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August 17, 2022
|3 min read
The Inflation Reduction Act Boosts EPA Funding to Enforce Climate-Related ESG Disclosure
subsidies to support the transition to renewable energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector.
January 4, 2022
|11 min read
Will the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Accelerate Transmission Development?
environmental impact statement (EIS). Second, we explore how such backstop siting authority is likely to affect state Public Utility Commissions (PUCs)
permitting decisions. Overall, it is unlikely that the new IIJA will lead to a sudden acceleration of the siting of transmission lines.
September 1, 2021
|4 min read
Environmental Challenges Seek to Block Renewable Projects
solar assets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
May 17, 2021
|1 min read
Biden Administration to Revoke the Trump Administration’s Migratory Bird Rule
take, not just purposeful take, of migratory birds.
June 24, 2020
|3 min read
EPA Limits State and Tribal Authority With Final Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule
President Trump’s Executive Order 13868 “Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth,” which directed the EPA to review the Clean Water Act
(CWA) Section 401 certification process, the final rule seeks to clarify the role of states and authorized tribes in ensuring that activities subject to ...Read more
June 2, 2020
|2 min read
EPA Issues Proposed Anti-Backsliding Determination for Renewable Fuels
211(o)] will adversely impact air quality as a result of changes in vehicle and engine emissions of air pollutants.” On May 29, 2020, EPA released its so-called
anti-backsliding study, which evaluated two scenarios for calendar year 2016.
May 29, 2020
|1 min read
Ban on Nationwide Permit 12 for Pipelines Will Continue During Appeal
May 14, 2020
|1 min read
Corps Appeals to Ninth Circuit Despite Amended Nationwide Permit 12 Ruling
(NPRC v. Corps), narrowing the scope of its initial nationwide vacatur of Clean Water Act Section 404 Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP 12).
May 4, 2020
|3 min read
(NPRC v. Corps), given the “nationwide” impact of the Montana court’s April 15th order vacating Clean Water Act Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP 12).
January 10, 2019
|1 min read
BUILD Act Makes Two Major Changes to CERCLA
Development Act of 2018.
May 17, 2018
|2 min read
USFWS Clarifies Stance on Incidental Takings under the MBTA
eggs or nests occurring as a result of an activity, the purpose of which is not to take birds, eggs or nests, is not prohibited” by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
(MBTA).
May 2, 2018
|1 min read
Germany to Add 1,610 Megawatts of Offshore Wind Power
capable of producing 1,610 megawatts (MW) of power.
November 29, 2017
|1 min read
Texas’ Wind Power Capacity Overtakes Coal
the State’s wind power capacity to over 20,000 megawatts, exceeding the State’s capacity of 19,800 megawatts from coal-fired power plants.
May 27, 2016
|1 min read
USFWS Proposes New Eagle Take Permit Regulations
permits under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act to 30 years.
January 26, 2016
|2 min read
USFWS Issues Pro-Wind Energy Sector 4(d) Rule for Northern Long-Eared Bats
contains a key exception for wind energy facilities.
December 28, 2012
|2 min read
November 5, 2012
|2 min read
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Takes Steps to Advance Offshore Wind Projects
May 23, 2012
|3 min read
Tribe Seeks to Block Construction of Proposed Wind Project on Federal Lands
March 26, 2012
|1 min read
FWS Releases Final Voluntary Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines
February 7, 2012
|1 min read
Industry and Environmentalists Collaborate to Develop Voluntary Colorado Wind Energy Guidelines
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