http://faegrebdc.com/coal en-us Copyright 2000-16 FaegreBD Consulting. All Rights Reserved. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 11/27/2016 10:34:47 AM Congress may often be characterized by partisan gridlock, but there are still policymakers uniquely positioned to move the needle on certain agendas. A recent Law360 article focused on the Senate leaders who carry the most clout, and potential to... http://faegrebdc.com/andrew-wheeler-identifies-the-us-senators-who-power-energy-policy 11 May 2016 00:00:00:000 At the 16th Coaltrans USA conference in Miami, coal leaders convened for a discussion of industry challenges at a time of low coal prices and regulatory pressure, according to an article in SNL Financial. The conference included an unlikely... http://faegrebdc.com/andrew-wheeler-coal-industry-facing-unprecedented-regulatory-pressure 12 Feb 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 In a 5-4 vote, the United States Supreme Court stayed the implementation of the Clean Power Plan (CPP) through the ultimate Supreme Court determination on the merits, assuming the inevitable writ of certiorari from the D.C. Circuit opinion is... http://faegrebdc.com/supreme-court-delays-implementation-of-clean-power-plan 10 Feb 2016 00:00:00:000 As it conducts a multiyear environmental review of the coal industry, the Obama administration has suspended the issuing of new federal land leases for coal mining operations. As detailed in Law360, experts believe the leasing suspension will face... http://faegrebdc.com/white-houses-social-cost-of-carbon-metric-to-face-first 25 Jan 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 Last month, the White House released its fall Unified Agenda, which provides a look at the various regulations being developed by each agency and where each is in the rulemaking process. In the energy and environment space, the Environmental... http://faegrebdc.com/president-obama-unveils-2016-energy-and-environment-agenda 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00:000 In December 2015, Congress passed the first major transportation infrastructure bill in over a decade, covering a large range of infrastructure projects and ensuring funding for the next five years. One section of the bill establishes a new federal... http://faegrebdc.com/new-federal-permitting-council-to-aid-large-infrastructure-projects-mdash 04 Jan 2016 00:00:00:000 The Clean Power Plan final rule, proposed Federal Plan and carbon pollution standards for new, modified and reconstructed (existing) power plants were published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2015 — weeks after its August 3, 2015... http://faegrebdc.com/epa-publishes-clean-power-plan-in-federal-register-sets-off 26 Oct 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 Background On August 3, 2015, President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new set of final regulations aimed at reducing carbon output from power plants. The sweeping new Clean Power Plan (CPP) sets limits on carbon... http://faegrebdc.com/clean-power-plan-finalized-by-obama-administration-and-epa-whats 13 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 The Department of Energy released its Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) on April 21, 2015, which includes a series of recommendations to upgrade the country’s aging energy infrastructure (from our natural gas infrastructure to rail and fleets)... http://faegrebdc.com/administration-outlines-energy-vision-in-quadrennial-report 23 Apr 2015 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