Congress returns this week from the President’s Day recess to a changed landscape with the death of Supreme Court Justice Scalia.
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Congress To Continue Work On Energy Issues Amid Supreme Court Uncertainty
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By David Leiter, Sarah Litke, Neal Martin | Mintz Levin - ML Strategies
Congress returns this week following the President’s Day holiday, and the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on February 13 has set the stage for a contentious nomination battle in the Senate with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) saying that naming a successor should be put off until the next Administration.
The Oil Tax Proposal And Household Impacts
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
The president’s $10 per barrel oil tax proposal has been out for about a week now, and the analysis from a number of experts – both in terms of politics and economics – could be boiled down to the social media acronym “smh,” which stands for “shaking my head.” Political analysis first: “The president… Keep reading →
5 Big Wins In Clean Energy From The Loan Programs Office
By Mark A. McCall | Executive Director of the Loan Programs Office
Seven years ago today, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, or the Recovery Act) into law and created the Section 1705 Loan Guarantee Program. The Recovery Act was designed to spur economic growth while creating new jobs and saving existing ones, similar to New Deal programs like the Works Progress Administration… Keep reading →
President’s FY 2017 Budget Aims To Seal The Deal On Fiscal Legacy
By Mary Burke Baker, Elizabeth Nelli, Peter Nelson, Karishma Shah Page | K&L Gates LLP
The FY 2017 budget incorporates many proposals from past years but also looks to cement the president’s legacy with a number of new fiscal policy initiatives in priority areas such as corporate and international tax reform, family and individual tax issues, and energy taxes.
Clean Power Plan Stayed – What Happens Now?
By Adam DeVoe, Thomas Dougherty, II | Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
On February 10, 2016, we reported that the Supreme Court stayed the Clean Power Plan (CPP) pending review by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals.
Energy & Environment Update – February 2016
By David Leiter, Sarah Litke, Neal Martin | Mintz Levin - ML Strategies
The bipartisan Senate energy bill is on hold, following a disagreement over federal aid to address the Flint, Michigan, water crisis.
Why The Surprise Supreme Court Decision Won’t Thwart The Clean Power Plan
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
In a surprise procedural decision on Feb. 9, the U.S. Supreme Court put the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan on pause while a lower court reviews it. The Court did not weigh in on the merits of the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan, and didn’t explain its reasoning, so we don’t know the legal basis for this… Keep reading →
TransCanada Challenges Denial Of Permit For Keystone XL Pipeline
By King & Spalding
As previously reported in the Trade & Manufacturing Alert, on November 6, 2015, President Obama officially rejected TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Supreme Court Delays Implementation Of Clean Power Plan
By Olivia Lucas, Aaron Van Oort, Andrew Wheeler | Faegre Baker Daniels
In a 5-4 vote, the United States Supreme Court stayed the implementation of the Clean Power Plan (CPP) through the ultimate Supreme Court determination on the merits, assuming the inevitable writ of certiorari from the D.C. Circuit opinion is granted.
