[co-author: Leila Fleming]

Good evening! This is Akin Gump’s weekly policy newsletter on all things climate change. Below are the major federal and California climate policy headlines of the past week:

 DC Circuit Says FERC Can Consider Gas Exports for Some Pipelines (E&E News) The U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. ruled that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) may consider natural gas exports in an effort to condemn land for some interstate projects.

 Dems Grapple with Climate Defeat, Search for Path Forward (E&E News) After Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) said he would not pursue a budget reconciliation plan that included climate change spending prior to reviewing upcoming inflation and interest rate reports, President Biden called on Congress to pass a narrow bill that solely focused on drug pricing and Affordable Care Act subsidies.