Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 8, 2020

For France, the “Affaire du Siècle” case was filed in the Administrative Court of Paris in May 2019 by four NGOs against the government for its failure to act on climate change. As a result, the Conseil d’Etat requested the government to justify how the reduction path to 2030 can be respected without stricter measures.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2024

Getting this right is important, both for California and to ensure the LCFS remains a workable model for other states and the federal government. Moreover, absent reform, the LCFS is not a replicable model for other states or the federal government. or even 39 percent, with a commensurate increase in costs.

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Physics World

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Safety – and the politics surrounding it – remains the single biggest issue influencing the development of nuclear power around the world. Here in the UK, the government has already earmarked up to £215m for SMRs as part of a larger Advanced Nuclear Fund to invest in the next generation of nuclear.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 30, 2023

Reform utility political contribution and lobbying regulations. Landmark DTE Energy settlement In July, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved a momentous sett l e m ent agreement regarding the electric utility DTE Energy’s plan to provide electricity to its 2.3 million customers for the next 20 years.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Shapiro’s Work Group Concludes A Cap-And-Invest Carbon Pollution Regulation Program Would Be Optimal Approach To Reducing Greenhouse Emissions From Power Plants; Scale Up Solar Energy [PaEN] -- AP: Gov. 1-7; PA Climate Convergence Oct.

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ESA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Congress passes a deal to keep the government funded through Dec. The significant nexus test determines that the Clean Water Act applies if wetlands have a “significant nexus” to regulated waters. Lawyers for the government shared the Biden administration expects to issue a new Clean Water Act proposed rule by the end of the year.

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