Environment + Energy Leader

JANUARY 20, 2023

Minnesota's transition to clean electricity cleared its first hurdle at the state Capitol on Wednesday. If the bill makes it into law, all electricity generated by the state's utilities would have to be carbon-free by 2040.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Energy law used to be an obscure niche subject. Energy law is a hot topic. Law students are thronging to the field, seeing an opportunity to combine social relevance with good-paying jobs. Top law schools are responding by competing for faculty. The post The Renaissance of Energy Law appeared first on Legal Planet.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 29, 2023

Under new legislation, California is moving to a novel system that includes income-based fixed charges for electricity. The series will dive into the material, financial, and equity concerns prompting the law, the practical design challenges for its implementation, and the ideological divisions between its supporters and critics.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Last week, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law a standard that will make the North Star State’s electricity 100 percent carbon-free by 2040.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 21, 2024

Earlier this month, the US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service hosted a public hearing on their recent proposed rules governing implementation of the Section 45Y Clean Electricity Production Credit and the Section 48E Clean Electricity Investment Credit. My testimony is copied below.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 3, 2023

In preparing to teach a course on climate law, I was really struck by how broad and rich the field has become. Back in the day, it was nearly all international law, but nowadays there’s a huge amount of U.S. domestic law. and international law. and international law. Electric vehicle and biofuel policies E.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is necessary to decrease climate-changing emissions. The switch from gasoline to electric presents a huge opportunity for efficient resource use. The short answer is yes. But this is a complicated question, so let’s dig in further.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 21, 2024

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) included a major—forthcoming—refresh for one of the biggest policy drivers of the nation’s clean energy transition to date: tax credits subsidizing the deployment of clean electricity resources. the GHGs emitted into the atmosphere by a facility in the production of electricity—is not greater than zero.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 23, 2022

If you’re in the market for an electric car, then you are probably also in the market for an electric car charger. A major part of your electric car-buying research is figuring out what your refueling (which is to say charging) routine will be. Where will I charge my electric car or truck?

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act have resulted in historic levels of public investment to transform existing energy and transportation systems and lay the foundation for emerging climate technologies. wind and solar), electric vehicle charging, and similar “hard” infrastructure.

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Legal Planet

MAY 18, 2023

New York has enacted what may be the country’s most stringent environmental justice law. The law is so broadly worded, however, that it may have the potential to prevent economic development that would aid those communities, or even new facilities like hospitals that are urgently needed by the community.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Coal mine cleanup law is still built for the industry’s roaring ’70s. In the late 1970s, a golden age for American coal, skyrocketing oil prices coupled with rising demand for electricity set off a boom in coal-fired power plants. To enforce cleanup, the law allowed states to revoke mining permits, a prized commodity. .

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Legal Planet

APRIL 14, 2025

In 2019, Pacific Gas & Electric filed for bankruptcy because of billions of dollars of potential liability from fires the previous summer. Conduct is considered just and reasonable if the conduct of the electrical corporation. The fires in L.A. But such litigation isnt new. billion settlement.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Last December, the European Union (EU) agreed on a comprehensive battery policy that aims to make electric vehicles (EVs) more sustainable. The EU battery law seeks to increase circularity through a plethora of measures that the US can replicate. Essentially, it is decoupling economic activity from resource extraction.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Energy storage, or the storing of electricity for later use on the power grid, plays an important role in the clean energy transition. Renewable generation is variable—wind and solar power produce electricity when the wind is blowing and the sun is shining. Curtailment means we are wasting otherwise clean, perfectly usable electricity.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 23, 2025

In 1976, the California legislature passed a law that effectively bans new nuclear power plants. To be more specific, the law forbids the California Energy Commission from issuing a permit to any new nuclear fission power plants until theres a way to dispose of toxic and long-lived nuclear waste.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 3, 2023

Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) sets a bold goal for the state—no carbon pollution from electricity generation by 2045, which means zero global warming emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants.

