The Trump Administration has released Volume II of the National Climate Assessment
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Marcellus Shale Update: Natural Gas’s Dilemma – How To Respond To The National Climate Assessment?
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By Neal Martin | Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints
Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) is expected to become the Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
America Votes On Environment And Energy Ballot Initiatives
By James Dragna, Jeremy Esterkin & Ella Foley Gannon | Morgan Lewis
The 2018 midterm elections also provided voters in several states the opportunity to craft environmental and energy policy directly through ballot initiatives
Gen. Ali Mohsen could wind up as interim president despite his unpalatability to various parties, so Washington should prepare accordingly to avoid derailing peace talks. Washington’s recent push for Yemen talks is likely a product of pressure on several fronts: the rising sense of urgencyabout ending the destructive war; diplomatic troubles with Saudi Arabia; mounting congressional calls to halt military support for… Keep reading →
Egypt And Washington: Challenges In The Sisi Era
By Barak Barfi & Michele Dunne
Two experts discuss how Washington can balance its sometimes conflicting interests in Egyptian security and human rights. On October 31, Barak Barfi and Michele Dunne addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Barfi is a research fellow at the New America Foundation and author of the recent Institute study Egypt’s New Realism: Challenges Under Sisi.… Keep reading →
U.S. Officials Push For Yemen Talks
By Elana DeLozier & Lt. Col. August Pfluger,
Washington’s abrupt change in tone could bolster the UN envoy’s efforts to end the fighting and convene negotiations sooner rather than later. On October 30, the U.S. government’s public position on Yemen appeared to shift as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis called for the parties to cease hostilities and begin… Keep reading →
Will EPA ‘ACE’ Its Attempt to Replace The Clean Power Plan? A Deeper Dive Into EPA’s Proposed Affordable Clean Energy Rule
By Felicia Barnes, Brook Detterman & Grant Tolley | Beveridge & Diamond PC
The EPA has proposed to replace the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan with the Affordable Clean Energy Rule
Iran’s Anti-Western ‘Blueprint’ For The Next Fifty Years
By Mehdi Khalaji
Khamenei’s latest guidelines for Iranian culture and governance focus on resisting any efforts to reform the regime’s decisionmaking tendencies. On October 14, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei released a draft of the “Islamic-Iranian Blueprint for Progress,” a document that outlines his vision for the next half century. The final version of this blueprint is not expected… Keep reading →
FAA Reauthorization Briefing Part 1: Airline Fee Issues
By David Heffernan & Matthew Howell | Cozen O'Connor
President Trump has signed into law the “FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.”
Russia delivered advanced air-defense systems to Syria after the recent airplane-downing incident, but its desire to check Iran could permit continued Israeli operations in the Syrian skies. On September 17, the Syrian Air Defense Force shot down a Russian Ilyushin 20 (IL-20) surveillance aircraft following the latest Israeli Air Force (IAF) strike on Iranian precision-missile-production… Keep reading →
