The action marks the clearance of another significant hurdle toward BOEM’s offshore wind lease sales in federal waters offshore California, anticipated to occur this fall.
By Nikki Buffa, Jennifer K. Roy, Janice M. Schneider, Brian McCall, and Julie Miles
In the first half of 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
CCUS and clean hydrogen will play a significant role in the Administration’s efforts to address hard-to-decarbonize industries to promote clean US manufacturing.
By Janice Schneider, Nikki Buffa, and Kevin Homrighausen
On February 15, 2022, the White House announced important actions in furtherance of the Biden Administration’s broader decarbonization goals — this time with
The president’s executive order aims to use the US government’s procurement power to achieve “carbon pollution-free electricity” by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050.
By Jennifer Roy and Julie Miles
On December 8, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability (EO), which aims to
A multistate cap-and-invest program to reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector is dead after several participating states pulled out.
By Jean-Philippe Brisson, Joshua T. Bledsoe, Benjamin Einhouse, and Brian McCall
Less than one year ago, the governors of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, as well as the mayor of the District
The State and eNGOs seek to defend an emissions rule that trucking and airline trade groups are challenging in federal court.
By Joshua T. Bledsoe and Jennifer Garlock
On October 13, 2021, the State of California, on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General and the California Air Resources Board (CARB, and together, the
CEQ report calls for widespread CCUS deployment to achieve climate goals.
By Joshua T. Bledsoe, Nikki Buffa, and Nolan Fargo
On June 30, 2021, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a report to Congress that outlines a framework for how the US can accelerate carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS)
With increasing pressure to fight climate change, scientists, and leaders agree that carbon capture, use, and storage (CCUS) is a cost-effective solution to meet emissions goals made under the Paris Agreement.
In his interview with Hart Energy, Latham partner JP Brisson discusses how aggressive efforts are needed to meet the net-zero goal, but oil and
A local air district approved a rule requiring warehouses to adopt clean technologies or pay a mitigation fee.
By Joshua T. Bledsoe and Jennifer Garlock
At a contentious board hearing on May 7, 2021, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) approved a first-in-the-nation rule to regulate trucking emissions from warehouses by a 9-4
The program will include a multi-jurisdictional cap-and-invest program and aims to address environmental justice and equity concerns.
By Jean-Philippe Brisson, Joshua T. Bledsoe, Benjamin Einhouse, and Brian McCall
On December 21, 2020, the Governors of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, as well as the Mayor of the District of Columbia, announced that
Public agencies prevailed in 68% of CEQA cases analyzed.
By James L. Arnone, Daniel P. Brunton, Nikki Buffa, Marc T. Campopiano, and Winston P. Stromberg
Latham & Watkins is pleased to present its fourth annual CEQA Case Report. Throughout 2020 Latham lawyers reviewed each of the 34 California Environmental Quality