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Pumped Storage Hydropower: Powering Southeast Asia's Energy Future

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The demand for reliable, renewable energy is growing across Southeast Asia as nations work to address rapid urbanization, industrialization, and climate concerns. In this context, pumped storage hydropower ("PSH")—involving...more

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Alaska Court Grants Intervenors Entry in Public Lands Rule Case

We have previously discussed the State of Alaska’s challenge to the Bureau of Land Management’s Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, also known as the “Public Lands Rule.” Seeking to defend the rule, which treats...more

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Affordable Housing Development After Adoption of New York's City of Yes Zoning

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The New York City Council on Dec. 5, 2024, approved the third and final proposal of Mayor Eric Adams' City of Yes zoning initiative, the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity (COY HO). COY HO is a comprehensive set of changes...more

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A More Modest Procedure? — The Supreme Court Considers Limiting the Scope of ‎‎“Reasonably Foreseeable” Impacts in NEPA Analysis

Seven County Infrastructure Coalition, et al. v. Eagle County, Colorado et al. ‎ On Tuesday, December 10, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could redefine what constitutes a “reasonably foreseeable”...more

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UK energy: the new National Future System Operator and Clean Power 2030

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The new UK Government has taken several recent steps in its mission to achieve security of supply of affordable clean energy. We discuss its autumn flurry of energy and infrastructure related announcements in our article New...more

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New UK Government bets big on energy and infrastructure

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UK energy and infrastructure developments have been coming thick and fast as the new Government gets its feet under the table. With the Autumn Budget headlining a flurry of announcements on energy and infrastructure policy...more

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Solar PV Uniform Capacity Tax Study Released for Comment

Pursuant to Public Act No. 24-31, the Connecticut General Assembly required the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) in consultation with the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) to “conduct a study...more

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Vineyard Wind 1 Prevails Again in the First Circuit

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The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of two additional legal challenges to the Vineyard Wind 1 Project (the Project). On December 5, 2024, a First Circuit panel issued a consolidated...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Town of Gloster Enter into Agreed Order

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Town of Gloster, Mississippi entered into a July 8th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge...more

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Water Quality Standards/Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Rule 2: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) published a public notice on December 9th stating that the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“APC&EC”) initiated...more

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Court Upholds City's Reliance on CEQA Exemption, Reaffirms Canons of Statutory Interpretation

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In April 2021, a developer applied to the City of King City, California (City), for a proposed 18,000-square-foot Grocery Outlet store (Project). The Project site was a former 1.6-acre car sales lot adjacent to Highway 101...more

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EPA's HFC Emissions Reduction and Reclamation Program Finalized

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On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced a final rule under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 ("AIM Act") establishing a new program overseeing hydrofluorocarbons...more

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Supreme Court Reverses While Affirming: A Caution Against Advisory Opinions

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Courts are supposed to decide only the necessary things. They’re supposed to avoid weighing in on issues that don’t need a decision. Those principles came to a head in the Supreme Court of Virginia last month in Rebh v...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

A Boon for Biogas: Treasury’s Final Section 48 ITC Rules Resolve Key Concerns for Biogas and RNG Projects

On December 4, 2024, the Department of the Treasury finalized new rules governing the Section 48 Investment Tax Credit (“ITC”). The ITC applies to a broad range of clean energy projects, including biogas projects, which were...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Presidential Shakeup (Once Again) Presents Opportunity for State Climate Action

President Trump’s reelection sent shockwaves through the renewable energy community. With campaign pledges to dismantle Biden-era climate programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

New York DPS Proposes Definitions for CLCPA’s 2040 “Zero Emissions” Mandate

On November 4, 2024, in the Public Service Commission (“PSC”)’s large-scale renewables and Clean Energy Standard docket (“Case 15-E-0302”), the New York State Department of Public Service (“DPS”) filed a document proposing...more

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UK ESG Real Estate update: Winter 2024

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In our latest ESG update, Hannah Quarterman and Louise Cadman (with the help of ELTEMATE CRAIG) consider the impact of the second edition of RICS’ Whole Life Carbon Assessment, Sara Ahmed explains how the UK Real Estate team...more

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New York City Council Adopts Significant Zoning Changes Under City of Yes for Housing Opportunity

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New York City’s zoning regulations have undergone sweeping changes with a tripartite initiative known as City of Yes. City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality and City of Yes for Economic Opportunity were approved in late 2023 and...more

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Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Deposit, New York Quarry Operator Enter into Consent Agreement

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Sanford Stone, LLC (“Sanford”) entered into a November 8th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National...more

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UK Coal Mine Planning Consent Quashed

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In December 2022, planning permission was granted by the secretary of state for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ("SoS") to extract coal from a coal mine in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England. The project would have been the...more

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EPA's Plastic Pollution Strategy Offers Signal to Industry and Input for State Regulatory Efforts

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently unveiled its National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution (Plastic Pollution Strategy), a comprehensive document that outlines voluntary measures and regulatory...more

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City Council Approves City of Yes for Housing Opportunity

On Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, the City Council voted to approve the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity zoning text amendment (COYHO). As discussed in our earlier alert, COYHO is a sweeping overhaul of zoning regulations that...more

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“City of Yes for Housing Opportunity” Approved by the City Council

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On December 5, 2024, the New York City Council approved with modifications the NYC Department of City Planning’s (DCP) City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, the third and final of Mayor Adams’ City of Yes initiatives. The new...more

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Connecticut AG Reaches $2M Settlement With Pike Fuels Over Environmental Protection Claims

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Connecticut Attorney General (AG) William Tong announced a $2 million settlement with Pike Fuels to resolve allegations that the company violated Connecticut environmental protection laws by, among other things, falsifying...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Fordyce Oriented Strand...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, LLC (“GP”) entered into a November 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more

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