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White House Activates $20 Billion IRA Funding Program for Renewable Energy Projects

On April 4, 2024, the White House activated a much-anticipated program meant to catalyze private investment in clean technology across the United States. It will award $20 billion in grant funding to eight recipients under...more

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Renewable Energy Update 11.10.23

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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced the advancement of 15 new renewable energy projects in the western U.S., including a 500 MW photovoltaic facility in Riverside County, which was fully operational Friday, as well as...more

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Renewable Energy Update 10.06.23

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The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) is the strongest market in the U.S. when it comes to using energy storage for renewable integration, grid optimization, and electrification and decentralization, with a 43.7...more

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Field Guide to Clean Hydrogen

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Hydrogen is a key ingredient in any country’s future energy plans. In the United States, the hydrogen sector is on the launch pad, ready for lift-off. However, its trajectory hinges on a critical question: what criteria...more

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Inflation Reduction Act: Federal Incentives for Public Entities for Clean Energy Improvements

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By now, you are likely aware that the federal government is making the largest investment in climate and energy improvements in American history, known as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IRA allocates funding to...more

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Nine Takeaways From the Inflation Reduction Act’s Climate Initiatives

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The Act promises to touch on almost every aspect of US climate policy. On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (the Act), which expands clean and renewable energy production,...more

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Summary of Key Renewable Energy Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

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​​​​​​​On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Act) into law. The Act broadly addresses climate change, taxes, health care and inflation....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

This Week’s Climate Policy Update - July 2022 #2

[co-author: Leila Fleming] Good evening! This is Akin Gump’s weekly policy newsletter on all things climate change. Below are the major federal and California climate policy headlines of the past week... ...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Hydrogen: Near Term Challenges & Long Term Opportunities

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Congress and the Biden Administration recognize hydrogen’s potential to address the clean energy imperative. This past year, The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act appropriated $8B of spending to build out clean hydrogen...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Biden Climate Push Means Fossil Fuel Cos. Must Innovate

The Biden administration's governmentwide approach to addressing climate change throughout all industries puts an unprecedented degree of pressure on traditional energy sources to prioritize innovation in order to sustain...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - May 2021

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Environmental groups sue Army Corps of Engineers over pipeline permitting - The Hill – May 3 - A coalition of five environmental groups on Monday sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) in federal court in...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Infrastructure Plan Relies On Federal Loan Programs

On March 31, 2021, President Biden released one of his most significant policy initiatives, the American Jobs Plan. The eight-year, over $2 trillion plan proposes large investments in a broadened scope of infrastructure. In...more

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Biden Administration DOJ Signals Shift In Environmental Enforcement Revoking Prior Policies

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On February 5, 2021, the acting head of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) division that brings environmental enforcement cases issued a memo revoking nine policy directives from the prior administration, including...more

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