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Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — April 2025

After a flurry of actions in February, March seemed relatively calm by comparison, though there was plenty to track and unpack as the month progressed. All eyes are on what House Republicans will end up cutting from the...more

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Global Transportation Finance Newsletter: September 2024

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SAF: Understanding Lifecycle Emissions - The Executive Summary to the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Net Zero Roadmaps1 acknowledges that aviation is “one of the hardest sectors to decarbonize” but notes...more

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Department of Transportation Issues Sweeping Changes to Policies and Programs

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The newly confirmed U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy issued a new order and memorandum on Jan. 29, 2025, outlining significant policy shifts aimed at implementing several of the Trump...more

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New Transportation Secretary Gets to Work with New Directives

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Sean Duffy was sworn in as the 20th Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) on January 29, 2025, and immediately issued directives that will impact the operations of the Department and its...more

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ESG Update: Hawaii State Agency Settles Youth Climate Case

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Governments are increasingly discussing climate change, including resilience to climate impacts and how to promote the energy transition. Less common are governmental commitments to take concrete steps to address climate...more

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Federal Courts Vacate the U.S. Federal Highway Administration's GHG Performance Rule for On-Road Emissions on the National Highway...

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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration's ("FHWA") new rule establishing a performance-based method for measuring greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions that are associated with transportation on the National Highway System was...more

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This Week’s Climate Policy Update - April 2024 #2

Good afternoon! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past two weeks and forthcoming climate-related events and...more

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Federal Regulatory Recap: A Summary of Recent Rulemaking Actions Taken or Proposed Affecting the Energy Industry

It is clear that these have been busy months for federal environmental regulators, especially those working at EPA, the federal departments and the Council on Environmental Quality. Even the Department of Agriculture has...more

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U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill Proposes Big Dollars for Wide Ranging New Grant Program For Electric Vehicle Charging and...

On August 10, 2021, the United States Senate passed the much anticipated bipartisan infrastructure bill. While not yet law, the bill now advances to the House of Representatives for further consideration. The House of...more

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Holland & Knight's Climate Week Report

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Holland & Knight's Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Industry Sector Group invites you to read the Climate Week Report, which provides insights and analysis of the important developments from U.S. Climate Action Week, held...more

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The “Climate 21 Project” Prepared for the New Administration

This is a brief review of the recently released “Climate 21 Project” policy memo. It is the work of many former members of the Obama Administration who are deeply concerned about climate change and what steps the new...more

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President Trump Orders EPA Review of Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards

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One of the more aggressive steps taken by the Obama administration to reduce carbon emissions was to have the EPA set an ambitious target for Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards: 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. In...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - September 2016 #2

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Environmental and Policy Focus - Governor Brown signs into law two landmark climate bills - San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 8 - Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday signed SB32, the nation’s toughest climate law,...more

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DOE Releases Climate Plans

On October 31, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released two plans related to climate change. The Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan and the Climate Change Adaptation Plan are intended to reduce greenhouse gas...more

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