Basil Seggos

1 week ago | mondaq.com | Joshua Rosen |Basil Seggos |Seth Jaffe

On April 8, the White House issued an Executive Order aimed at"Protecting American Energy from StateOverreach." While the direct effects from this ExecutiveOrder are hard to assess, the Trump Administration clearly intendsto pursue action against or try to intimidate states that havepassed energy and climate-related laws and regulations, such ascarbon cap-and-trade laws, environmental justice laws, or lawsaimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector.

1 week ago | jdsupra.com | Seth Jaffe |Joshua Rosen |Basil Seggos

On April 8, the White House issued an Executive Order aimed at “Protecting American Energy from State Overreach.” While the direct effects from this Executive Order are hard to assess, the Trump Administration clearly intends to pursue action against or try to intimidate states that have passed energy and climate-related laws and regulations, such as carbon cap-and-trade laws, environmental justice laws, or laws aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector.

1 month ago | mondaq.com | Seth Jaffe |Basil Seggos |Daniel Carlston

FH Foley Hoag LLP More Foley Hoag provides innovative, strategic legal services to public, private and government clients. We have premier capabilities in the life sciences, healthcare, technology, energy, professional services and private funds fields, and in cross-border disputes. The diverse experiences of our lawyers contribute to the exceptional senior-level service we deliver to clients.

1 month ago | jdsupra.com | Daniel Carlston |Seth Jaffe |Basil Seggos

We previously reported on New York State’s enactment of the Climate Change Superfund Act (the “Climate Superfund Act” or the “Act”), groundbreaking legislation that seeks to recover $75 billion from fossil fuel producers for their past greenhouse gas emissions and to use recovered funds for climate adaptation projects.