Inflation Reduction Act
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...
ESG/SEC Disclosure and Implications
If you follow the trade press, it seems that every other article of late is focused on this topic. There have been so many developments (and different takes on those developments) that it has become hard to keep track of...
Environmental Enforcement: Adjusting to the New Administration's Approach
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...
FOIA's Deliberative-Process Privilege and the ESA
The Supreme Court delivered its opinion in U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service v. Sierra Club on March 4, 2020 and held that agency documents that lack a legally operative effect are likely to qualify for the deliberative process exemption under...
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...
Notice of EPA Approved Texas NPDES Oil and Gas Program Authorization Published in Federal Register on February 12, 2021
On Friday, February 12, 2021, Region 6 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published notice in the Federal Register at 85 FedReg 9332 (February 12, 2021) of its January 15, 2021, approval the State of Texas’ October 12, 2020...
COVID, Climate Change and ESG – The Future of Disclosures, SEC Enforcement, and Securities Litigation
There can be no doubt 2021 is already shaping up to be a watershed year, including on the SEC enforcement and securities litigation fronts. Pressure from all directions has been coalescing to drive change in the way companies report information...
Environmental Justice Under the Biden Administration
On January 27th, President Biden formalized multiple campaign pledges to bolster the role of Environmental Justice across the government. Those include creating a White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council and a White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council to address “current...
Will Congress Rollback Trump Regulatory Actions to Advance the Biden Policy Agenda?
Recent news that the Democrats flipped both U.S. Senate seats in Georgia’s run-off election means that the Democrats have enough votes to add the Congressional Review Act (CRA) [1] to the tools that could be used to advance President-elect Joe...
EPA Approved Texas NPDES Oil and Gas Program Authorization on January 15, 2021
On January 15, 2021, Region 6 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) approved the State of Texas’ October 12, 2020 submittal to the EPA requesting partial National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) program authorization for oil and gas discharges...
Changes to Expect in Environmental Litigation Under Biden
One thing is certain about 2021 – environmental and natural resources-related litigation against the federal government will continue apace and it will impact a range of private projects that require federal authorization of some sort or that rely on public...
Infrastructure Under the Biden Administration
Watch Kevin Ewing , Ann Navaro , Liam Donovan , and Eric Washburn as they discuss the current transition topics under the Biden Administration.
City of Houston Tightens Local Hazardous Materials Regulations
The early morning explosion at the Watson Grinding and Manufacturing site on January 24, 2020 continues to have an impact. The Houston City Council significantly amended the city's hazardous enterprises ordinance this week in an effort to exert more local...
Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Policy, Permitting, Liability and Tax Credits
Watch Jason Hutt , Elizabeth McGinley , and Christine Wyman as they discuss Carbon Capture Underground Storage (CCUS), 45Q tax exemption and key compliance, permitting and liability consideration, and much more.