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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces 31 Actions

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On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the agency is undertaking 31 significant actions in furtherance of the President’s Inaugural Day Executive Orders....more

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EPA Grants West Virginia Primacy for Class VI Wells

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This grant of authority could accelerate the permitting process for carbon capture and storage projects in the state. On February 18, 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved a final rule granting West...more

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Final Hydrogen Regulations Provide Multiple Paths for Production, But The Three Pillars and Other Obstacles Remain

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On January 10, 2024, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) published the final regulations governing the section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit (“Final Regulations”). The Final Regulations tackle many of the...more

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The State AG Report – 01.09.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Maryland’s Lawsuit Adds to Growing Wave of PFAS Litigation...more

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Treasury Finalizes Rules for Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit (Section 45V)

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Over a year since Treasury released proposed rules—after thousands of public comments and various hearings, think pieces, whitepapers, Op-Eds, and, yes, even TV commercials—on January 3, 2025, Treasury finalized rules for...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, V 8, Issue 8, August 2024

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Welcome to the eighth 2024 issue of Currents - our e-newsletter focused on energy topics. Is Nuclear the Panacea to Data Center Load Growth? Per public data, after years of relatively flat load growth around the...more

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EPA and DOI Regulatory Roundup: Air Toxics and Carbon, Coal Ash, Wastewater, Methane, and Offshore Wind

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The Biden-Harris Administration recently issued a suite of new rules aimed at addressing water and air quality, reducing methane emissions, protecting environmental justice communities, and accelerating the nation’s...more

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US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Certifies First Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Design

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The move represents a step forward for the small modular nuclear reactor industry, but legislative uncertainty over new nuclear facilities in the US remains. As part of long-range plans to address climate change, many...more

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Treasury Finalizes Carbon Capture Tax Credit Regulations

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The US Treasury Department and the IRS provided practical administrative rules for the carbon capture and sequestration tax credit. Key Points: ..The IRS finalized the third set of rules in a series of regulatory guidance...more

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Climate Change Litigation on the Horizon with Trump Environmental Overhaul

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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

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