On Thursday, March 11, Greenberg Traurig, in collaboration with German engineering firm DEEP.KBB and Dutch consulting firm Rebel Group, will host a webinar on the technical and legal challenges associated with ongoing hydrogen-related projects. Topics Include: Impact of Hydrogen on Infrastructure (Steel Pipe and Elastomers) Infrastructure Challenges in Hydrogen Mobility Projects Regulation of Hydrogen Infrastructure (Expectations and Needs) How to Address these Challenges from a Legal and Organizational Perspective Presenters Include: Marijn Bodelier – Shareholder, Greenberg…

Last month, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court reiterated its general view of the Environmental Rights Amendment, Article I, Section 27, of the Pennsylvania Constitution. That court seems to believe that executive agencies must implement the ERA while “staying in lane.” They may only engage in the evaluation of rules or permits using the procedures and under the standards established for them by statute or regulation. The ERA does not create additional procedures, although the absence of…

The Biden administration continues to make many major environmental policy actions aimed at climate change, enforcement, and several other issues. GT continues to track these changes in key areas on our E2 Law Blog, including this one on environmental justice through our “Transition Thoughts” series. President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order that will elevate environmental justice within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by establishing two environmental groups: The White House…

On Tuesday, Feb. 2 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. EST, Greenberg Traurig Environmental Practice Shareholder Jillian C. Kirn will join a Women in Housing & Finance, Inc. (WHF) virtual panel presentation regarding the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposed regulation that would allow national banks and federal savings associations to refuse service to fossil fuel companies and other businesses in “politically controversial” industries only if a specific company failed to meet quantitative, risk-based…

On Thursday, Feb. 11 at 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PST, Greenberg Traurig Global Head of Energy Project Finance Jeff Chester will kick off Infocast’s Wind, Solar & Beyond webinar series with his annual review of wind power market economics and trends. Thereafter, Jeff will moderate a panel discussion, “Wind Project Economics in the Post-Covid Era,” which will analyze the effects the pandemic and economic downturn have had on the overall wind industry, how the recent…

A recent poll, conducted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, found that interest in ESG ratings—that is, an organization’s performance on environmental, social, and governance measures—is rising among asset managers and the broader financial community against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. Increasingly, even entities outside the financial sector—particularly those in high technology, manufacturing, and energy production—are embracing ESG as a critical measure of success. Continue reading the full Bloomberg Law…

Greenberg Traurig’s Bill Garner, Energy & Natural Resources Practice Co-Chair, and Environmental Practice Shareholders Erick Hernández and Bernadette Rappold are hosting a webinar on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2021, to discuss the legal implications of cross-border energy and environmental matters between the U.S. and Mexico following the recent U.S. elections. Carlos Hernandez Gonzalez, national vice president of renewable energy at the Energy Commission of the Employers’ Confederation of the Mexican Republic (Coparmex), will moderate the…