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Oct 7, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Jayni F. Hein |W. Andrew Jack |Kevin Poloncarz |Jared Gilmour
Companies that do business in California and meet certain revenue thresholds should continue to prepare to comply with the state’s landmark climate disclosure laws that impose reporting deadlines starting in 2026, even as a newly enacted state law gives California regulators more time and flexibility in promulgating implementing regulations.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Bradford McGann |Paul Mertenskötter |Jayni F. Hein |Kevin Poloncarz |W. Andrew Jack
On May 28, the Biden-Harris Administration issued the Voluntary Carbon Markets Joint Policy Statement and Principles (Policy Statement). You can find Covington’s analysis of the Policy Statement here.
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Jun 1, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Jayni F. Hein |Jonathan Wright
On May 13, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued Order No. 1920, the Commission’s long-awaited final rule regarding regional electric transmission planning and cost allocation for future transmission projects on the nation’s interstate electric grid.
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May 8, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Jayni F. Hein
On May 1, 2024, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) published its final “Phase 2” National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) regulations, formally called the Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule (“Final Rule”). Publication of the Final Rule completes a multi-year effort by the Biden Administration that included publication of final, narrower “Phase 1” rule in April 2022.
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Dec 13, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Carol M. Browner |Jayni F. Hein |Daniel Feldman
Jayni joins the firm after serving as Senior Director for Clean Energy, Infrastructure & the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) at the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). During her tenure at CEQ, she oversaw the Biden Administration’s ambitious environmental and clean energy agenda, leading work on low carbon projects and climate disclosure, and advancing the successful implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (2021) and Inflation Reduction Act (2022).
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Dec 13, 2023 | lexblog.com | Carol M. Browner |Jayni F. Hein |Daniel Feldman
Jayni joins the firm after serving as Senior Director for Clean Energy, Infrastructure & the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) at the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). During her tenure at CEQ, she oversaw the Biden Administration’s ambitious environmental and clean energy agenda, leading work on low carbon projects and climate disclosure, and advancing the successful implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (2021) and Inflation Reduction Act (2022).
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Dec 13, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Carol M. Browner |Jayni F. Hein |Daniel Feldman |Kevin Poloncarz |W. Andrew Jack |Paul Mertenskötter | +2 more
What You Need to Know. After two days of intense negotiations, world leaders adopted a draft decision that sets out international climate priorities in response to the findings of the first Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement.
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Dec 8, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Paul Mertenskötter |Carol M. Browner |Jayni F. Hein
Carol M. Browner brings nearly four decades of experience advising on environmental and energy policies affecting global energy, environmental, public health, and business matters. She provides counsel to industry leaders in the energy, transportation, and consumer product sectors on regulatory matters, environmental impact issues, corporate sustainability approaches, and strategic partnership development to advance clean energy, ESG, and other business priorities.
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Dec 8, 2023 | lexblog.com | Paul Mertenskötter |Carol M. Browner |Jayni F. Hein
Carol M. Browner brings nearly four decades of experience advising on environmental and energy policies affecting global energy, environmental, public health, and business matters. She provides counsel to industry leaders in the energy, transportation, and consumer product sectors on regulatory matters, environmental impact issues, corporate sustainability approaches, and strategic partnership development to advance clean energy, ESG, and other business priorities.
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Dec 5, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Martin Levy |Jayni F. Hein
Jayni joins the firm after serving as Senior Director for Clean Energy, Infrastructure & the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) at the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). During her tenure at CEQ, she oversaw the Biden Administration’s ambitious environmental and clean energy agenda, leading work on low carbon projects and climate disclosure, and advancing the successful implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (2021) and Inflation Reduction Act (2022).
