On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued several Executive Orders and memoranda (the “EOs”) signaling a significant policy shift favoring robust and market-based energy production (mostly relying on fossil fuels), while...more
1/27/2025
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Clean Water Act ,
Defense Production Act ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mineral Exploration ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory Reform
On January 3, 2025, the IRS and Treasury issued long-awaited final regulations (the “45V Final Regulations”) implementing the clean hydrogen production tax credit (the “45V Credit”) under Section 45V of the Internal Revenue...more
1/14/2025
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Final Rules ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
Complaint filed United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas (Case No. 6:24-cv-00507) -
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The States of Texas and Utah, together with private developer Last Energy, have sued to exempt certain...more
1/10/2025
/ Administrative Procedure ,
Chevron Deference ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Innovative Technology ,
Licensing Rules ,
Nuclear Power ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government
Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more
12/11/2024
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Affordable Care Act ,
Affordable Housing ,
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Canada ,
Capital Formation ,
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China ,
Clean Air Act ,
Colleges ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Deregulation ,
Digital Assets ,
Drinking Water ,
Drug Pricing ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
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Lead ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Mergers ,
Mexico ,
Money Laundering ,
NAFTA ,
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Nuclear Power ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Offshore Wind ,
Oil & Gas ,
PFAS ,
Popular ,
Social Media ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Cuts ,
Technology ,
Transparency ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Universities ,
Waivers
Hydrogen is a key ingredient in any country’s future energy plans. In the United States, the hydrogen sector is on the launch pad, ready for lift-off. However, its trajectory hinges on a critical question: what criteria...more
7/31/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EU ,
Greenwashing ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Code ,
Tax Credits
The United States recently took another important step in implementing a comprehensive strategy to advance the production, processing, delivery, storage, and use of clean hydrogen. On June 5, 2023, the Biden-Harris...more
6/12/2023
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits
Not a day seems to go by in recent weeks without multiple articles and media hits on controversies over gas stoves. Across the U.S., opponents of gas stoves have implemented a coordinated effort by government regulators,...more
2/27/2023
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Apartments ,
Clean Air Act ,
Commercial Buildings ,
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Proposed Rules ,
Single Family Housing ,
State and Local Government
On July 13, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued Notices of Intent indicating that the agency will begin soliciting applications in the coming months for funding support for two programs involving carbon capture,...more
In November 2021, “[t]he United States House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a once-in-generation bipartisan infrastructure bill that will create millions of jobs, turn the climate crisis...more
1/27/2022
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Investment ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Nuclear Power ,
Power Grid ,
Renewable Energy
Climate Change Litigation on the Horizon with Trump Environmental Overhaul -
On July 16, 2020, President Trump’s Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) published the long-awaited final rule revising the implementing...more
9/18/2020
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CFIUS ,
Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreclosure ,
Foreign Investment ,
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ,
Indonesia ,
Infrastructure ,
Joint Venture ,
Middle East ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Petrochemicals ,
PFAS ,
Pipelines ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Solar Farm ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Waste-to-Energy ,
Wind Farm
On July 16, 2020, President Trump’s Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) published the long-awaited final rule revising the implementing regulations for the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). 85 Fed. Reg. 43,304...more
7/22/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
CEQ ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Final Rules ,
Infrastructure ,
NEPA ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Solar Farm ,
Wind Farm
U.S. Government’s Continued Focus on Large Ship Air Emissions -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the U.S. Coast Guard (“USCG”) continue to signal interest in addressing air pollution from large ships...more
2/14/2020
/ Air Pollution ,
Air Quality Standards ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Midstream Contracts ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Tax Credits ,
Transportation Industry ,
Vessels