The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on June 13, 2025, issued a proposed rule, "Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiver of 2025 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement, and...more
6/19/2025
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Renewable Fuel Standard ,
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The Trump Administration has issued a Presidential Memorandum, "Updating Permitting Technology for the 21st Century," aimed at modernizing and streamlining the federal environmental review and permitting processes through...more
5/16/2025
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Environmental Review ,
Executive Orders ,
Expedited Actions Process ,
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Land-Use Permits ,
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President Donald Trump on April 24, 2025, issued an executive order, "Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources" (the EO), that aims to promote the development of offshore critical minerals in the oceans...more
4/29/2025
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Trump Administration
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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Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
Expedited Actions Process ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Permits ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
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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Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
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Federal Power Act ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
National Security ,
Power Grid ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO), "Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 1424," on April 8, 2025, that places coal at the center of the administration's...more
4/14/2025
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Coal Industry ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Review ,
Executive Orders ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
NEPA ,
Trump Administration
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 Energy (DOE) on Feb. 12, 2025, announced a $782 million first advance under a $1.67 billion loan guarantee for the development of sustainable aviation fuel from the Loan Programs Office (LPO). This...more
President Donald Trump signed the executive order (EO) "Unleashing American Energy" on Jan. 20, 2025. In addition to laying out revised energy-related policy priorities, the EO required a temporary pause on the disbursement...more
President-Elect Donald Trump is poised to expand upon policies he implemented during his first term in office, such as those emphasizing limited government, states' rights and lower taxes. Additionally, it is anticipated that...more
11/8/2024
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DACA ,
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Mexico ,
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Public Schools ,
SALT ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Title IX ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USDA ,
Veterans
During the first two years of the Biden Administration, U.S. Congress appropriated significant amounts of funding outside the regular annual process for several major multiyear initiatives. Major examples include the...more
7/17/2024
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Biden Administration ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Funding ,
GAO ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
NDAA ,
OMB ,
Trump Administration ,
World Health Organization
The social cost of carbon (SCC) has a checkered regulatory history spanning nearly 40 years, but it now has been thrust back onto the federal stage, front and center. Among President Joe Biden's first acts in office was a...more
1/26/2021
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Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Land ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Methane ,
Obama Administration ,
Public Health ,
Trump Administration ,
Working Groups
• 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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Automotive Industry ,
Carbon Taxes ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Continuing Resolution ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
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
President Donald Trump's Executive Order (EO) entitled "Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth" is a broad directive accomplishing a number of the Trump Administration's energy-related priorities....more
4/14/2017
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Domestic Policy ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
FERC ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Hydropower ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Rescission ,
Rollbacks ,
Trump Administration
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
/ Climate Change ,
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
/ Clean Energy ,
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
The huge unknown about President-Elect Donald Trump's energy plans is in electric power. Whatever he decides, with a unified Republican Congress behind him, he has the ability to shape federal electric policy in the coming...more
12/7/2016
/ Clean Power Plan ,
Coal ,
Coal Ash ,
Coal Industry ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Obama Administration ,
Trump Administration
The U.S. House of Representatives will consider legislation this week to limit midnight rulemaking and strengthen the Trump Administration's ability to overturn last-minute regulations adopted by the Obama Administration. The...more