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The Role of Law in Driving Sustainability

'The law needs to catch up with society's standards for sustainable practices and converge over the coming years around a set of self-regulatory best practices.'
4 minute read

International Edition

Heavyweight Duo Leads on Major African Renewable Energy Deal

The deal involves teams based primarily in South Africa and the U.K.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Haynes and Boone, Holland & Knight Pick Up Big Law Partners as Lateral Movement Continues in Texas

Among the recent Big Law transitions, Reed Smith private equity and venture capital partner Chauncey Lane joined Holland & Knight as a partner in Dallas, in part due to the firm's deep bench and its commitment to Texas.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Environmental Justice—Initiatives From Biden Administration and State Legislatures

A review of the national landscape shows that executive orders and federal enforcement agendas are focused on prioritizing EJ. At the same time, states are revising permitting regulations to incorporate EJ obligations that evaluate a facility's impact on environmental equity, require community engagement and, in some cases, an evaluation of cumulative risk.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Don't Pump the Brakes on Electric Utilities' EV Charging Proposals in Pa.

Pennsylvania could benefit from spurring further investment by electric utilities in EV charging infrastructure by following neighboring states' approach in PaPUC proceedings, by enacting legislation designed to allow and encourage electric utilities' investments in EV charging infrastructure, or both.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Government Official Joins Uranium Mining Firm enCore Energy as General Counsel

Gregory Zerzan brings more than 20 years of experience as a legal, compliance and policy adviser in the public and private sectors to enCore, which wants to ramp up uranium mining in the U.S.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Can the Biden Administration Use the DPA to Shape Energy Policy?

In order to anticipate how the Biden administration will use the DPA to affect policy change over the next year, a better understanding of the DPA's mechanics is in order.
8 minute read

International Edition

Biden's Saudi Trip a 'Triumph of Realism Over Idealism,' Lawyers Say, Despite Human Rights Concerns

Biden makes his trip in an atmosphere of disapproval. But lawyers say tighter commercial relations with the Middle East nation are a must.
9 minute read

Law.com

Oil Companies Must Face Climate Claims in Hawaii State Court

Honolulu has alleged that the oil and gas companies knew the dangers of climate change, understood how energy exploration and extraction impacted the environment, and did not notify the public of those dangers.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Brief Overview of the Superfund Chemical Excise Tax

As the April column in this series pointed out, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 reinstituted the Superfund chemical excise tax. Somehow, more than a few of our colleagues and clients have formed the expectation that environmental practitioners are the lawyers knowledgeable on this tax. Humoring them, I try here to provide a brief outline of how this tax works.
5 minute read

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