Earlier this month, BEIS (the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) started to accept applications for grants under Phase I of its Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF). The IETF, first announced by the UK government in August 2018, is
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Trumps signs the Great American Outdoors Act
Today, President Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) into law, which may be considered one of the most significant land conservation laws passed in decades.
The legislation has two main impacts. First, the GAOA establishes a National Park
Consultation now open for proposed UK Carbon Emissions Tax
The UK Government has opened a consultation on a proposed UK carbon emissions tax with public submissions due by 29 September 2020.
The UK will no longer be participating in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), as of 31
ICYMI – CEQ issues final revisions to NEPA rule
Earlier this month, the White House Council for Environmental Quality (CEQ) finalized its update of the governing regulations for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rule. This marks the first comprehensive review of NEPA since its 1978 promulgation. Entitled, “Update
California Energy Commission workshop on hydrogen fuel cell demonstrations in rail and marine applications at ports
Companies reliant upon the use of rail services and commercial harbor craft at California’s ports should be interested in the State’s:
- Increasing focus on utilizing zero emission technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions resulting from port-related operations; and
- Provision of
Recent district court decision limits Proposition 65 warnings on First Amendment ‘compelled speech’ grounds
A U.S. District Court recently barred enforcement of California’s Proposition 65 warning requirement on the First Amendment ground of “compelled speech.” Proposition 65 requires businesses to provide warnings to consumers before exposing them to over 900 chemicals linked to cancer
U.S. EPA takes historic action on aviation emissions
In a historic act, U.S. EPA proposed the nation’s first-ever greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standard for aircraft on July 21, 2020. (Proposed Rule). Once the Proposed Rule is published in the Federal Register, the public will have 60
Racing toward a standard: How Virginia, Oregon, and Washington are moving to regulate workplace hazards of COVID-19
Individual states’ safety agencies have undertaken the development of their own workplace safety rules in response to potential hazards from COVID-19 as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has declined to promulgate specific standards and instead relied on existing
Fifth Circuit upholds OSHA’s interpretation of PSM standard
On July 9, 2020, the Fifth Circuit held that the mechanical integrity requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) process safety management (PSM) standard for highly hazardous chemicals applies to emergency stops that would only be activated after
ICYMI: States sign joint memorandum to advance vehicle electrification
A group of 15 states and the District of Columbia agreed to collaborate on advancing and accelerating the market for electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, including large pickup trucks and vans, delivery trucks, box trucks, school and transit buses, and