Lauren A. Bachtel

Jan 14, 2025 | mondaq.com | Michael Rodgers |Lauren A. Bachtel

On December 4, 2024, and January 3, 2025, respectively, the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service finalized two key sets of regulations pertaining to the energy credit (most commonly referred to as the "investment tax credit" or "ITC") under Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code") on the one hand (the "Final ITC Regulations"), and the clean hydrogen credit under Section 45V of the Code, on the other hand (the "Final Hydrogen Regulations") (together with...

Jan 7, 2025 | mondaq.com | Lauren A. Bachtel

On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Interior("DOI") published the Utility-ScaleSolar Energy Development Programmatic Environmental ImpactStatement Record of Decision, also known as the updated Western Solar Plan (the"Plan"). The Plan will guide theDOI's management of solar energy proposals and projects onfederal lands.

Apr 29, 2024 | mondaq.com | Lauren A. Bachtel |George Casey |Heiko Schiwek |Gregory Gewirtz

On April 9, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") released several 1 that regulate emissions and require new air monitoring from roughly 220 chemical plants across the country that make synthetic organic chemicals and a variety of polymer and resins. The rules focus heavily on ethylene oxide and chloroprene emissions. The rules will be effective 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.

Jul 4, 2023 | mondaq.com | Lauren A. Bachtel

On June 3, 2023, President Biden signed a legislative package, formally known as the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, that raises the nation's debt ceiling, narrowly avoiding a default on the federal government payment obligations as of June 5. Importantly, the negotiated package includes reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") that are intended to expedite the process for obtaining federal approvals.