Industries impacted by the AIM Act’s HFC phasedown must prepare to address the costs and other challenges of complying with a new and emerging regulatory framework.
The American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (AIM Act)...more
Facing an April 4 deadline to introduce joint resolutions under the Congressional Review Act, legislators have started to act.
The Congressional Review Act process is not subject to filibuster, and joint resolutions can...more
Investors care about the environmental, social and governance standards that their portfolio companies are demonstrating, and the SEC is making ESG disclosures a priority for public companies.
Boards need diverse members...more
The new Presidential administration has set off a renewed emphasis on sustainability and climate change. While owners and other stakeholders involved in New York City real estate have been grappling with many of these issues...more
2/15/2021
/ Borrowers ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Popular ,
Property Owners ,
Purchasers ,
Sellers ,
State and Local Government ,
State Budgets ,
Tenants
The new administration has launched an avalanche of Executive Orders and memoranda aimed at tackling the climate crisis in its first week—Pillsbury reviews its impact.
Expect to see growth in electric vehicles, innovation...more
2/1/2021
/ Clean Air Act ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Conservation ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fossil Fuel ,
National Emissions Standards ,
Oil & Gas ,
Renewable Energy ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
Little used before the Trump administration and with limited time to act, what regulations will the Biden administration target with the CRA?
Democrats can use the Congressional Review Act to overturn regulations passed in...more
1/20/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Environmental Policies ,
FCC ,
Federal Register ,
Final Rules ,
GAO ,
Joint Resolutions ,
Judicial Review ,
NEPA ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
President-elect Joe Biden announced an ambitious clean energy plan designed to counteract the impacts of climate change and reverse policies from the last four years of the Trump Administration.
With action promised on Day...more
The Hydrogen Program Plan establishes a strategic framework to coordinate DOE’s hydrogen research, development and demonstration activities.
The Hydrogen Program Plan affirms DOE’s commitment to developing the technologies...more
The major policy differences between President Trump and Former Vice President Joe Biden on regulations governing energy and the environment could have major impacts on the energy transition.
Former Vice President Biden, if...more
10/22/2020
/ Automotive Industry ,
Biofuel ,
Bureau of Land Management ,
Donald Trump ,
Economic Growth ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
FERC ,
Joe Biden ,
Net Zero ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Fuel Standard
Plastic pollution and waste reduction are becoming key elements of the sustainability conversation.
Early movers are investing in plastic-reduction funds, technologies such as plastic to fuel and molecular recycling, or...more
8/31/2020
/ Beverage Manufacturers ,
Chemicals ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Oil & Gas ,
Plastics ,
Pollution Control ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Recycling ,
State and Local Government ,
Sustainability
On July 15, 2020, the White House Council on Environmental Quality implemented sweeping amendments to modernize and streamline NEPA environmental reviews.
These amendments stand to have a trickle-down effect on the nuclear...more
7/22/2020
/ CEQ ,
Clean Energy ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Environmental Impact Statements ,
Executive Orders ,
FERC ,
Final Rules ,
National Environmental Policies ,
NEPA ,
Nuclear Power ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The importance of environmental stewardship as a reflection of good corporate governance.
Corporate boards should partner with management to ensure appropriate and regular oversight of environmental issues critical to the...more
The EO directs federal agencies to invoke available emergency powers to expedite environmental review and permitting of infrastructure projects.
A recent Executive Order by President Trump directs agencies to expedite...more
6/16/2020
/ Clean Water Act ,
Department of Agriculture ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of the Interior ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Donald Trump ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Infrastructure ,
NEPA ,
Permits ,
US Army Corps of Engineers
On May 1, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Securing the United States Bulk-Power System” which gives the Secretary of Energy the authority to prohibit certain interests from supplying the U.S....more
Pandemic-related work stoppages and delays are affecting both field and non-field work at Superfund sites.
COVID-19 is impacting Superfund site investigations and response activities.
...more
Environmental agencies are responding with updated compliance and enforcement policies.
Temporary environmental enforcement discretion and forbearance policies can provide relief for companies and individuals unable to...more
Due diligence and compliance challenges require flexible approaches and creative solutions.
The COVID-19 pandemic is impeding the ability of businesses to perform transactional environmental due diligence and usual...more
Issued by 13 federal agencies, the 2018 Fourth National Climate Assessment presented a stark warning on the consequences of climate change for the United States. ...more
DOE issued an interpretive rule asserting the power to unilaterally reclassify high-level radioactive waste from Cold War-era reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel for nuclear weapons.
DOE issued an interpretive rule...more
On April 14, 2017, Energy Secretary Rick Perry requested the Department undertake a study to examine electricity markets and reliability in order to determine whether “wholesale energy and capacity markets are adequately...more
Trump Administration officials followed up on the President’s June 1 announcement of U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate accord by announcing that the Administration was reviewing U.S. participation in ICAO’s global...more
6/28/2017
/ Air Pollution ,
Aircraft ,
Aviation Industry ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
ICAO ,
Pollution Control ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration
On Friday, March 3, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) made the much-anticipated announcement of its upcoming staff-led technical conference on wholesale energy and capacity markets.
The conference...more
3/13/2017
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Capacity Market ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Nuclear Power ,
Power Plants ,
Quorum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Technical Conference ,
Trump Administration
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has taken steps over the past few months to address integration of electric storage into the market. In November 2016, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) to...more
3/9/2017
/ CAISO ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
FERC ,
ISOs ,
Power Grid ,
RTO ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
Wholesale
What has happened since President Trump was inaugurated?
- In one of his first executive actions, President Trump has placed a freeze on new government hires (excepting the military). Based on information from Trump...more
2/1/2017
/ Clean Power Plan ,
Dakota Access Pipeline ,
Deregulation ,
Energy Policy ,
Executive Orders ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
NERC ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
Paris Agreement ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power
In a shock to investors and political analysts around the world, Donald J. Trump won the 2016 Presidential election, putting the Republican Party in charge of the White House and Congress for the first time in a decade. Even...more