As in prior years, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 contains a variety of provisions setting U.S. Department of Defense priorities for energy, environmental, and natural resource issues. These...more
11/30/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Climate Change ,
Conservation ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Natural Resources ,
NDAA ,
New Legislation ,
Public Policy ,
Sustainability ,
Wildlife Protection
On December 27, President Donald Trump signed a $1.4 trillion appropriations package funding the government through September 2021 and a $900 billion fiscal stimulus law for coronavirus aid. Media attention has focused on the...more
12/31/2020
/ Biden Administration ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
CARES Act ,
Climate Change ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
HFC Emissions ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Popular ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Energy Incentives ,
Solar Energy ,
Wind Power ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
On January 17, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held in Juliana v. United States that a coalition of young people lacked standing to require the federal government to develop a plan to “phase...more
1/23/2020
/ Article III ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Citizen Suits ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Due Process ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Equal Protection ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Standing ,
Subsidies
On June 19, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final rule repealing the Obama-era “Clean Power Plan” (CPP) and replacing it with the “Affordable Clean Energy” (ACE) Rule. While both rules regulate...more
This is the eighth issue of WilmerHale’s 10-in-10 Hot Topics in Energy Series. Over the course of 10 weeks, our attorneys will share insights on current and emerging issues affecting the US energy sector. Attorneys from...more
4/1/2019
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Bureau of Land Management ,
Citizen Suits ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Common Law Claims ,
Deregulation ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
FERC ,
Mercury ,
Methane ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
RCRA ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Sierra Club ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Utilities Sector ,
Waters of the United States
As in prior years, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 contains a variety of provision setting U.S. Department of Defense priorities for energy, environmental, and natural resource issues. These...more
3/13/2019
/ Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
National Security ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Resources ,
NDAA ,
Renewable Energy ,
Wildfires
This is the fifth issue of WilmerHale’s 10-in-10 Hot Topics in Energy Series. Over the course of 10 weeks, our attorneys will share insights on current and emerging issues affecting the US energy sector. Attorneys from across...more
3/1/2019
/ Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Business Disputes ,
Clean Energy ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Feed-in-Tariffs ,
Foreign Investment ,
International Arbitration ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Taiwan ,
Tribunals
This is the third issue of WilmerHale’s 10-in-10 Hot Topics in Energy Series. Over the next 10 weeks, our attorneys will share insights on current and emerging issues affecting the US energy sector. ...more
2/15/2019
/ Clean Water Act ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Review ,
Forestry ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
PHMSA ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Transmission Grid ,
Trump Administration ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wildfires
This is the second issue of WilmerHale’s 10-in-10 Hot Topics in Energy Series. Over the next 10 weeks, our attorneys will share insights on current and emerging issues affecting the US energy sector. Attorneys from across...more
2/8/2019
/ Barack Obama ,
Bureau of Land Management ,
CEQ ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Deregulation ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
FERC ,
Fuel Standards ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
MATS ,
Methane ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory History ,
Rescission ,
Trump Administration
On November 29, WilmerHale held its second annual Women in Energy and Infrastructure - Powering the Future conference in Washington DC. The event and pre-conference dinner provided a forum for women thought leaders to discuss...more
The President is scheduled to sign the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (NDAA) on Monday, August 13 at a ceremony at Fort Drum, New York. Named for Senator John S. McCain (R-Ariz.), the bill authorizes...more
The National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) may be the most important piece of energy and environmental legislation most people have never heard of. It authorizes the appropriation of federal funds to support the U.S....more
7/27/2018
/ Appeals ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Claims ,
Environmental Policies ,
FERC ,
Fracking ,
Market Manipulation ,
Natural Gas ,
Natural Resources ,
NDAA ,
Oil & Gas
Negotiations to reshape the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) among the United States, Canada and Mexico have recently intensified as various factors—upcoming elections in Mexico in July and in the United States in...more
5/4/2018
/ Canada ,
Energy Sector ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Infrastructure ,
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power