Late last week, the Justice Department withdrew nine Trump-era policy and guidance documents that shaped how the Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) enforced environmental law during the past...more
- It is apparent that former Vice President Joe Biden’s “clean energy revolution” and climate goals stand in stark contrast with the policies the Trump Administration has pursued during its first term, underscoring the...more
9/29/2020
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Air Quality Standards ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Policies ,
Federal Land ,
Joe Biden ,
Oil & Gas ,
Political Campaigns ,
Political Candidates ,
Popular ,
Presidential Elections ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Rollbacks ,
Trump Administration ,
Water Quality
Key Points
- House Democrats have released draft text for the CLEAN Future Act, a comprehensive climate bill that aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas pollution throughout the United States by 2050 by directing federal...more
2/10/2020
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Clean Air Act ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
PFAS ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Trump Administration
A climate change lawsuit involving constitutional “issues of first impression” recently achieved a small victory as it pursues a court order directing the U.S. federal government to take actions to reduce greenhouse gas...more
President Trump’s decision earlier this month to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement—an international, nonbinding agreement to take steps to limit global temperature rise—followed a series of moves at the...more
6/20/2017
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Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Commercial Buildings ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Global Warming ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Methane ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
On June 1, 2017, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement (the “Agreement”), describing it as “disadvantaging the United States” and indicating that the United States...more
6/14/2017
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Barack Obama ,
Clean Air Act ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Green Climate Fund (GCF) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) ,
Modification ,
Paris Agreement ,
Trump Administration ,
UNFCCC ,
Withdrawal
In the midst of President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, shareholders are demanding greater transparency regarding climate change risks. While publicly-traded companies are often adept at disclosing...more