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Energy & the Law

JANUARY 3, 2024

Takeaway: Texas does not recognize a legal duty owed by wholesale power generators to retail customers to provide continuous electricity to the electric grid and ultimately to the customers. The claims Hundreds of retail electricity customers sued hundreds of entities involved in virtually every aspect of the Texas electricity market.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 22, 2024

To address these dual needs, UC Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy and the Environment (CLEE) and the UCLA Law Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment are today releasing the new report Fueling & Financing: Addressing the Urgent Challenges Facing Electric Heavy-Duty Vehicle Deployment.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 27, 2025

City of New York , plumbing and building trade groups challenged New York Citys Local Law 154 of 2021 , a piece of legislation that prohibits fossil fuel combustion in most new buildings. This blog post discusses Local Law 154, unpacks Judge Abrams decision, and ends with a refresher on California Restaurant Association v.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 23, 2024

On a Monday in June, I got my first electric vehicle. The first was when my neighbors let me borrow their car to satisfy some electric-car curiosity; the second and third were half-hour test drives from auto dealerships. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Electric vehicle chargers have been proliferating in New York for years.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

These penalties are in addition to a $670,000 civil penalty DEP accessed against Shell Falcon Pipeline and its contractor Minnesota Limited LLC for violations of its permit and other laws and regulations that occurred in 2019 and 2020 during pipeline construction. 1 Electricity Price Changes; Rates Will Vary From 8.4% Read more here.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 31, 2023

That means a lot of energy law profs to teach them — many more than we have today. Law schools are waking up to the need to hire in the area. So if you’re thinking of law teaching, it could be worthwhile to dive into this field. About 10% were in the broad area of environmental law, but that was still only 11 people.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As the market for the electric buses, cars, trucks, and trains that help curb the climate crisis continues to grow globally, the battery supply chain faces increased scrutiny.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

By Liu Lican On November 8, China issued its first Energy Law , which aims to support the development and utilisation of renewable energy and increase the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption. However, the law also states that there will be “rational development and clean and efficient use” of fossil fuels.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 19, 2023

The culmination of these initiatives bring the goal of sustainable energy transitions closer.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) announced plans to introduce legislation to prohibit municipalities from receiving Act 13 drilling impact fees if they set more protective standards on the development of natural gas than required in state or federal law and while a challenge to local restrictions is being litigated.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 8, 2025

Electric vehicle (EV) sales are increasing , and these vehicles are important to reduce fossil fuel use and air pollution. 5 years of stakeholder discussions The progress of SB 615 bill over the legislative session will determine if a comprehensive EV battery recycling policy will finally be made law in California.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2025

With the coldest weather since 2015 moving into the PJM footprint, electricity demand on Tuesday and Wednesday is expected to approach PJMs all-time winter peak of 143,295 MW, set on Feb. 1 Electricity Price Changes; Rates Will Vary From 8.4% 1 Electricity Price Changes; Rates Will Vary From 8.4% Read more here. Read more here.

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Energy and Climate Law

OCTOBER 22, 2020

By Ceciel Nieuwenhout, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability; Lead Author of WP 1 T1.2 Report to the H2020 POCITYF-project A substantial part of energy in the EU is consumed by households , for powering electric appliances and for heating and cooling. The answer depends on the type of energy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2024

I work in the electric utility sector, specifically on the grid issues that shape our energy supply choices. I heard some early warnings of data center growth running into grid limits first from tech companies and then from electric utility planners. This growth is a jolt to the usually slow-moving electricity sector.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 21, 2023

How would that change if I hopped on the electric bus route at the end of my block? Even when accounting for pollution from electricity generation, electric trucks can significantly reduce air pollution and get us on a better track to addressing climate change.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 4, 2023

While we don’t usually see where our electricity comes from, we are often physically inside the sources of transportation emissions, be they cars, buses, or planes. billion for people and businesses who buy electric vehicles. Download as PDF The post Can the New Climate Laws Transform our Transportation Infrastructure?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

More efficient (and cleaner) gasoline cars are part of the reason why gasoline use is down, but the increasing number of electric vehicles being sold in the state will likely drive gasoline use down even further. But a growing share of the reductions is likely due to the increasing sales of electric vehicles (EVs).

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Increasing income taxes on California’s wealthiest residents to pay for electric vehicles and wildfire prevention: a solid no. And in New Mexico, 65 percent of voters authorized a constitutional amendment that will allow the use of state funds to provide essential household services such as water, sewage, electricity, and internet.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 8, 2024

Massachusetts is laser focused on passing new legislation to streamline the building of new energy infrastructure to clean the electric grid and electrify buildings and transportation. Th existing siting process has resulted in a high concentration of polluting electricity generating units in and near environmental justice neighborhoods.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC) owns and operates two such coal plants, and Ohio ratepayers are set to continue subsidizing these uneconomic plants absent any intervention from state policymakers. This law was at the center of likely the largest corruption and bribery scandal in Ohio’s history.

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