The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) announced a new joint statement of policy and new principles (Joint Statement) for responsible participation in voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) with the U.S. Department of...more
5/31/2024
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a final rule on May 6, 2024, defining eligibility requirements for the clean vehicle credit under Section 30D of the Internal Revenue Code, enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act...more
5/15/2024
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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
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Manufacturers ,
Minerals ,
Motor Vehicles ,
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Tax Credits
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) recently announced the project recipients selected for negotiation to develop seven regional clean hydrogen hubs across the United States....more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued Notice 2023-38 (the Notice) on May 12, 2023, which contains the first rules concerning the domestic content bonus credits for renewable electricity, renewable natural gas,...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published guidance on April 17, 2023, in the form of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), detailing the critical minerals and battery components requirements under Section 30D of the...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a fact sheet on December 29, 2022, clarifying changes in federal clean vehicle tax credits enacted through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August 2022. Through a detailed...more
The California Air Resources Board (CARB), on August 25, 2022, voted to adopt the lengthy and complex second iteration of the state’s ambitious zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) regulation now set to fully phase out the sale of...more
President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (the Act) on August 16, 2022, which, among other things, uses the tax code to slow the effects of climate change by significantly investing in clean energy and...more
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed landmark legislation (S2252/A4819) on January 17, 2020 that is poised to dramatically accelerate the electrification of New Jersey’s transportation sector. The legislation increases...more
Two midwestern states are taking up the issue of how to address the expansion of electric vehicles (or EVs) in their jurisdictions. The Iowa Utilities Board recently proposed regulations addressing whether EV charging...more
Electric vehicles (or EVs) cumulatively consume large amounts of electricity, which means regulated utilities have a natural interest in the expansion of EVs and in managing the impacts to the electric grid from that...more
Federal environmental law governing coal ash ponds used by many regulated electric utilities remains uncertain after a flurry of recent activity at the Environmental Protection Agency and in the courts. This update addresses...more
Electric utilities across the country are laying the groundwork—sometimes literally—to keep up with the growing popularity of electric vehicles (EVs). From installing charging infrastructure to gathering consumer data on...more
In three recent decisions, the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit and Sixth Circuit have signaled the courts’ refusal to allow environmental plaintiffs to use the federal Clean Water Act to address coal ash...more
9/28/2018
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Thanks to better technology and lower costs, fuel efficient electric vehicles (EVs) are on the move in nearly every state in the country. EVs have sparked what some believe will be a transportation sector transformation. And...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, on August 21, 2018, vacated much of U.S. EPA’s final rule regulating the disposal of “coal combustion residuals” (CCR) at coal-fired power plants. The ruling has...more