W.Va.

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By Emily Sawicki

A law firm accused of violating th= e Telephone Consumer Protection Act while attempting to solicit plaintiffs = in a Camp Lejeune-related mass toxic tort claim wants claims against it tos= sed because the plaintiff allegedly "invited and/or gave permission for att= orneys to contact her," and the initial call was made by a third party not = directly representing the firm.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

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By Kevin Penton

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, Susman= Godfrey LLP and Morgan & Morgan PA lead this week's edition of Law360 = Legal Lions after a California federal judge ruled that Google must confron= t allegations that it misled Chrome users into thinking the internet browse= r wouldn't track their web-browsing activities in Incognito mode.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate New= s Of The Week

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By Sue Reisinger

The chief legal officer at the Uni= versity of California is no longer referring work to Lewis Brisbois Bisgaar= d & Smith LLP after the firm exposed two of its attorneys who left to f= orm their own firm. And Purdue Pharma's Sackler family owners may not be of= f the hook just yet in the company's Chapter 11 plan.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Mi= ssed In London

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By Tabitha Burbidge

The past week in London has seen E= versheds Sutherland face a breach of contract claim from the University for= the Creative Arts, solar energy investor 9REN bring its €41.8 millio= n ($45.9 million) energy regulation dispute with Spain to the High Court, a= nd the National Basketball Association aim for a slam dunk in an appeal aga= inst the Pizza Texas Bulls' U.K. trademark. Here, Law360 looks at these and= other new claims in the U.K.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And= Stories On Law360

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For those who missed out, here's a= look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the= most buzz on Law360 last week.

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Pro Say: The Power Of Court Compels You<= /a>

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What began with a simple court ord= er for Southwest Airlines to issue a statement vowing to uphold the religio= us protections in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act has since become a bitt= er feud in Texas federal court, where a judge has sanctioned three of the c= ompany's attorneys with an edict to undergo "religious liberty training."

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AXA SA

AXA XL Ltd.

Alliance Defending Freedom

Ameren Corp.

American International Group In= c.

Amgen Inc.

Apple Inc.

Associated Electric Cooperat= ive Inc.

Axon Enterprise Inc.

Axonics Inc.

Bank Lombard Odier & Co. Ltd.

Blue Cross Blue Shield = of North Carolina

CH Energy Group Inc.

Celltrion Inc.

Collins Aerospace Inc.

Consolidated Edison Inc.

Democratic National Committee

Georgetown University

Gilead Sciences Inc.

Google LLC

Interactive Brokers Group Inc.=EF= =BB=BF

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

Lex Machina Inc.

LexisNexis Group Inc.

Litasco SA

MCM Services Group LLC

MSA Safety Inc.

MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings = Inc.

Medtronic PLC

Meta Platforms Inc.

Midcontinent Indepe= ndent System Operator Inc.

Mine Safety Appliances Company

National Basketball Associat= ion Inc.

National Grid plc

NeuStar Inc.

New York Post

New York State Electric & G= as Corp.

News Corp.

OAO Lukoil

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

Purdue Pharma LP

RELX PLC

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

SS&C Technologies Holdings In= c.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Schneider Electric

Scientific Games Corp.

Southwest Airlines Co.

Spotify Technology SA

T-Mobile US Inc.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industrie= s Ltd.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Royal Bank of Scotlan= d Group PLC

U.S. Energy Corp.

United States Soccer Federat= ion Inc.

University of Virginia

Utilities Inc.

Vianovo LP

YouTube Inc.


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Steptoe & Johnson LLP

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arizona Attorney General's = Office

Equal Employment Opportun= ity Commission

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Federal Trade Commission

Internal Revenue Service

New York Department of = Financial Services

Office of Federal = Contract Compliance Programs

Texas General Land Office

U.S. Attorney&= #39;s Office for the District of Delaware

U.S. A= ttorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. A= ttorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Co= urt of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals= for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Homeland S= ecurity

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. District Cou= rt for the District of Columbia

U.S. District = Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Cou= rt for the District of Delaware

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. House Committee o= n Energy and Commerce

U.S. Immigration and Cust= oms Enforcement

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

Un= ited States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut

United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virgi= nia

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