On January 20, 2025, President Trump re-assumed the presidency with a flurry of executive orders and memoranda, many of which directly impacted energy and environmental issues. These orders included a production-minded...more
1/23/2025
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Defense Production Act ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) ,
Federal Power Act ,
FOIA ,
Government Efficiency ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Permits ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Wind Power
The Big Picture -
Congressional Overview -
American voters delivered a decidedly mixed message to Washington on Tuesday, seemingly handing Republicans narrow control of the U.S. House of Representatives and a nominal check...more
11/14/2022
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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Biden Administration ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Healthcare ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Lame Duck Session ,
NDAA ,
Offshore Wind ,
Oil & Gas ,
PFAS ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Roe v Wade ,
Russia ,
Supply Chain ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
FIRST 100 DAYS -
As President-elect Biden stands poised to assume the office he has aspired to for the past three decades, he inherits a national crisis not unlike the one he stepped into as vice president nearly 12 years...more
11/17/2020
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Biden Administration ,
China ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Clean Water Act ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ,
Continuing Resolution ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cross-State Air Pollution ,
Economic Stimulus ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EU ,
Federal Budget ,
Fracking ,
Immigration Reform ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
NATO ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Trade Policy ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Voting Rights Act ,
World Health Organization
The COVID-19 pandemic is raising numerous concerns for renewable energy projects under development in the United States.
First, will Congress address renewable energy industry concerns in the coming round of the COVID-19...more
4/7/2020
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Borrowers ,
Compliance ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Investment Funds ,
Project Finance ,
Project Modification ,
Renewable Energy ,
Safe Harbors ,
Solar Energy ,
Stakeholder Engagement ,
Supply Chain ,
Tax Credits ,
Wind Power
2018 MIDTERMS: The Power of Women, Possibility, and Partisan Rancor -
The 2018 midterm elections showcased the power of women, both as candidates and as a key voting demographic. The elections represented a new political...more
11/9/2018
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Attorney General ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Political Appointments ,
Political Candidates ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Renewable Energy ,
State and Local Government ,
State Elections ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Trump Administration ,
Ways and Means Committee
The Bracewell Tax Report is a periodic publication focused on developments in federal income tax law, including the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), with emphasis on how such developments impact the energy,...more
3/16/2018
/ Base Erosion Tax ,
C-Corporation ,
Capital Gains ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Energy Sector ,
GILTI tax ,
Holding Periods ,
International Tax Issues ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
S-Corporation ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates
The Bracewell Tax Report is a periodic publication focused on developments in federal income tax law, including the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), with emphasis on how such developments impact the energy,...more
3/1/2018
/ Audits ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
FIRPTA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Partner ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
International Tax Issues ,
IRS ,
New Rules ,
Partnership Agreements ,
Partnerships ,
Renewable Energy ,
S-Corporation ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Rates ,
TEFRA ,
Underpayment
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) effected sweeping reform across the Internal Revenue Code. This report, and future installments, will discuss this legislation and other important tax guidance, including how such authorities...more
2/16/2018
/ Base Erosion Tax ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Energy Sector ,
Holding Periods ,
International Tax Issues ,
IRS ,
Partnerships ,
REIT ,
Renewable Energy ,
S-Corporation ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform