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The Ten Most Important U.S. Environmental Laws

Legal Planet

In choosing the top environmental laws, I wanted to focus on those with the largest impacts on the environment, not just those that are most important to environmental lawyers or best known. I included all laws passed in the U.S., not just federal regulatory laws, and some of my selections may not be what you expected.

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How Can We Build Transmission Infrastructure Responsibly?

Legal Planet

The clean-energy transition that is one focus of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will require big changes in our electric grid. billion for rural electric cooperatives to develop clean-energy resources. The IRA also provides $9.7

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FERC Proposes Reforms to Speed-Up Approval of Interstate Transmission Infrastructure

Law Columbia

State law often provides that, in assessing the public interest, the regulator can consider “only the interests of in-state residents and businesses.” Significant support for these actions was provided in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which President Biden signed into law in August. or is not economically feasible.:

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