The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) reflects the Biden Administration’s attention to issues of environmental justice and environmental equity. The IRA, directly and indirectly, invests in environmentally overburdened...more
8/23/2022
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Biden Administration ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
HUD ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment ,
Pollution Control ,
Superfund
US Senate Democrats Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin reached a compromise on the fiscal year 2022 budget reconciliation that includes $369 billion in new spending to spur clean energy and technology over the next decade. The...more
One of the US Supreme Court’s final opinions this term addressed US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to regulate greenhouse gases (GHGs) under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA). The decision in West Virginia v...more
On March 21, the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed far-reaching climate-related disclosure rules for public companies that do business in the United States.
In a 3-1 vote, the SEC proposed rules that would...more
3/23/2022
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Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Statements ,
FSOC ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Net Zero ,
Proposed Rules ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)