Business Better Podcast Episode: An Update on Environmental Justice Under the Biden Administration
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Williams Mullen Manufacturing Edge: Environmental Enforcement in the Current Regulatory Climate
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On December 20, 2023, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) released a pre-proposal outline of New York State’s...more
Last month, environmental and natural resources law practitioners, including members of the Brownstein team, gathered outside Yosemite National Park for the annual Yosemite Environmental Law Conference. The conference...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Act”) breathed new life into the tax scheme for renewable energy projects, creating a new base tax credit with a series of adders that can significantly increase viability of projects...more
Siting and permitting renewable energy projects in Virginia have become increasingly challenging as federal and state environmental laws, regulations and guidance have evolved in recent years. In particular, HB 206...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”), signed by President Biden into law on August 16, promises to further invigorate an already booming sector of the economy – the renewables industry and energy transition sector....more
On August 16, President Biden signed into law the much-anticipated Inflation Reduction Act. The Act includes numerous clean energy, decarbonization, and climate-related provisions. ...more
United States Senate negotiators reached an agreement on July 27th on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”). The 725-page bill would use fiscal year 2021 reconciliation instructions to raise revenue in order to fund...more
Less than two weeks ago, EPA released an updated version of their “RE-Powering Mapper” tool – How to Identify Sites | US EPA – EPA’s Re-Powering Mapper Tool provides information on over 190,000 contaminated lands, landfills,...more
In this episode of Sustainable Outlook, host Elizabeth Crouse speaks with Holly Christie, the General Counsel of Hecate Energy. Hecate Energy is a leading renewable energy power plant developer, and Holly oversees the legal...more
A new study by the U.S. Department of Energy supports a dramatic expansion in solar energy development, finding that solar energy could comprise as much as 40 percent of U.S. electricity supply within the next 15 years. The...more
On June 10, 2021, the New York legislature passed a bill allowing customers to subscribe to certain community distributed generation (CDG) projects sited outside of their utility service territory, a practice known as...more
During its 2020 Session, the General Assembly passed and Governor Northam signed into law HB 1526/SB 851, the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA or Act). The VCEA codified the clean energy directives included in Executive Order...more
Overview of the current energy mix, and the place in the market of different energy sources - Due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. total energy consumption in 2020 is on pace to decline for a second straight...more
Examining the regulatory framework of New York’s legislative climate change initiative — the Community Leadership and Community Protection Act. On Thursday, July 18, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the...more
On May 23, the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development made permanent the Temporary Amendments to OAR 660-033-0130, promulgated on January 29, 2019, which restrict the extent to which counties may approve...more