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New Congress Reverses Biden-Era Methane Waste Emissions Fee

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Despite longstanding bipartisan support, the U.S. Senate on Feb. 27 — just as the House did the day prior — passed a resolution withdrawing the waste emissions charge (WEC), which is a fee on methane waste emissions caused by...more

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The Clean Power Plan—And Around We Go

In 2015, EPA proposed a rule requiring states to develop plans to cut CO2 emissions from the power sector—the Clean Power Plan (“CPP”). EPA explained the rule would result in “significant emission reductions” for that sector,...more

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COP29 Day Two: The US Continues to “Work Together With Global Partners To Be Successful in Outcomes That Keep 1.5 Alive”

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Day two of the 29th Annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) saw the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate make its first post-election statements in Baku....more

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SB 1534 – Carbon Sequestration ‎

Senate Bill 1534 would establish a state policy of increasing carbon sequestration in natural and working lands and waters and require the State Department of Forestry, the State Department of Agriculture, the Oregon...more

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President Biden Takes Executive Actions to Accelerate Clean Energy Generation and Transmission Projects

On January 27, 2021, US President Joe Biden signed a series of Executive Orders that aim to “confront the existential threat of climate change” in the United States, overseas and throughout the federal government while...more

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An Inside Look at the House Bill to Revolutionize U.S. Climate Strategy

Key Points - House Democrats have released draft text for the CLEAN Future Act, a comprehensive climate bill that aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas pollution throughout the United States by 2050 by directing federal...more

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Virginia Breaking Blue: Spotlight on Air Issues

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In November, Democrats won control of the House of Delegates and kept control over the Commonwealth’s Senate. Now, Democrats control both the Executive and Legislative branches of government in the Commonwealth of Virginia....more

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The Conservative Uphill Slog for a Carbon Tax

Earlier this week, the Climate Leadership Council rolled out The Conservative Case for Carbon Dividends (note the absence of the “T” word in that title!). It’s a serious proposal and, if we lived in a world of facts, rather...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Climate change Regulation Starts to Take Shape in Washington State

In 2015, the Washington Legislature failed to act on Governor Jay Inslee’s cap-and-trade proposal to limit the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. Since then, all branches of Washington State government, as...more

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Energy & Environment Update - March 2016 #2

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Energy and Climate Debate - Despite stalling recently over a debate on how to respond to the Flint water crisis, the Senate bipartisan energy bill is still alive and could see action as soon as next week provided that...more

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EPA Publishes Clean Power Plan in Federal Register — Sets Off Flurry of Activity

The Clean Power Plan final rule, proposed Federal Plan and carbon pollution standards for new, modified and reconstructed (existing) power plants were published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2015 — weeks after its...more

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Energy & Environment Update - July 2015 #2

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In This Issue: - Energy and Climate - Congress - Administration - Department of Commerce - Department of Energy - Department of Treasury - Environmental Protection Agency -...more

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Fracking: To Ban Or Not To Ban?

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The process of hydraulic fracturing (also known simply as “fracking”) continues to divide the public and public policymakers, even as resulting lower natural gas prices have encouraged industries, including many power plants,...more

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Federal Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing Spurned by Senate

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On Wednesday, January 28, the Senate voted against Amendment 48 which would allow the federal Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to regulate hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) on state and private lands. The measure was...more

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House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Considers State Perspectives on EPA’s Clean Power Plan

On Tuesday, September 9, the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power discussed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean Power Plan Proposed Rule at a hearing titled “State Perspectives: Questions...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

ML Strategies’ Energy & Environment Update: June 2014 #2

With most of the energy sector’s attention focused this month on what the Environmental Protection Agency is doing with its proposed 111(d) rule regulating carbon emissions, less was said about what the agency did not do:...more

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Energy & Environment Update - June 2014 #2

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In This Issue: - Spotlight: Advanced Biofuels - Energy and Climate Debate - Congress - Administration - Department of Commerce - Department of Energy - Department of State ...more

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California Environmental Law and Policy Update - May 2014

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Environmental and Policy Focus: U.S. officials cut estimate of recoverable Monterey Shale oil by 96% - Los Angeles Times - May 23: Federal energy authorities have slashed by 96 percent the estimated amount of...more

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Texas Environmental Update

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Gunnison Sage Grouse Continues Its Wobbly Path Toward Listing Energy Legal Blog, May 14, 2014 - Last week, the Gunnison Sage Grouse took another detour on its road to being listed under the Endangered Species Act...more

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ML Strategies’ Energy and Environment Weekly Update – Week of May 5, 2014

The Senate is scheduled to take up the much-anticipated Shaheen-Portman energy efficiency legislation (S. 2262) early this week, potentially coupled with another vote on the Keystone XL pipeline. It remains unclear what form...more

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