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President Trump's New EPA Administrator Unveils Agency's New Priorities

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Amid uncertainty over future staffing and funding levels, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a new priority list for the agency titled the “Powering the Great American Comeback...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Key Energy and Environmental Takeaways from Trump’s Early Executive Orders

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In his first week in office, President Trump issued a series of executive orders that touched on energy and the environment. These orders are likely to significantly alter the makeup and actions of the executive branch for...more

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Title V/Clean Air Act: Petition to Object Filed Addressing Scotia, California Biomass Facility

The Environmental Protection Information Center and Humboldt Coalition for Clean Energy (collectively, “EPIC”) filed a January 3rd Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights, V 8, Issue 11, November 2024

Welcome to our 11th Issue of Currents 2024, our energy e-newsletter. This will be our last issue of 2024, and we want to sincerely thank you for reading Currents for the past eight years. Our goal is to relay top trending...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents Energy Industry Insights: V 8, Issue 10, October 2024

Welcome to the Tenth Issue of Currents 2024, our energy e-newsletter. Natural Gas is Not Going Away - While net-zero remains a dream for many, the electricity market is providing a wake-up call for anyone believing...more

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Renewable Energy Update 2.26.24

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California energy regulators, during their meeting on February 15, approved a sweeping plan to reduce the state’s yearly electric sector greenhouse gas emissions to 25 million metric tons by 2035, down nearly 60% compared to...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

EPA Proposes New Power Plant Rule That Promises Major Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions in the Coming Years

After weeks of hints and leaks, yesterday morning (May 11, 2023), EPA proposed a new rule regulating emissions from power plants. The proposed rule would apply to new and existing gas plants and existing coal plants—new coal...more

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West Virginia v. EPA Curtails Federal Climate Action

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) curtailed the agency’s authority to regulate emissions from power plants through rules shifting electricity generation from...more

Downey Brand LLP

Congress Passes $1.2 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation

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After passage in both houses of Congress, the highly-anticipated $1.2 trillion infrastructure legislation package, more commonly referred to as the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” (“Act”), has headed to President...more

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Summary of Climate, Energy and Environment Provisions in the House Budget Reconciliation Package

Key Points - House Democrats press ahead with Build Back Better Act, including $550 billion in climate-related funding. The House will send the package to the Senate to continue negotiations over controversial provisions. ...more

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Offshore Wind Overview: Economic Growth Opportunity and Environmental, Permitting and Financing Challenges

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Few industries have the growth potential to match that of the offshore wind industry. A March 2020 report by the American Wind Energy Association found that by 2030, the US offshore wind industry is expected to account for: ...more

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Affordable Clean Energy Rule Stakeholder Group: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment Schedules October 24th Meeting

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”), has scheduled an Affordable Clean Energy (“ACE”) Rule stakeholder meeting. The meeting will be held on October 24th at DEQ...more

Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law

States Split over Clean Power Plan and Affordable Clean Energy Rule

A coalition of more than 25 states, including Minnesota as of last week, and various cities have petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia for review of the Trump administration’s promulgation of the...more

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In With ACE, Out With the Clean Power Plan: Will New Trump Rule Save Coal?

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On June 19, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the final “Affordable Clean Energy” (“ACE”) rule to replace the Obama-era Clean Power Plan (“CPP”), which was suspended by the U.S. Supreme Court after...more

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Affordable Clean Energy Rule: Industry Urges EPA to Provide More Guidance to States

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Comments filed by the October 31 deadline show that industry overwhelmingly supports EPA’s proposed Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule. The ACE rule will regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power plants and replace...more

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Will EPA ‘ACE’ Its Attempt to Replace the Clean Power Plan? A Deeper Dive into EPA’s Proposed Affordable Clean Energy Rule

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Introduction - As we have previously reported, on August 21, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed to replace the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan (“CPP”) with the Affordable Clean Energy...more

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EPA Offers ACE Rule to Trump Clean Power Plan

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Outlined in an Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") proposal published on August 31, 2018, the Affordable Clean Energy ("ACE") rule would replace the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan ("CPP"). A 60-day public comment...more

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Energy Technology Connections Newsletter: Your Law Firm Link to Industry News - July 2015

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A Note from the Editors - Our July edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights, the latest news from Capitol Hill, and a list of upcoming energy industry events. In Leaders in the...more

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EPA Finalizes Significant Changes to the Clean Power Plan

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On August 3, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final Clean Power Plan, the Obama Administration’s landmark effort to limit carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired power plants...more

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