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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces $2 Billion Environmental and Climate Justice Funding Opportunity - Historic Funding...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR), has announced an unprecedented funding opportunity entitled the “Environmental and Climate...more

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A First Look at the EPA's Clean Ports Program

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Ports Program is a $3 billion program established by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to fund zero-emission (ZE) port equipment and technology, as well as assist U.S....more

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Equity, Environmental Justice, and Civil Rights: Cornerstones of the Biden Administration’s Environmental Agenda

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Recent action by the Biden administration has made clear once more that advancing equity, environmental justice, and civil rights is a key component of the environmental agenda that it seeks to address through a “whole of...more

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New Hampshire to Receive $2.1 Million to Address PFAS and Other Emerging Contaminants

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On February 24, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it was providing $23,186,000 to New Hampshire for clean water infrastructure upgrades. Approximately half of the funding will be in the form...more

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Biden Administration Unveils Blueprint to Decarbonize Transportation Sector

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The Biden Administration released the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization (Blueprint) on Jan. 10, 2023, setting forth a comprehensive strategy for federal leadership and partnerships to decarbonize the...more

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EPA Announces $100 Million in Environmental Justice Grants

On January 10, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $100 million for two environmental justice (EJ) grant programs. This funding is provided through the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L....more

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Inflation Reduction Act Creates $27B ‘Green Bank’ Fund for Clean Energy Projects, but False Claims Risks Exist

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The new Inflation Reduction Act includes a $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund that will support competitive grants to national and local “green banks,” which will use the money to invest in projects and innovations...more

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EPA Announces No Safe Level for Two PFAS and $1 Billion in Funding

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On June 15, 2022, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new health advisories for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The health advisories significantly lowered the level considered safe to...more

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Environmental Notes - July 2021

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Can you still build a bulkhead along the shoreline in coastal Virginia to protect your property? Well, it depends, but now the answer is more likely to be “no.” Major changes to how Virginia tidal waterfront property owners...more

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EPA Takes Hit in Proposed Budget for FY2021

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The Trump Administration’s proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2021 proposes $4.829 trillion in outlays and is purported to balance the budget within fifteen years. COVID-19, which arrived in the United States after the...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - February 2020

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Governor Newsom proposes new plan for San Joaquin River Delta - Governor Gavin Newsom revealed a novel approach Tuesday to managing the San Joaquin River Delta that would keep more water in the fragile delta while restoring...more

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If You Need the Money I’ve Got the Fine

With apologies to Lefty Frizell, that is a terrible suggestion on how to fund environmental programs.  But, we need to figure something out.  As environmental lawyers, we spend a lot of effort discussing the substantive and...more

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Trump's Skinny EPA Budget Could Have Far-Reaching Impacts

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President Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2018 “skinny” budget, if enacted, would severely impact the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, reducing its budget by nearly a third and cutting 20 percent of its staff. Indeed, the...more

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Whither EPA

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President Trump has proposed a dramatic cut in funding for the Environmental Protection Agency, the new EPA Administrator has suggested rollbacks in regulations, and there are even proposals to abolish the Agency entirely. ...more

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