Âé¶¹´«Ã½360: Project Finance /projectfinance?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Project Finance Copyright 2025 Âé¶¹´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 06 Jun 2025 21:12:58 +0000 Wyo. Landowners' Attys Score $5M From Anadarko Deal /projectfinance/articles/2350571?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2350571 A Wyoming federal judge awarded more than $5 million in attorney fees and expenses Friday to attorneys for a class of landowners that accused an oil extraction company of hoarding permits to block oil and gas projects. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:14:59 +0000 Commerce Dept. Creates Tech-Neutral Plan For BEAD Funding /projectfinance/articles/2350345?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2350345 Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday unveiled a technology-neutral approach for broadband deployment subsidies under the $42.5 billion program created during the Biden administration, which he argues will speed up the federal effort. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:26:20 +0000 Iraq Says $120M Pier Award Enforcement Must Be Thrown Out /projectfinance/articles/2350090?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2350090 Iraq has filed an appellate brief urging the D.C. Circuit to overturn a lower court ruling giving a Cypriot construction firm permission to enforce a nearly $120 million arbitral award it won in a dispute over a major port project. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 18:33:49 +0000 NJ Milk Co. Says Pa. Regulations Violate Commerce Clause /projectfinance/articles/2350484?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2350484 A New Jersey dairy company on Friday called out two Pennsylvania laws for how they charge out-of-state milk dealers for doing business with producers in the Keystone State, arguing the statutes violate the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:05:51 +0000 Arizona Mining Co. Challenges $417M Ruling In Peru Dispute /projectfinance/articles/2349915?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2349915 Peru breached its U.S. trade agreement by imposing $417 million in penalties and interest on the unpaid royalties of an Arizona-based mining company's local operator, the company said while asking international arbiters to partially annul an award that it claimed mistakenly ignored the issue. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:43:29 +0000 FCC Says Texas Telecom Must Pay Back $5M In Federal Support /projectfinance/articles/2350538?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2350538 The Federal Communications Commission said Friday that a West Texas telecom will have to pay back $5.5 million in federal support because it didn't follow commission rules when documenting its eligibility for the money. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:04:00 +0000 How Attorneys Can Become Change Agents For Racial Equity /projectfinance/articles/2342370?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2342370 As the administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and law firms consider pulling back from their programs, lawyers who care about racial equity and justice can employ four strategies to create microspaces of justice, which can then be parlayed into drivers of transformational change, says Susan Sturm at Columbia Âé¶¹´«Ã½ School. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:11:08 +0000 States Push To Block Feds From Slashing EV Charging Funds /projectfinance/articles/2350059?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2350059 Sixteen states have pressed a Washington federal judge to block the Trump administration from cutting off congressionally approved funding for electric-vehicle charging infrastructure projects, saying state budgets and procurement processes are being upended by the administration's unilateral actions. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:10:54 +0000 Amec Unit, Ga. Power End 'Vexatious' Biofuel Plant Fight /projectfinance/articles/2349773?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2349773 Energy construction giant Amec Foster Wheeler and a Georgia power company have reached an agreement ending a lawsuit in which the power company accused Amec of fraud and negligence in the design and construction of power generating equipment at two biofuel plants. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:18:35 +0000 Digital Equity Act Grant Terminations Raise Key Legal Issues /projectfinance/articles/2348741?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2348741 The Trump administration's move to cancel grant programs created under the Digital Equity Act yields key legal and policy questions facing the executive branch, Congress and the courts, including how the administration plans to implement the cancellation of the Digital Equity Act's appropriations in the first place, say attorneys at Akin. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:36:07 +0000 Feds Invest Millions To Revitalize Former Coal Mine Sites /projectfinance/articles/2349796?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2349796 The U.S. Department of the Interior is doling out $130 million to help states and tribes redevelop former coal mine sites. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:19:31 +0000 Clark Hill Adds Morris Manning Real Estate Ace In Atlanta /projectfinance/articles/2349396?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2349396 A former Morris Manning & Martin LLP real estate partner is the latest attorney this year to join Clark Hill PLC and help grow an Atlanta office that opened nearly a year ago, the firm announced Wednesday. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:08:07 +0000 Honduras Decries Solar Plant Arbitration Seeking $160M /projectfinance/articles/2348202?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2348202 Honduras has urged an international tribunal to dismiss arbitration claims two Guatemalan citizens lodged seeking roughly $160 million for broken agreements involving a solar plant, calling them "an abuse of the investor-state dispute settlement system." Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:56:10 +0000 Running Marathons Makes Me A Better Âé¶¹´«Ã½yer /projectfinance/articles/2328074?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2328074 After almost five years of running marathons, I’ve learned that both the race itself and the training process sharpen skills that directly translate to the practice of law, including discipline, dedication, endurance, problem-solving and mental toughness, says Lauren Meadows at Swift Currie. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:49:50 +0000 Judge Wants Details On Harm From Trump Wind Farm Pause /projectfinance/articles/2349567?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2349567 A Massachusetts federal judge Thursday asked a coalition of states and a clean-energy advocacy group for more specifics about the harm they allegedly will be caused by the Trump administration's decision to pause wind farm permitting, and said he wanted to move forward with a trial "promptly." Wed, 04 Jun 2025 22:51:24 +0000 Spain Pays $27M Renewable Energy Incentive Scheme Award /projectfinance/articles/2349539?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2349539 In what appears to be a first of its kind development, Spain has paid a €23.5 million ($26.8 million) arbitral award owed to Blasket Renewable Investments LLC after the country dialed back a series of economic incentives aimed at encouraging renewable energy projects. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 21:49:04 +0000 Feds Say 'No Viable Path' Forward For Calif. High-Speed Rail /projectfinance/articles/2349482?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2349482 The U.S. Department of Transportation said Wednesday that the California high-speed rail's overblown budget and ongoing mismanagement indicate that there's "no viable path" to completing the project on schedule, so the federal government is preparing to pull nearly $4 billion in funding. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 18:23:22 +0000 Calif. Air Board Offers Early Hints On Climate Reporting /projectfinance/articles/2349247?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2349247 As initial reporting deadlines for California's new climate reporting laws approach, guidance provided by the California Air Resources Board in a virtual public workshop sheds some light on rulemaking to come, and how to prepare for compliance during this period of uncertainty, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:29:07 +0000 NC Biogas Co. Sanctioned For Breaking Deal With Lenders /projectfinance/articles/2349284?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2349284 A North Carolina biogas company has been ordered to fork over a six-figure judgment in an ongoing legal battle with its lenders as a sanction for flouting a state court order related to its pursuit of a renewable energy project. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:55:18 +0000 Ex-Kirkland Project Finance Atty Joins McGuireWoods In NY /projectfinance/articles/2349141?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2349141 McGuireWoods LLP has added Sharaf Islam as a partner from Kirkland & Ellis LLP to help expand the firm's project finance group with an attorney versed in digital infrastructure and renewable-energy deals.