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On May 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued four Executive Orders – Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base, Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security, Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at...more
On May 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed four executive orders aimed at revitalizing and accelerating the growth of nuclear energy in the United States. The executive orders direct actions by the Department of Defense...more
The executive order aims to expedite energy projects, boost domestic production, and strengthen U.S. energy independence through streamlined regulatory reforms. On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued the “Declaring a...more
Date issued: Jan. 20, 2025 This executive order declares a national energy emergency and seeks to address this emergency by expediting energy and infrastructure projects; facilitating the supply, refinement and...more
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
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law & Inflation Reduction Act Opportunities - Visit our Energy Funding Matrix for a roundup of various federal clean energy funding and financing opportunities. We update the matrix on a biweekly...more
Last week, the White House issued an update on President Biden’s October 30, 2023 Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (the “AI EO” or “EO”). The update detailed...more
The AI executive order moves the U.S. closer to a broader unified approach on federal AI regulation, expanding on the AI Bill of Rights and NIST AI Risk Management Framework and focusing on the responsible development and...more
As the federal government faces a potential first-ever default in June without an increase in the debt ceiling, House Republicans last month passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 in a narrow vote of 217-215 with four...more
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on April 18, 2023, a $250 million funding opportunity to boost electric heat pump manufacturing in the United States. This program was introduced through the DOE’s authorization...more
On October 3, 2022, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a request for information (RFI) from the public seeking input on ways the DOE can leverage its authority under the Defense Production Act (DPA) to stimulate domestic...more
The Department of Energy (DOE) issued a request for information (RFI) from the public on how the DOE could best leverage the Defense Production Act (DPA) to stimulate domestic manufacturing of clean energy technologies and...more
Biden orders emergency steps to boost U.S. solar production Bullet Associated Press – June 6 President Joe Biden on Monday ordered emergency measures to boost crucial supplies to U.S. solar manufacturers and declared a...more
On June 6, 2022, President Biden issued a Proclamation, citing Tariff Act section 318(a), 19 U.S.C. § 1318(a), to temporarily allow the importation of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells and modules from Cambodia,...more
On June 6, 2022, the White House declared a national emergency and took the unprecedented step of providing duty-free treatment of solar cells and modules from Southeast Asia for two years, delaying potential tariffs on...more
US President Joseph Biden issued a directive to the secretary of defense on March 31, invoking the Defense Production Act (DPA) to spur the domestic production of critical minerals needed to produce large-capacity batteries...more
Evaluates Defense Industrial Base Supply Chains and Outlines Strategic Investments in Vital National Security Items - This is the first in a series of client alerts that will be published in the near future regarding...more
Reports identify weaknesses and introduce plans to strengthen certain critical supply chains - On February 24, 2022, the Biden Administration released a Plan to Revitalize American Manufacturing and Secure Critical Supply...more
The Biden Administration on June 8, 20201, released findings from a 100-day interagency domestic supply chain assessment of critical products and outlined a series of steps it will take in order to strengthen U.S. critical...more
Senate Considers Phase 3, Aims for Passage As Soon As Possible - With more states issuing orders for residents to stay at home and businesses to close, the Senate failed to agree to a procedural motion on Phase 3 of the...more