The partial government shutdown continues amid the standoff between the President and Congress over his request for $5 billion to build a border wall
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Emerging Technologies: Washington Update January 2019 #1
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By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Update: The oral argument for FirstEnergy’s case at the Ohio Supreme Court – described below – will begin on January 9, 2019, and a ruling is expected later this year. For years, FirstEnergy has been seeking a bailout for its uneconomic coal and nuclear plants. The Ohio-based utility finally got its wish in late 2016,… Keep reading →
A report herein on 2018’s parade of reprobates, rapscallions and others generally lacking in moral hygiene
The 116th Congress, with 100 new members of the US House of Representatives (63 Democrats), convenes on January 3
Saudi Reshuffle Emphasizes Security And Foreign Policy
By Simon Henderson
Ministerial changes seemed likely in the wake of the Khashoggi crisis, but some of the specifics came as a surprise. On December 27, Saudi Arabia announced new appointments in the name of King Salman that substantially alter the makeup of the Political and Security Affairs Council, the key decisionmaking body chaired by defense minister and… Keep reading →
Marcellus Shale Update: 2018, The Year In Review
By Daniel Markind | Flaster Greenberg PC
Pipeline companies are struggling to build out the national pipeline system but not being transparent about how they are doing it
What’s Next For California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard?
By Buck Endemann | K&L Gates LLP
In September 2018, the CARB approved several significant changes to California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Democratic Leader Requests Clean Energy Infrastructure Package In 2019
By Lynn L. Bergeson | Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) wrote a letter to President Donald Trump requesting that, in 2019, any infrastructure package to be considered include a focus on the clean energy economy to address climate change
The international community can help avert future chaos through measures to stem political, economic, and security deterioration, and Washington can reinstate funding for Palestinian development projects. Since mid-October, demonstrators have been gathering regularly at the Palestinian prime minister’s office in Ramallah to protest the new social security law. Implementation was first set for November 1… Keep reading →
Key Considerations For Government Contractors Facing A Government Shutdown
By Nichole Atallah & Jacqueline Unger | PilieroMazza PLLC
A government shutdown is looming once again
