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Renewable Energy Update 4.08.24

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The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) is proposing $6.1 billion in transmission projects, primarily to help deliver offshore wind to customers, according to a draft transmission plan released on April 1....more

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Conservation Plans for Old-Growth Forests May Affect National Forest Permitting

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The United States Forest Service (“Forest Service”) recently announced plans to amend all its land management plans for National Forest System units, affecting 128 plans in total. The Forest Service did so in a scoping notice...more

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Indian Country Impacted by National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health

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The White House released its National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on Sept. 27, 2022, ahead of the second-ever White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. Specifically, the 44-page paper calls on...more

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The Inflation Reduction Act is Now Law: What Does it Mean for the Clean Energy Sector?

One and a half years into the Biden Administration and with the 2022 mid-term elections fast approaching, Democrats secured a major legislative victory with final passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) – a...more

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7 Recent Administration Proposals Potentially Benefiting Tribes

In a recent span of thirty days, the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) and the Biden Administration announced no fewer than seven key policy proposals with the potential to greatly benefit tribes, tribal organizations and...more

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Federal Agencies Sign Memorandum of Understanding for the Protection of Indigenous Sacred Sites

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In November 2021, the secretaries of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Department of Agriculture, Department of Transportation, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, White House Council on Environmental...more

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Trump Era U.S. Forest Service Decisions: Environmental Organizations Ask U.S. Department of Agriculture to Immediately Review

Thirty-nine environmental organizations transmitted a January 28th letter to Kevin Shea, Acting Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), requesting that it immediately: . . . implement a targeted,...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update | August 2018 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - INTERIOR DEPT. TO ALLOW GMO CULTIVATION ON NATIONAL LANDS - The U.S. Department of the Interior has reportedly withdrawn a 2014 memorandum prohibiting the cultivation of genetically...more

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Congress Passes, President Signs FY2018 Omnibus Spending Package

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Congress passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill early on March 23, 2018, narrowly averting a government shutdown. Following a 256-167 vote in the House and a 65-32 vote in the Senate, the FY 2018 (FY18) omnibus spending package...more

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FY 2019 Administration Budget Request

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President Donald Trump on February 12, 2018, submitted his budget request to Congress for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. The President's full budget calls for approximately $4.4 trillion in total spending. Much of the budget seeks...more

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Funding Opportunities Available for Energy Development on Tribal Lands

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As the Trump Administration seeks to promote American energy independence, new funding opportunities for deploying tribal energy projects on tribal lands are now available. These opportunities are the first step by the...more

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Eyes on Washington: FY 2018 Budget Request

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The Trump Administration on May 23, 2017, released a full budget blueprint for FY 2018, titled A New Foundation for American Greatness. The full FY 2018 budget proposal is based on the March 2017 "skinny" budget outline. The...more

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A Sign of Things to Come? Trump’s Regulatory Freeze and Other Early Actions

Behind the pomp and circumstance of Friday’s inauguration, President Donald J. Trump and his administration set their sights on deploying a new guard of regulatory and economic policies focused on reducing burdensome...more

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