U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Backs FERC Decision
On July 10, 2025, the U.S.
Okanogan PUD Authorizes Next Steps for Potential Removal of Enloe Dam
On July 25, Public Utility District No. 1 of Okanogan County, Washington (Okanogan PUD), passed Resolution No.
Conservation Groups Replied in Support of Certiorari Petition in Key Water Quality Case
California Trout and Trout Unlimited today filed their reply brief in support of certiorari in Hoopa Valley Tribe v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 913 F.3d 1099 (D.C. Circ.
Conservation Groups Petitioned U.S. Supreme Court for Certiorari in Key Water Quality Case
California Trout and Trout Unlimited today petitioned to U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari in Hoopa Valley Tribe v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 913 F.3d 1099 (D.C. Cir.
WPLG Attorneys Paul Kibel and Julie Gantenbein Author New Guidebook on SGMA and Fisheries
In August 2018, the Center on Urban Environmental Law (CUEL) at Golden Gate University School of Law released a new guidebook entitled: Rivers That Depend on Aquifers: Drafting SGMA Groundwater Plans with Fisheries in Mind.
City of Rockingham, North Carolina and American Rivers Appeal New License for Yadkin-Pee Project
The City of Rockingham, North Carolina and American Rivers filed a certiorari petition in the U.S. Supreme Court, appealing the U.S.
Counties Request Delay in Mountain Valley Pipeline Proceedings
Water and Power Law Group submitted a filing to FERC on August 10, requesting reconsideration of FERC’s schedule for environmental analysis for the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline, as well as better integration of the record of information filed by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC.
Smith Mountain Lake Settlement Agreement
Appalachian Power Company and four Virginia counties (Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, and Pittsylvania) reached a Settlement Agreement for management of shoreline properties at Smith Mountain Lake. The settlement establ
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Julie Gantenbein is a shareholder of the WATER AND POWER LAW GROUP PC. Her experience includes non-federal hydropower licensing and compliance proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), natural gas certificate and compliance proceedings before FERC, reg