Good afternoon! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings...more
Good afternoon! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past few weeks and forthcoming climate-related events and...more
11/3/2023
/ Carbon Taxes ,
Charging Stations ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Environmental Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Exports ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
SCOTUS ,
Zero Emission Credits
Good afternoon! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings...more
Good afternoon! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and...more
Good morning!
This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and...more
The Environmental Protection Agency issued its initial guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act. Further, the Treasury Department—in collaboration with the Internal Revenue Service and the...more
As the Department of Energy rolls out its historic H2Hubs program, the department will be accepting concept papers for the program centered on the production, storage and use of clean hydrogen through November 7. The...more
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the “Department”) recently opened the submission of Concept Papers for its $7 billion H2Hubs program, marking one of the largest investments in DOE history, with the goal of creating up...more
On September 22, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opened applications for its $7 billion H2Hubs program, marking one of the largest investments in DOE history, with the goal of creating up to ten regional clean...more
Key Points -
House Democrats press ahead with Build Back Better Act, including $550 billion in climate-related funding.
The House will send the package to the Senate to continue negotiations over controversial...more
11/5/2021
/ Clean Air Act ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Oil & Gas ,
Popular ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy
President Biden’s Discretionary Budget Request: Fiscal Year 2022 -
On April 9, 2021, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) submitted President Biden’s discretionary funding request (the “Request”) to Congress for...more
4/30/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Government Agencies ,
NIST ,
OMB ,
U.S. Commerce Department
In March, House Democrats re-introduced the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for Our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act, a comprehensive climate package that aims to transition virtually every major sector of the U.S....more
On Tuesday, March 2, Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee introduced a sweeping climate proposal—the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act—an amended version of...more
Against the backdrop of the presidential campaigns, stand-alone energy legislation is advancing in Congress for the first time since 2007. On Wednesday, April 20, 2016, the Senate voted, 82-12, to approve S. 2012, the Energy...more
On January 14, the Obama administration announced plans to reduce methane emissions from new and modified oil and gas operations as part of the president’s strategy to address climate change. The plan does not, however,...more