Texas Grid Operator Prevails in Appeal Over Winter Storm Rates
A bankruptcy court must defer to Texas state courts to answer questions tied to the 2021 winter storm that strained the state’s electric grid, an appeals court said.
The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized its second set of changes to the nation’s environmental permitting rules, part of an ongoing bid to speed the build-out of renewable energy infrastructure.
New York has become the first major US city to embed climate impacts into its budget decisions.
The Biden administration on Monday announced it’s delivering $30 million to 11 agencies to invest in artificial intelligence, advanced mapping technologies, and other IT tools. The money is meant to speed up and improve environmental permitting across the federal bureaucracy.
The Biden administration is tapping artificial intelligence to speed up permitting, improve power grid reliability, and address environmental justice harms—all while pledging to monitor the risks of the emerging technology.
Corporate attorneys and former federal officials are praising the EPA’s bid to coordinate its civil and criminal enforcement teams as a sensible idea that will yield fairer outcomes, reduce unpredictability, and expedite resolutions.
In Nevada, can a balance be struck between an endangered toad species and the pressing need to address climate change? The future of NEPA, a 54-year-old environmental law, may hold the answer.
A bankruptcy court must defer to Texas state courts to answer questions tied to the 2021 winter storm that strained the state’s electric grid, an appeals court said.
The Treasury Department released guidance for sustainable aviation fuel tax credits, detailing how taxpayers will model emissions when seeking the credits and providing a safe harbor for certain climate-friendly agricultural processes.
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to cancel the use of the pesticide acephate, for all but one use case, according to a Tuesday news release.
The Biden administration finalized new energy efficiency standards on Tuesday for residential water heaters, the latest in a slew of appliance standards that promise consumer savings and emissions cuts.
Environmental groups and natural gas pipeline customers on Tuesday lost their challenges to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval and terms for the Evangeline Pass Expansion Project.
A federal judge said a Boise, Idaho, noise ordinance wasn’t content-neutral because it exempted certain properties and groups, backing up an order that allowed the Sierra Club to march with megaphones at a protest.
Lawmakers looking toward the 2025 tax fight pressed Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on how the Biden administration would preserve tax benefits for earners making under $400,000 while not running up the national debt and deficits.
Lloyd J. MacNeil has joined Troutman Pepper as a partner with the capital projects and infrastructure practice in Los Angeles, the firm said Tuesday.
A Texas billionaire whose tax information was leaked by a
Nathaniel Marrs has joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher as a partner and member of the asset management department in the Chicago office, the firm said Tuesday.
Out-of-date paperwork filed with state authorities can’t doom an out-of-state flooring company’s lawsuit that’s ready for trial, a New Jersey appellate court ruled Tuesday.
Two Louisiana bills that put the brakes on the burgeoning litigation finance industry have advanced through initial hurdles, as lawmakers hope to take advantage of a change in governors after last year’s effort fell short with a veto.
Donald Lussier has returned to Saul Ewing in the Boston office, the firm said Tuesday.
Domenico Fanuele has joined White & Case as a partner in the global mergers and acquisitions practice and global private equity industry group, the firm said Tuesday.
Neel Maitra has joined Dechert as a partner in the financial services practice group in Washington, D.C., the firm said Tuesday.
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