Bloomberg Law
Environment & Energy Report

Biden Seeks to Bolster Solar Manufacturers With Tax, Trade Moves

The Biden administration is initiating a suite of policies that it says will help foster a deeper domestic supply chain for solar panels, following pleas from US manufacturers confronting a surge of tariff-free imports.

IRS Gives New Option for Bonus Energy Credit Cost Calculations

The Treasury Department and IRS on Thursday issued guidance aimed at providing certainty for green energy developers seeking domestic content bonus credits for certain renewable energy projects, removing one of the biggest challenges facing taxpayers seeking the add-ons.

Success of US Green Product Strategy Is Backed by Data, GSA Says

The White House’s bid to spur markets for green building materials appears to be working, according to new data the Biden administration will release on Thursday.

Venture Global Slams ‘Eleventh Hour’ FERC Data Request on LNG

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1216765D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-7e9c-de3b-adcf-febff54a0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Venture Global LNG Inc. says it is still hopeful the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will vote on its application for a liquefied natural gas export project this month even after receiving an “eleventh hour” data request from the agency on Wednesday — one day before the regulator releases its agenda for its May meeting.

EPA Asks to Quash ‘Gratuitous’ Request to Gut Civil Rights Law

The Environmental Protection Agency urged a district judge to drop a request that would further restrict civil rights protections in Louisiana and beyond.

Rare Toads or Clean Energy? An Environmental Law Fight in Nevada

In Nevada, can a balance be struck between an endangered toad species and the pressing need to address climate change? The future of NEPA, a 54-year-old environmental law, may hold the answer.

Latest Stories

Dark Fleet Oil Tankers in at Least 50 Mishaps Since Ukraine War

Vessels that are part of the shadow fleet of oil tankers assembled to haul sanctioned barrels have been involved in at least 50 accidents since <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/4458Z%20RU%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-81cc-de3b-adcf-dbefca180000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to insurer Allianz SE.

Brainard Says Tariffs Needed to Avoid New ‘China Shock’ in US

President Joe Biden’s top economic adviser on Thursday will present a forceful defense of the administration’s new tariffs on Chinese imports, saying the measures are necessary to avoid more economic turbulence from unfair trade practices that threaten to undo recent manufacturing and job gains.

Crescent to Buy SilverBow for $2.1 Billion Amid Proxy Fight

<-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-8197-de3b-adcf-dbb72d950000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Crescent Energy Inc. agreed to buy <-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-8197-de3b-adcf-dbb72d950001","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">SilverBow Resources Inc., a rival oil and gas producer that’s in a proxy fight with its largest shareholder, for $2.1 billion.

IRS Gives New Option for Bonus Energy Credit Cost Calculations

The Treasury Department and IRS on Thursday issued guidance aimed at providing certainty for green energy developers seeking domestic content bonus credits for certain renewable energy projects, removing one of the biggest challenges facing taxpayers seeking the add-ons.

California Fights to Keep Insurers Despite Fire Risk

How a Rare Toad Species Stopped a Clean Energy Project

Climate Change Fuels Texas Boom Towns' Water Worries

Insurers Sue Their Own Clients to Dodge PFAS Claims

From Across Bloomberg Law

Business & Practice Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Social Justice & Diversity The United States Law Week
  • Business & Practice
  • Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
  • Social Justice & Diversity
  • The United States Law Week

Illegal Votes Trigger Re-Do in Houston Judicial Election

A new judicial election must be held in Texas’s largest county because 1,751 votes were cast illegally or were wrongly counted, a visiting judge said Wednesday in a major fallout from Houston’s botched ballot count in November 2022.

Meta Probed by EU Over Algos Hooking Kids to Instagram, Facebook

Meta Platforms Inc. is under investigation by the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/345300Z%20BB%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-8150-de3b-adcf-dbf32cca0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">European Union over concerns its algorithms are illegally exploiting the weakness of children to get them addicted to Facebook and Instagram.