Carbon Credits
Inflation Reduction Act: EPA Invites Stakeholder Input on Grant/Technical Assistance Programs for Lower-Embodied Carbon Construction Materials, StandardsTreasury Announces Initial Guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s Labor Requirements for Renewable Energy Tax Credits and IncentivesIRS Takes First Steps to Implement Carbon Capture Tax Credit
Energy Project Finance & Development
IRS Adds 446 Potential Energy Communities; Eases Energy Community Rules for Offshore WindIRS and Treasury Department Issue Final and Proposed Regulations Regarding ‘Direct Pay’ Rules Under Inflation Reduction Act and Code Section 6417, Notice Regarding ‘Chaining’ and Revised FAQsMonetizing Clean Energy Credits: IRS Opens Registration Portal
Environmental Justice
The Montana 'Youth Climate Case' and the Pa. Environmental Rights AmendmentMay 9 | Greenberg Traurig’s Environmental, Health and Safety Webinar – Part OneNew York Adopts New Environmental Justice Law That Requires Consideration of ‘Disproportionate Impacts’ on Disadvantaged Communities for Permit Issuance and Renewal
Hydrofracking
UK Government Ends Its Support for Fracking in England (At Least for Now)EPA Issues Final Hydraulic Fracturing Report, Concluding that The Practice “Can Impact Drinking Water Resources under Some Circumstances”; Follow-on Federal Regulation Highly UnlikelyIndependent Scientific Panel Faults the EPA’s Landmark Hydraulic Fracturing Study
Legislation
New York State Proposes ‘Rapid Act’ and Other Bill to Aid in Transition to Renewable Energy and Away From Natural GasNew York Adopts New Environmental Justice Law That Requires Consideration of ‘Disproportionate Impacts’ on Disadvantaged Communities for Permit Issuance and RenewalThomas Brill Quoted in Law360 Article, 'California Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2023'
Natural Resources
Federal Government Continues Efforts to Reform Colorado River Operations9th Circuit Chills Municipal Government Efforts to Ban Natural Gas for Cooking, HeatingInterior Department Determines ‘Tier 2 Shortage Conditions’ on Colorado River Requiring Additional Water Delivery Cuts, Other Actions in 2023
New Jersey
TRANSITION THOUGHTS: How Will President Biden’s Elevation of Environmental Justice Within the EPA Affect Your Permitted Facility or Redevelopment Project?Third Circuit Considers the Scope of “Matters Addressed” in CERCLA SettlementsNew Jersey’s Environmental Justice Legislation: The Focus on Major Source Permit Applications Might Impact Property Values
Podcast
E2 Law Podcast: Episode 20 | Empire Environmental – Review of New York’s Cap-and-Invest Program to Reduce Emissions and Achieve Climate GoalsE2 Law Podcast: Episode 19 | Empire Environmental – New York State Climate Action Council Plan to Reduce Carbon EmissionsE2 Law Podcast: Episode 18 | ‘Fairness’ in Superfund Allocation Matters, Part 2B
Politics
Interior Department Determines ‘Tier 2 Shortage Conditions’ on Colorado River Requiring Additional Water Delivery Cuts, Other Actions in 2023How the Inflation Reduction Act May Impact the Renewable Energy IndustryMaribel Nicholson-Choice Quoted in Law360 Article, '3 Key Enviro Priorities In The Infrastructure Bill'
Real estate
GSA Requiring Landlords to Conduct Baseline Drinking Water Testing in All Leased SpaceKerri Barsh and Christopher Neumann Interviewed for Law360 Article, 'Regulatory Whiplash In Real Estate Here To Stay, Attys Say'SFDR Update: European Regulators Issue New Consultation & European Commission Provides New Guidance
Renewable Energy
New York to Miss 2030 Renewable Energy Target Despite Making Substantial Progress Following Adoption of Its Climate LawAug. 6 WEBINAR | Renewables and IRA Mid-Year Check – Tax Credit Transfers, Tax Equity, M&A and Finance MarketsGT’s Energy & Natural Resources Practice Recognized in 2024 Chambers USA Guide
Tax
IRS Adds 446 Potential Energy Communities; Eases Energy Community Rules for Offshore WindIRS and Treasury Department Issue Final and Proposed Regulations Regarding ‘Direct Pay’ Rules Under Inflation Reduction Act and Code Section 6417, Notice Regarding ‘Chaining’ and Revised FAQsEnvironmental Law and the Brownfield 'Energy Community' Clean Energy Tax Credit Bonus Under the IRA
Transactional
Renewables Year-End Review: M&A, Tax Equity and Finance MarketsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Allows Enforcement to Require Removal of Unauthorized Wetlands Fill for Three Years After Each New Property TransferPresidential Executive Order on U.S. Bulk Power System Equipment from ‘Foreign Adversaries’