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Nov 21, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Kenneth Markowitz |Ryan Thompson |Christopher Treanor |Richard A. Coppola
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Stacey Mitchell |Christopher Treanor |Emily P. Mallen |Richard A. Coppola
After a recent permitting reform bill was passed out of a Senate
Committee, House Republicans took steps to draft their own
permitting reform legislation. Rep. Westerman (R- AR) held a
hearing to discuss his draft bill, which most notably places
limitations on the environmental permitting process for energy
projects.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Stacey Mitchell |Christopher Treanor |Emily P. Mallen |Richard A. Coppola
With U.S. elections rapidly approaching, presidential candidates
are expected to foreshadow key aspects of their energy and
environmental legislative and policy agendas. In particular, the
Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 may prompt Vice President
Kamala Harris to balance legislative progress with her
environmental justice commitments.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Stacey Mitchell |Christopher Treanor |Emily P. Mallen |Richard A. Coppola
On Wednesday, July 31, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Committee approved a permitting and grid development package,
spearheaded by Chair Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Ranking Member John
Barrasso (R-WY). The bipartisan bill paves the way for renewable
energy projects, oil and gas leases, and grid improvements, as well
as reversing the Biden administration's pause on liquefied
natural gas export permits.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Emily P. Mallen |Ben Reiter |Scott Johnson |Richard A. Coppola
On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, the U.S. House of Representative
Committee on Energy and Commerce held a Subcommittee on Energy,
Climate, and Grid Security hearing to review the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
Request.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Stacey Mitchell |Christopher Treanor |Emily P. Mallen |Richard A. Coppola
On Monday, July 15, at the opening day of the Republican
National Convention, former President Donald Trump announced his
selection of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his vice-presidential
candidate, signaling a firm commitment to fossil fuel advocacy and
opposition to renewable energy. Vance is vocal against President
Biden's clean energy policies, which he critiqued openly at the
Convention.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Stacey Mitchell |Christopher Treanor |Emily P. Mallen |Richard A. Coppola
As the legislative calendar year comes to a close and the 2024
election comes into full swing, Congress is working to finalize the
Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) appropriations and messaging bills before
the 2024 October recess.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Stacey Mitchell |Christopher Treanor |Emily P. Mallen |Richard A. Coppola
The Senate overwhelmingly supported the bipartisan ADVANCE Act
sending it to President Biden's desk for his signature, in a
bid to revamp the U.S.'s nuclear industry by modernizing
regulations and streamlining permitting processes. The European
Union (EU) has given the green light for sanctions targeting
Russia's gas industry, aiming to prevent EU ports from
reselling Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) and to restrict
financing for proposed Arctic and Baltic terminals.
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Stacey Mitchell |Christopher Treanor |Emily P. Mallen |Richard A. Coppola
The Biden administration has issued a Joint Statement of Policy
and New Principles for Responsible Participation in Voluntary
Carbon Markets (VCMs) outlining the U.S. government's strategy
to promote high-integrity VCMs. The U.S. Department of the Treasury
and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released proposed guidance
on the Clean Electricity Production Credit and Clean Electricity
Investment Credit, aiming to provide clarity to developers of clean
electricity projects.
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May 20, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Stacey Mitchell |Emily P. Mallen |Christopher Treanor |Richard A. Coppola
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a
landmark rule instructing U.S. electricity grid operators to create
new transmission infrastructure. The Department of Energy (DOE)
released their initial 10 federal corridors for the development of
multistate, ultra-high-capacity electric transmission lines.
