In a significant move to accelerate domestic energy development, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced emergency permitting procedures that will dramatically compress environmental review timelines. Under...more
4/25/2025
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Permits ,
Regulatory Reform ,
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President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) on April 8, 2025, titled "Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid." The order marks a significant step in addressing the growing...more
4/15/2025
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Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
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FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
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Power Grid ,
Regulatory Reform ,
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President Donald Trump's April 8, 2025, proclamation extends the compliance deadline for the EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) by two years, from July 8, 2027 to July 8, 2029, asserting national security concerns...more
4/14/2025
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Coal Industry ,
Compliance Dates ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Hazardous Substances ,
MATS ,
National Security ,
NESHAP ,
Pollution Control ,
Time Extensions ,
Trump Administration
President Donald Trump on April 9, 2025, issued an executive order (EO) titled "Protecting American Energy from State Overreach." The EO aims at "unleashing American energy" by removing legal restrictions imposed by state...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on Jan. 10, 2025, released initial guidance regarding the production tax credit (PTC) for clean fuels under Section 45Z of the Internal Revenue Code, as enacted by the Inflation...more
The IRS on July 24, 2024, released Notice 2024-60, which provides Section 45Q guidance for utilization of carbon dioxide and other carbon oxides. The Notice addresses the information that must be included in the required life...more
8/12/2024
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Clean Air Act ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
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Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tax Credits
After two years of continuous behind-the-scenes work, Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va), who chairs the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, joined by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), released S. 4753, the Energy...more
8/7/2024
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Mining ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Offshore Lease ,
Oil & Gas ,
Operational Permits ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Secretary of the Interior ,
Transmission Grid ,
Transmission Planning
When the 118th Congress convenes in January 2023, congressional activity on energy, environment and climate issues is expected to change dramatically as a result of the U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 8, 2022. With results now...more
The U.S. Senate on Aug. 7, 2022, passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). This comprehensive legislation is the result of many months of negotiations among Democrats to advance some of President Joe Biden's highest...more
8/8/2022
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Medicare Part D ,
Pending Legislation ,
Popular ,
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Renewable Energy ,
Superfund ,
Tax Incentives ,
Tax Revenues ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
Clean energy initiatives and legislation continue to advance with unprecedented direction, momentum and clout in the federal government. President Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats remain fiercely committed to enacting...more
7/22/2021
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Green Initiatives ,
Green Technology ,
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Net Zero ,
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Renewable Energy ,
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Surface Transportation
Since the beginning of his presidential campaign, President Joe Biden has made clear his vision to drive the United States toward world leadership in green energy. With tax policy long an important tool in the toolbox for...more
6/15/2021
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Corporate Taxes ,
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Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Budget ,
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Green Book ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Sustainable Projects ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wind Power
The Biden Administration on May 20, 2021, issued its latest and long-awaited Executive Order (EO) on climate-related financial risk. This EO reflects how the administration is continuing to take a "whole of government"...more
6/1/2021
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Energy Sector ,
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Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Insurance Industry ,
Net Zero ,
OMB ,
Risk Assessment ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
Senior Democrats from the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce introduced on March 2, 2021, their comprehensive climate bill, the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation's (CLEAN) Future Act. The...more
3/10/2021
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Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Infrastructure ,
Net Zero ,
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Transportation Industry ,
Waste Management
The end-of-the year omnibus (H.R. 133) is a massive $2.3 trillion spending bill containing appropriations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, COVID-19 relief funds, the first energy authorization in over a decade and extensions of a...more
President Donald Trump signed into law on Dec. 27 H.R. 133, an end-of-year legislative package that paired the long-awaited Energy Act of 2020, reauthorizing a number of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) programs, with a...more
1/5/2021
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Water
This Post-Election Clean Tech Outlook will build upon Holland & Knight's previous alert and provide more insight on what President-Elect Joe Biden's victory means for clean tech as part of the new administration's energy and...more
11/30/2020
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Clean Energy ,
Clean Tech ,
Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Economic Stimulus ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Popular ,
Presidential Appointments ,
Regulatory Agenda
Holland & Knight invites you to read the Fall 2020 issue of our Energy and Natural Resources Quarterly newsletter, in which our authors discuss important hot topics and developments in energy, natural resources and...more
10/7/2020
/ Alternative Fuels ,
Brazil ,
Clean Tech ,
Colombia ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Liability ,
Environmental Policies ,
Hydrocarbons ,
Latin America ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Energy Investments
This newsletter provides a look around the corner, highlighting top issues and emerging opportunities for the private sector.
This edition covers, among other relevant topics, a number of recent U.S. political developments...more
7/23/2020
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Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Gulf of Mexico ,
Mexico ,
Natural Resources ,
Offshore Wind ,
Pending Legislation ,
PFAS ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Waters of the United States
President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 139201 on May 1, 2020, declaring a national emergency in order to secure the nation's bulk-power system. The president's order explains that such systems are threatened by foreign...more
5/7/2020
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Cybersecurity ,
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National Security ,
Power Grid ,
Russia ,
Section 232 ,
U.S. Commerce Department
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on Feb 7, 2019, released companion resolutions that provide a framework for prospective legislation on a Green New Deal (GND), an ambitious climate...more
• Although energy and environmental issues are not expected to be among the top priorities for either party in the 116th Congress, this Holland & Knight client alert addresses several opportunities for limited bipartisan...more
11/8/2018
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Continuing Resolution ,
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FERC ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Lame Duck Session ,
Legislative Agendas ,
National Parks ,
Natural Resources ,
Political Campaigns ,
Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act ,
Public Land ,
Trump Administration
• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposed rule to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing coal-fired power plants, a replacement for the Clean Power Plan (CPP) finalized by the Obama...more
8/24/2018
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Clean Energy ,
Clean Power Plan ,
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Coal-Fired Plants ,
Comment Period ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Plants ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment
President-Elect Donald Trump announced this week three new cabinet nominees who will certainly influence U.S. energy policy at home and abroad. This alert is intended to update clients on the President-Elect's nominees and...more
12/16/2016
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Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of the Interior ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Fracking ,
Fracking Bans ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Natural Resources ,
Nominations ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Convention ,
Pipelines ,
Political Appointments ,
Public Land ,
Secretary of State ,
Trump Administration
During his campaign, President-Elect Donald Trump vowed to scrap President Obama's Clean Power Plan (CPP) rule. The CPP is the cornerstone of President Obama's environmental legacy. The rule establishes the first national...more
12/9/2016
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Energy & Climate Debates ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Power Plants ,
Trump Administration
President-Elect Donald Trump has promised to bring back jobs in the coal industry and reduce regulations that could inhibit economic growth. His transition team has already begun arriving at federal agencies to review the...more
12/8/2016
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Clean Power Plan ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Mining ,
NAAQS ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Ozone ,
Popular ,
Renewable Fuel Standard ,
Trump Administration ,
Waters of the United States