As we enter 2025 amid the devastating Los Angeles fires and with a new presidential administration, we continue our series of yearly reviews of the most significant governmental actions taken by the state of California...more
1/31/2025
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Despite the uncertainty surrounding the immediate future of the U.S. offshore wind industry after the re-election of Donald Trump, industry participants including the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) are cautiously...more
11/26/2024
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As we enter 2024, we once again review the most significant legislation, policy changes and regulatory actions with respect to climate change taken by California in the past year. In contrast to 2022, which brought a revamp...more
2/1/2024
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On July 21, 2023, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a Final Sale Notice (FSN) for offshore wind leases covering three areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The auction will...more
2023 is set to be a banner year for green hydrogen project development in California thanks to growing government commitment (see a brief timeline of key investments in 2022 below) and increasing demand....more
1/13/2023
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With 2022 having just come to an end, we wanted to take the opportunity to spotlight some of the most impactful legislative and regulatory actions taken in California to meet the state’s goal of being a global leader in the...more