http://faegrebdc.com/federal-government-relations-energy en-us Copyright 2000-16 FaegreBD Consulting. All Rights Reserved. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 11/28/2016 12:42:33 AM The 2016 election has been the focal point of the country for the past year. As Americans prepare to head to the polls on Tuesday, November 8, we wanted to provide a quick primer on how the election could impact the balance of power and leadership... http://faegrebdc.com/election-cheat-sheet-what-to-watch 25 Oct 2016 00:00:00:000 Andrew Wheeler of FaegreBD Consulting will share his expertise at the Indiana Chamber's 2016 Environmental Conference. He will speak on "What Does a New Administration and New Congress Bring to Environmental Policy?" His discussion will cover what... http://faegrebdc.com/2016-indiana-environmental-conference 20 Oct 2016 00:00:00:000 On Wednesday, September 28, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5303, the Water Resources Development Act of 2016. House action comes on the heels of the Senate’s passage of its version (S. 2848) earlier this month. Lawmakers will now work... http://faegrebdc.com/house-passes-water-infrastructure-bill-setting-up-conference-with-senate 03 Oct 2016 00:00:00:000 The largest overhaul to the nation’s aging water infrastructure in decades is making progress in the Senate. On April 28, 2016, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved a $9 billion update to the Water Resources Development Act... http://faegrebdc.com/significant-water-legislation-moving-in-the-senate 29 Apr 2016 00:00:00:000 New Speakers Announced: House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA23) and Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) join Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Congressman David Valadao (R-CA21) Water is at the heart of environmental issues, it impacts our energy... http://faegrebdc.com/energy-environmental-symposium-focus-on-water 13 Apr 2016 00:00:00:000 In association with a White House Water Summit on World Water Day, March 22, President Obama released an executive memorandum outlining a federal plan to support state and local efforts to combat drought. The memorandum established six... http://faegrebdc.com/white-house-introduces-plan-to-wash-away-drought 23 Mar 2016 00:00:00:000 The President has unveiled his fiscal year 2017 budget request for the federal government. The figures are ambitious in the way that only a president in his last term would propose, and the budget includes numerous funding changes for the energy and... http://faegrebdc.com/president-obamas-fy17-budget-request-proposes-new-energy-and-environmental 12 Feb 2016 00:00:00:000 Earlier than expected, the Senate is considering a highly anticipated bipartisan energy bill this week. The first broad package of energy legislation in over a decade, the bill proposes many adjustments to current energy policy. The bill will be... http://faegrebdc.com/senate-considers-energy-bill-opening-debate-on-host-of-environmental 25 Jan 2016 00:00:00:000 On Nov. 6, President Obama rejected TransCanada’s Keystone pipeline application, ending a seven-year saga that tapped millions of dollars from both the environmental and industry lobbies. Andrew Wheeler, principal and team leader of the energy and... http://faegrebdc.com/andrew-wheeler-to-ipoliticoi-and-ilaw360i-keystone-pipeline-saga-could 12 Nov 2015 00:00:00:000 In an updated rule released October 1, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set tighter limits on ozone – a compound regarded as a precursor to smog. In setting the new standard at 70 parts per billion (ppb) for ground-level ozone, down... http://faegrebdc.com/epa-decreases-limit-for-ground-level-ozone 05 Oct 2015 00:00:00:000 A handful of states are wasting no time opposing the White House’s new Clean Power Plan (CPP), and they’re casting their lot with likeminded energy companies. As detailed in Law360, 15 state attorneys general joined together on August 13 to file “an... http://faegrebdc.com/andrew-wheeler-weighs-in-on-states-alignment-with-industry-in 24 Aug 2015 00:00:00:000 On August 18, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first-ever proposal aimed at regulating methane emissions, as well as volatile organic compounds (VOC), from the oil and gas industry. EPA is taking this action on the... http://faegrebdc.com/epa-releases-proposal-to-regulate-methane-from-oil-gas-industries 19 Aug 2015 00:00:00:000 After much anticipation, both the House and the Senate Committees passed their long awaited energy bills. Much is covered in the two packages, and many amendments have been tabled for when the bills hit the floor in the fall. Republicans and... http://faegrebdc.com/energy-legislation-gains-momentum-bills-pass-house-and-senate-committees 31 Jul 2015 00:00:00:000 On June 29, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered another warning to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against overstepping its statutory authority under the Clean Air Act. In Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 14-46, the... http://faegrebdc.com/supreme-court-decision-could-limit-epas-authority-over-greenhouse-gas 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00:000 At midnight on Tuesday, October 1, 2013, the U.S. federal government closed down to all but essential employees and services as the House and Senate failed to reach a funding deal. The ramifications of this impasse will be felt differently at... http://faegrebdc.com/federal-government-closure-halts-most-energy-agency-business 01 Oct 2013 00:00:00:000 In the latest development in the ongoing saga over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) authority under the Clean Water Act (CWA), the agency recently released a report entitled Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream... http://faegrebdc.com/epa-provides-justification-for-water-authority 24 Sep 2013 00:00:00:000 At The Brookings Institution's three-day "Inside Congress" event, Mary Bono of FaegreBD Consulting will use her experience as a former congresswoman to give participants an in-depth look at congressional operations. The event will help attendees... http://faegrebdc.com/inside-congress-understanding-congressional-operations 17 Sep 2013 00:00:00:000 On July 12, 2013, the Department of Energy released two new rules expanding the agency's authority to establish energy efficiency standards to computers and computer servers. The proposed rules stem from the DOE's authority to establish efficiency... http://faegrebdc.com/doe-to-extend-efficiency-standards-to-computers-and-computer-servers 15 Jul 2013 00:00:00:000 Luke S. Tomanelli has joined FaegreBD Consulting as an Assistant Vice President on the energy and environment practice team based in Washington, D.C. Tomanelli brings inside knowledge of Capitol Hill after serving in the House and Senate. He spent... http://faegrebdc.com/luke-tomanelli-joins-energy-environment-team-at-faegrebd-consulting 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00:000