On Dec. 7, 2021, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) began the process of updating California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) by holding a virtual workshop where CARB staff discussed their initial amendment proposals. The goal of the LCFS update is to align the LCFS with CARB’s AB 32 Scoping Plan Update, which will be
Recent federal legislation seeks to address the ever-increasing demand for electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure. On Nov. 15, 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law. The IIJA specifically allocates $7.5 billion specifically for EV infrastructure programs and grants on a national level.
Last month, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court decided another in a series of cases applying the Environmental Rights Amendment to municipal land use decisions involving the oil and gas industry. That opinion may reflect some lack of judicial clarity with implications for ordinary government processes and therefore business.
Jeffrey A. Chester and John Eliason, global co-heads of Greenberg Traurig’s Energy Project Finance Practice, highlight the trends to watch in energy project finance this year. Watch this video and read more here
The Biden administration has prioritized environmental justice and taken steps in this area that impact businesses with U.S. operations. In a Jan. 24, 2022 speech, EPA Administrator Michael Regan spoke on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to replace lead pipes in Wisconsin and across the county. He remarked that “the tragedy of lead exposure is
The Massachusetts Appeals Court (the intermediate appellate court) has decided two cases this month addressing when a local conservation commission can impose conditions on development that affects wetlands in addition to conditions imposed by the Commonwealth’s Department of Environmental Protection. In both cases, the local commission did not grant an order (effectively a permit), but
As part of Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s ongoing strategy to grow key practices to meet client demand, the former MassDevelopment President and CEO, Lauren Liss joins as senior counsel in the Environmental and Real Estate practices in Boston. She will utilize her experience in the public and private sectors to work with clients in municipal government
On Jan. 5, Mr. Mohammed Chamin – a Member of the European Parliament and the “rapporteur” on the proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in the Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public health and Food Safety (ENVI) – announced that a draft report on the CBAM proposal had been sent to shadow rapporteurs for discussion. This
A review of the environmental cases decided by the Pennsylvania appellate courts last year follows. Please forgive any omissions of cases or detail in this catalogue. Many of these cases are not officially reported so not formally precedential. Click here to read the full article. Reprinted with permission from The Legal Intelligencer.
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You are invited to listen to the latest episode of Greenberg Traurig’s E2 Law Podcast, “The New Environmental Rights Amendment to the NY Constitution.”
In the first episode of the 2022 Evolving Environmental Law miniseries, Shareholders Steven C. Russo and David G. Mandelbaum discuss the recently enacted Environmental Rights Amendment to the New