Inflation Reduction Act
The SEC’s Final Rules on Climate-Related Disclosures: A Guide for In-House Counsel
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s recently adopted rules governing climate-related disclosures, although significantly pared back from the rules proposed two years ago, represent a major change to the existing public-company disclosure regime. The rules require that public companies include...
PRG Pulse 2022 Midterms Post-Election Webinar
Bracewell’s Policy Resolution Group (PRG) lobbyists, attorneys and strategic communications professionals were joined by guest speakers Abigail Ross Hopper , President and CEO of Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Frank Macchiarola , Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics, and Regulatory...
General Overview of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
On Tuesday, August 16, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act ) into law, which includes material changes to various sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ). The following is...
Senate Considers FERC's Role in Hydrogen Pipeline Development
Last week, the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources (SENR) held a hearing on “ Federal Regulatory Authorities Governing the Development of Interstate Hydrogen Pipelines, Storage, Import, and Export .” Chaired by Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), the Committee considered...
The Breakdown Versus The Bottom Line
Bracewell’s Policy Resolution Group Co-Head Scott Segal moderated this matchup between PRG Senior Principal and Former Senior Policy Advisor to then-Senator Kamala Harris Yasmin Nelson and PRG Principal, pundit and former Republican strategist Liam Donovan on the first year of...
ESG Seminar: Legislative Developments, International Approaches and Finance
ESG-Related Legislative and Regulatory Developments - Scott Segal & Jason Hutt International Convergence on Approaches to ESG Assessment, Reporting, and Expectations The Emerging Role of ESG in Corporate Valuation and Finance - Fernando Rodriguez Marin Wednesday, June 16, 2021 8:30...
100 Days in 60 Minutes
The conversation will cover the Biden administration’s first 100 days and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Tune in for topics including finance and tax, trade, technology and environmental justice. The event will begin with opening remarks from PRG...
Change at the Interior Department: A Look Ahead
President Biden has lost no time in seeking to fulfill campaign promises pertaining to energy, the environment, and natural resources. Many of these are within the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, including a strong push for renewable energy...
The Bipartisan SCALE Act: Increasing Investments in CCUS
Today, March 17, 2021, a bipartisan group of legislators introduced groundbreaking legislation aimed at advancing investments in large-scale carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) projects. The Storing CO 2 and Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act is cosponsored in the Senate by...
Expectations for Offshore Wind Under the Biden Administration
President Joe Biden’s arrival at the White House in January was, as customary for any new executive branch leader, met by outsized expectations on the part of supporters and detractors alike. Among the countless areas of public policy set to...
Climate Change: A Policy Driver in Agency Decision Making
Transition to the new Administration brings significant change to the policy and regulatory landscape for environmental attorneys. Bracewell’s Environmental Strategies Group is here to keep you informed. Throughout the month of March, we will host a weekly series of 30-minute...
The Biden Executive Orders: Implementation at the Agencies
Transition to the new Administration brings significant change to the policy and regulatory landscape for environmental attorneys. Bracewell’s Environmental Strategies Group is here to keep you informed. Throughout the month of March, we will host a weekly series of 30-minute...
US Trade Policy in the Biden Administration
After four of the most volatile years in international trade in recent history, what will be the approach of the incoming Biden Administration on Trump-era tariffs, the China trade war, bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, relations with the World Trade...
PPP 2.0: Expanded Lending For New and Existing Borrowers
After months of stalled negotiations, Congress has passed sweeping new COVID-19 relief legislation that, among other things, revitalizes and revises the Paycheck Protection Program. The new legislation reopens the program to first time borrowers, provides greater flexibility for how borrowers...
2020 Post-Election Analysis: Issue by Issue
CONTENTS First 100 Days Committee Leadership in the 117th Congress Energy Environment Tax International Trade Consumer Product Safety Appropriations and Budget ________________________________________ FIRST 100 DAYS By Scott Segal and Liam Donovan As President-elect Biden stands poised to assume the...