Louisiana Enacts New Laws Requiring Accommodations for Pregnant Employees and Restricting the Use of Criminal History in Hiring Decisions
D.C. Circuit 2019 RVO Decision is a Mixed Bag for Biofuels
The biofuels industry has had a challenging season in the courts. Several weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit that had limited EPA’s ability to grant waivers to small refiners that allow them to escape compliance obligations under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program. Then, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the D.C. Circuit) more recently invalidated…
NRC Solicits Comments on Environmental Justice
On July 9, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a Federal Register notice, Systematic Assessment for How the NRC Addresses Environmental Justice in Its Programs, Policies, and Activities. Comments on the notice are due August 23, 2021.
In the notice, the NRC is seeking stakeholder input on the Commission’s handling of environmental justice as well as the adequacy of its prior 2004 Policy Statement on the Treatment of Environmental Justice Matters in NRC Regulatory …
New York Utility Company Seeks Proposals to Electrify Buildings Instead of Building More Gas Pipelines
Texas Court Addresses Anti-Washout Clause and Rule Against Perpetuities
Not Broken, Simply Unfinished – What’s Next for the AJP?
Greenberg Traurig Launches Storm Uri Texas Litigation Tracker
Powered Haulage Safety High Priority for MSHA
RRC Announces PIPES which Allows Online Pipeline Safety Filings and Public Access
Zeroing-In on Net-Zero Emissions
This is the twenty-sixth post in our series on “The ABCs of the AJP.”
As we wrap up our blog series on the climate and energy implications of the Biden Administration’s American Jobs Plan (AJP), it is an opportune moment to revisit our journey from A through Z, and reflect on whether the Biden Administration’s proposed investment in infrastructure can set the nation on a path to achieve its 2050 net-zero target.…