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Environmental Notes - February 2020

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It’s well-known that the Trump administration has sought policies of deregulation over the past several years. The administration places emphasis on proper enforcement of existing rules and regulations as a means of achieving...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

California-led Coalition Files Suit to Prevent Rollback of Vehicle Emission Standards

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A coalition of states has opened a new front in the ongoing battles between the Trump Administration’s efforts to streamline regulations applicable to industry and the interests favoring additional regulation. In response to...more

Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law

U.S. EPA Moves to Repeal Clean Power Plan

In a much-anticipated move, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing repeal of the Clean Power Plan (CPP). The draft proposed rule outlines EPA’s revised interpretation of its authority under Clean Air Act...more

Sullivan & Worcester

The New Administration’s Efforts to Deconstruct the Obama Climate Initiatives

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President Trump is spearheading a government-wide roll back of Obama Era climate initiatives. The president and his EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, have delivered a one-two punch. They both have denied the impact of human...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

EIB Energy Highlights: New FERC Chair, Offshore Drilling-NC Says “No,” Atlantic Coast Pipeline EIS, Clean Air & More

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Our goal is to serve as a leading-edge resource for companies navigating the rapidly evolving landscapes of the domestic and global energy markets. Moore & Van Allen’s EIB Energy Highlights is a complement to our Energy...more

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Environmental Notes - July 2017

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On June 1, 2017, President Trump announced that the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement (“Paris Agreement”). The Paris Agreement was signed by 195 countries in December of 2015. The goal of the...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Biofuel Mandates Escape Current EPA Scrutiny

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The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is a regulatory program administered by EPA that requires petroleum-based transportation fuel sold in the U.S. to contain a minimum volume of various categories of biofuels. The program’s...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

The Uncertain Future of the Renewable Fuel Standard: Litigation and Regulatory Change in the New Administration

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The new Administration faces consequential near-term court decisions and policy choices as it charts a future course for the RFS. ..The outcome of pending court challenges to the 2014-2016 RFS Rule will be consequential,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

A Closer Look at President Trump's Executive Order on Energy Independence

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President Donald Trump's Executive Order (EO) entitled "Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth" is a broad directive accomplishing a number of the Trump Administration's energy-related priorities....more

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President Trump Takes First Step on Long Road to Roll Back Climate Rules

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Recent executive order seeks broad repeal of Obama administration climate policies, including actions directed at the electric power sector. On March 28, 2017, President Donald Trump signed a “Presidential Executive...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Executive Order Reverses Key Aspects of Obama’s Climate Action Plan

Yesterday the White House released its highly anticipated Energy Independence Executive Order (EO). The EO signals the White House’s fulfillment of a campaign promise—to roll back the various elements of the Climate Action...more

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EPA Withdraws Oil and Gas Information Collection Request

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On March 2, 2017, new EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt made it clear that he will follow through on President Trump's promise to reduce regulatory burdens by withdrawing the Information Collection Request (ICR) that the Obama...more

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