A new executive order seeks to streamline funding for and construction of data center projects by reducing regulatory red tape.
On July 23, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order titled “Accelerating...more
7/28/2025
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President Trump’s orders, which include withdrawing from international climate agreements and declaring an energy emergency, emphasize domestic production and regulatory reform....more
1/22/2025
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..The draft Clean Hydrogen Production Standard (CHPS) proposes a lifecycle GHG emissions target of 4 kg CO2e per kilogram of hydrogen, which is in line with the clean hydrogen production tax credit in the...more
The guidance sends a signal that carbon capture and sequestration remains a focus of the current administration’s decarbonization efforts.
On June 8, 2022, the US Department of the Interior’s (Interior) Bureau of Land...more
CEQ report calls for widespread CCUS deployment to achieve climate goals.
On June 30, 2021, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a report to Congress that outlines a framework for how the US can...more
7/8/2021
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Major new regulatory developments involving climate change create new risks for development projects and infrastructure -
..Recent CA Supreme Court decision? CEQAclarity
..CARB 2017 Scoping Plan targets development to...more
8/2/2018
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