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Allen Matkins

California Continues to Promote Clean Energy Transition Despite Federal Backstepping on Clean Energy and Hydrogen Funding

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The first quarter of 2025 has been marked by a turbulent transition between presidential administrations as indicated by regulatory course reversals, and clean energy regulations have been no exception. On January 20, 2025,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Leaders Move to Support Energy Storage

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Our previous post covered the introduction of A.B. 303 (Addis), the “Battery Energy Safety and Accountability Act”, following a catastrophic fire at one of the world’s largest battery energy storage facilities located in Moss...more

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The Final Content of California's Budget-Revised Infrastructure and CEQA Reform Trailer Bills

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As stated in Holland & Knight's recent alert detailing Gov. Gavin Newsom's package of 11 bills to amend the venerable California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), meaningful reforms to CEQA have eluded all past governors in...more

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Build More, Faster? Newsom Signs Infrastructure and Budget Legislation 

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On July 10, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a package of bills intended to accelerate critical infrastructure projects across the State aimed at achieving monumental climate and clean energy goals while...more

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California Takes Significant Step Towards Reforming CEQA and Streamlining Infrastructure Projects

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On May 19, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a significant legislative package and signed an executive order aimed at reforming the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and streamlining infrastructure...more

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Governor Newsom Proposes CEQA Reform

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Governor Gavin Newsom announced an ambitious and wide-ranging plan on May 19 to expedite the development of important infrastructure projects across the state, with the twin goals of building California’s clean energy future...more

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The Missing Piece to California’s Regulatory Puzzle for Accelerating Renewable Energy Development?

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California has long been a leader in the development of renewable energy and the transition to a carbon-free economy. The State recently demonstrated its continuing leadership with the enactment of a new law that may...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

California Expands State Agency Authority to Spur Clean Energy and Bolster Grid Reliability

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A controversial new law gives the California Energy Commission authority over clean energy projects and authorizes the Department of Water Resources to fund new energy sources and extend the life of existing power plants. ...more

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Environmental Leadership Development Project (ELDP) Eligibility Criteria: A Checklist

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As previously reported, California Senate Bill (SB) 7, the Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environmental Leadership Act of 2021, was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on May 20, 2021, and became effective...more

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Changing Climate, Changing Laws: Addressing CEQA’s New Wildfire Risk Requirements in Project Development

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Wildfires pose an increasingly serious threat to the public and environment in California. So it should be no surprise that the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) amended Appendix G of California Environmental...more

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