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American Biogas Council Data Shows Waste-to-Energy Potential

Husch Blackwell LLP on 6/20/2025

On June 4, 2025, the American Biogas Council, a national trade association representing the U.S. biogas industry, released new data analyzing each state’s untapped potential to generate renewable energy by diverting organic...more

Capacity to Capture Energy from Waste/American Biogas Council: Data/Interactive State-by-State Map Released

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/11/2025

The American Biogas Council (“ABC”) released what it characterized as: … new data showing, on a state-by- state basis, the energy production and waste recycling benefits that a full build-out of potential biogas systems...more

Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, May 2025

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 6/2/2025

We are pleased to share the May 2025 issue of Wilson Sonsini’s Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more

Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — April 2025

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints on 4/4/2025

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

The EU's Clean Industrial Deal: What Companies and Investors Need to Know

WilmerHale on 3/10/2025

On February 26, 2025, the European Commission (the Commission) presented the Clean Industrial Deal (the Deal), an industrial strategy bringing together climate, circularity, and competitiveness. In order to foster growth and...more

Horizon ESG Regulatory News and Trends - January 2025

DLA Piper on 1/29/2025

US exits Paris Agreement after submitting Nationally Determined Contributions. In mid-December, the Biden Administration announced it submitted the US target under the Paris Agreement: cutting net carbon emissions by 61 to 66...more

Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — December 2024

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints on 12/2/2024

Coming up on a month since the presidential election, some things are starting to become clearer, though many questions remain. We will release a Viewpoints article in the next week that will be a more in-depth assessment of...more

The Climate Report | Third Quarter 2024

Jones Day on 9/23/2024

REGULATORY ISSUES & UPDATES - Update on Australia's New Climate-Related Financial Disclosure Regime - Australia's mandatory climate-related financial disclosure regime is inching closer to implementation after the proposed...more

Natural Hydrogen May Seem New in Town, but It’s Been Here All Along

Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real... on 3/26/2024

When it comes to renewable energy, hydrogen is hailed as a pivotal resource in the zero-carbon game plan. Hydrogen energy is accessible, produces lower greenhouse gas emissions and can use existing gas infrastructure to power...more

Treasury Department Announces Additional Guidance and Timetable to Allocate $4 Billion in Qualifying Advanced Energy Project...

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 6/21/2023

The application cycle for the first round of credits will soon open. Treasury’s additional guidance clarifies what types of facilities may qualify for credits, the submission process and the selection criteria for evaluating...more

The Agency Strikes Back: EPA Proposes New Emissions Limits for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants

Jones Day on 5/31/2023

In Short - The Situation: The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has issued proposed rules to limit carbon dioxide ("CO2") emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants (the "Proposed Rules")....more

The Bay State's ability to meet its greenhouse gas reduction goals is now in the hands of a Maine jury. Does that make any sense...

Mintz on 4/11/2023

Seems like just yesterday that the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled on New England Clean Energy Connect's challenge to the retroactive initiative petition that might have killed the project to get hydropower from Canada to...more

ESG and the Sustainable Economy Handbook - Overview

K&L Gates LLP on 2/14/2023

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and the sustainable economy are concepts that often overlap and frequently intertwine. Whether viewed separately or together, they have significantly changed global investing and...more

PRG Pulse 2022 Post-Election Analysis

Bracewell LLP on 11/14/2022

The Big Picture - Congressional Overview - American voters delivered a decidedly mixed message to Washington on Tuesday, seemingly handing Republicans narrow control of the U.S. House of Representatives and a nominal check...more

The Inflation Reduction Act: Green Energy Benefits

Husch Blackwell LLP on 9/14/2022

In the wake of increasing inflation and as a means of codifying several of the Biden administration’s legislative priorities, the Senate passed the $750 billion Inflation Reduction Act on August 7, 2022 (the “Act”), by a...more

Inflation Reduction Act: Environmental Provisions

WilmerHale on 9/2/2022

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Biden Administration’s signature legislative achievement, includes several provisions aimed at fighting climate change by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The law represents the...more

Net-Zero by 2050? Massachusetts Passes New Climate & Clean Energy Bill

Beveridge & Diamond PC on 8/18/2022

On August 11, 2022, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a significant new climate bill, “An Act driving clean energy and offshore wind” into law. This new law enacts several new climate change measures, including...more

Understanding and Unlocking the IRA and Clean Energy & Climate Solutions Federal Funding Opportunities

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 8/17/2022

Wilson Sonsini’s Energy and Climate Solutions group celebrates the historic passage of the energy and climate provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). Like our clients, we are mission-driven and laser-focused...more

Inflation Reduction Act: Key Green and Blue Hydrogen and CCUS Provisions

A&O Shearman on 8/15/2022

The U.S. Congress has passed, as of today, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA or the “Act”), which is expected to be signed into law by President Joe Biden very soon....more

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Energy/Climate Provisions

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/3/2022

United States Senate negotiators reached an agreement on July 27th on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”). The 725-page bill would use fiscal year 2021 reconciliation instructions to raise revenue in order to fund...more

Department of Energy Announces Significant Investment in Direct Air Capture

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 5/26/2022

Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) released a notice of intent to fund the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s program for direct air capture (“DAC”) of carbon dioxide at four regional hubs. The...more

Legal Storm Clouds Gather As New Climate Change Policies Are Released

Holland & Hart LLP on 12/2/2021

Concurrent with commitments made during the twenty-sixth meeting of the United Nations’ COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland, the Biden Administration released two significant policies aimed at analyzing and curtailing the...more

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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 11/5/2021

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

Hydrogen Rising: Plugging Away: Plug Power Advances the Hydrogen Ecosystem in Europe

K&L Gates LLP on 7/29/2021

Hydrogen Rising co-hosts David Wochner and Sandra Safro spend time with Ms. Corine Dubruel, the Vice President for Public Affairs of Plug Power Europe. Corine discusses the incredible growth of hydrogen across multiple...more

Oregon Legislation Mandates 100% Clean Electricity by 2040 With a Focus on Environmental Justice

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/30/2021

For the past two legislative sessions, the Oregon legislature tried—and failed—to pass comprehensive climate legislation. Those efforts, which were focused on a cap-and-trade, economy-wide approach, were met with such harsh...more

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