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New York’s 2026 Enacted Budget introduces significant amendments to the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, revising greenhouse gas emission targets, updating emissions accounting methodology, and extending the DEC’s regulatory deadline to 2028. Stakeholders with matters before the State may wish to monitor how agencies apply the revised framework, as these changes may materially affect permitting outcomes.
Continue Reading New York Budget Amends the State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act

On Feb. 26, 2026, the California Air Resources Board adopted its initial regulations implementing SB 253 and SB 261, the California Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Climate Financial Risk Disclosure Initial Regulation.…

Continue Reading CARB Adopts Initial Climate Disclosure Reporting Regulations to Implement SB 253 and SB 261

On Feb. 12, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final rule (published at 91 Fed. Reg. 7686) rescinding the 2009 Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean  Air Act, 74 Fed. Reg. 66496 (Dec. 15, 2009) (Endangerment Finding) and all subsequent federal greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for vehicle and engine model years 2012 and onward that relied on the Endangerment Finding.…

Continue Reading Regulatory Reset: EPA Rescinds 2009 Endangerment Finding, Repeals Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards

At the end of its legislative session, the California legislature passed AB 1207 and SB 840 to extend and introduce new measures for California’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Cap-and-Trade program.
Continue Reading California’s Cap-and-Trade Is Extended and Becomes ‘Cap-and-Invest’ in Package of New Energy Laws

On Aug. 1, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initiated a major climate policy shift by proposing to rescind its 2009 Endangerment Finding, which has been the basis of many regulatory efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from both mobile and stationary sources.
Continue Reading A Turning Point for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulation: EPA Seeks to Repeal its Endangerment Finding

On July 30, 2024, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Jersey Conservation Foundation, et al. v. FERC vacated FERC’s order approving Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company (Transco)’s Regional…

Continue Reading DC Circuit Remands and Vacates FERC’s Order Approving the Transco Project

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued proposed regulations, published in the Federal Register Dec. 26, 2023, applicable to clean hydrogen production facilities.…

Continue Reading Clean Hydrogen Tax Credits: IRS Releases Proposed Treasury Regulations

On Aug. 14, a trial judge in Montana issued findings of fact and conclusions of law after a bench trial in what has been called the Montana “Youth Climate Case.”…

Continue Reading The Montana ‘Youth Climate Case’ and the Pa. Environmental Rights Amendment

The Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2023-18 establishing a program to allocate $10 billion of credits for qualified investments in eligible qualifying advanced energy projects under Internal Revenue Code Section…

Continue Reading IRS Establishes a Program to Allocate Credits to Qualifying Advanced Energy Projects