ENVIRONMENTAL & ENERGY POLICY -

With an incoming administration promising substantial changes to current energy and environmental policies, regulated businesses are closely monitoring and evaluating what 2017 will bring. A new administration creates opportunities for extensive policy changes ranging from the withdrawal or reconsideration of rules to the introduction of new ones. Regulatory reform is seen as a top priority for the 115th Congress, too. The compliance landscape in 2017 will surely differ from recent years.

Pulling from deep experience serving as counsel in highly-regulated industries and careers on Capitol Hill, Balch & Bingham’s team of energy and environmental attorneys have contributed to this report to forecast what to expect in 2017.