Illinois has established a comprehensive regulatory framework for the development of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects. The state's legislature has passed Senate Bill 1289, also known as the SAFE CCS Act, which...more
8/5/2024
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Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Illinois ,
Pipelines ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Safety Standards
Since the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted Louisiana primary enforcement authority over Class VI underground injection wells, there have been a number of legislative developments aimed at regulating carbon...more
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The State of Louisiana recently achieved a significant milestone in the regulation of the carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) industry by obtaining primary enforcement authority (primacy) over Class...more
3/1/2024
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Carbon Emissions ,
Department of Natural Resources ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Louisiana ,
Permits ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Underground Injection Wells
When I think about transformations in the energy industry, I often think of the great inventor Thomas Edison, who was not only responsible for hundreds of important inventions but who also set the stage for a breakthrough...more
7/16/2021
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Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Charging Stations ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Green Deal ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Imports ,
Offshore Wind ,
Renewable Energy ,
Silica ,
Supply Chain ,
Tax Credits ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
On March 17, 2021, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) and U.S. Representatives Marc Veasey (D-Texas) and David McKinley (R-W.Va.) introduced the Storing CO2 And Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act. ...more
3/19/2021
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Energy Policy ,
Energy Reform ,
Federal Funding ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Storage Contracts ,
Tax Credits ,
Underground Injection Wells
The energy industry continues to evolve as sectors converge and as demand, supply and consumer preferences change. The global economy is shifting to lower-carbon sources of energy, coinciding with (or resulting from) a...more
3/16/2021
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Biomass ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Reform ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Renewable Energy ,
Wind Power
On January 27, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (the “Order”). The Order sets forth the Biden administration’s policies to address climate change through both...more
2/9/2021
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Climate Change ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Export-Import Bank of the US ,
Funding ,
IMF ,
Infrastructure ,
Oil & Gas ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
World Bank
On January 20, 2021, President Joseph Biden signed a series of executive orders to begin to set forth his administration’s policy agenda. Among the executive orders he signed was the executive order “Protecting Public Health...more