President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to drastically change the federal government’s role and policies in relation to energy, the environment and climate change.
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Energy Policy In The Trump Era: Part 2
By Chris Carr, Robert Fleishman | Morrison & Foerster LLPSign up and get Breaking Energy news in your inbox.
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By Chris Carr, Robert Fleishman | Morrison & Foerster LLP
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to drastically change the federal government’s role and policies in relation to energy, the environment, and climate change.
America Knows Better: Addressing Climate Change Is Good Business
By Environmental Defence Fund Energy Exchange Blog
President-elect Donald Trump made claims of his own business smarts a cornerstone of his campaign. Vote for him, the logic went, and send a first-rate businessman to the Oval Office to apply business acumen to make America great. Unfortunately, Trump’s actions to date on climate and energy – notably charging a climate change denier with… Keep reading →
Secretary Of Defense Carter Presents The DoD Distinguished Public Service Award To Secretary Of Energy Moniz
By U.S. Department of Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of Defense Ash Carter honored Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz with the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award, the department’s highest civilian honor. Secretary Carter presented the award to Secretary Moniz at a ceremony at the Department of Energy (DOE) headquarters in Washington, D.C., in recognition of Secretary Moniz’s leadership… Keep reading →
Let The Environmental Trade Wars Begin!
By Seth Jaffe | Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law
While speculation is rampant regarding just far President Trump will go to roll back progress on climate change in the United States, Nicolas Sarkozy has fired what might be called a metaphorical shot across Trump’s bow.
What Now? U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Post-Election Outlook
By Kay Bonza, Patrick Joyce, Andrew Perellis | Seyfarth Shaw LLP
With a dramatic change from a progressive democratic to a conservative republican administration, we anticipate that EPA is not only likely to pivot away from an enforcement heavy to a more business friendly agenda.
Trump’s Impact On Environmental Law? Let The Speculation Begin!
By Seth Jaffe | Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law
What will a Trump Presidency mean for environmental law?
When a former Greenpeace executive director comes out in support of hydraulic fracturing, your first impulse probably is to check outside to see if pigs indeed have taken flight. The second and totally serious response is to understand and embrace the argument for fracking that’s being made by one leading environmentalist. That environmentalist is Stephen… Keep reading →
Secretary Moniz Statement On Reaching Threshold For Paris Agreement’s Entry Into Force
By U.S. Department of Energy
WASHINGTON – As of today, 72 parties accounting for 56.75 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions have joined the climate agreement negotiated at COP21 in Paris, meeting the requirements of 55 parties representing 55 percent of global emissions needed for the Paris Agreement to enter into force in 30 days, prior to the COP22 meeting in… Keep reading →
Latest EPA Greenhouse Emission Numbers Demonstrate Success Of Methane Standards
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
This week sees the release of new figures from the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program (GHGRP), which includes self-reported, large facility-level emissions data for 2015. The good news is that methane pollution from the oil and gas industry is down slightly, thanks to a combination of stronger safeguards starting to take effect, along with… Keep reading →
