This is the tenth in our series on “The ABCs of the AJP.” Jobs, unsurprisingly, are at the heart of the Biden Administration’s ambitious, multi-trillion dollar infrastructure plan. After all, the plan also goes by the name The American Jobs Plan (“AJP”). Each of the sweeping goals of the AJP—from addressing climate change, to developing … Continue Reading
This post is the ninth in a series, “The ABCs of the AJP.” Virtually every president since Franklin D. Roosevelt has pursued a national “infrastructure” project of some kind. From the New Deal and the Federal-Aid Highway Acts, which created today’s interstate highway, to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the federal government … Continue Reading
This blog is the eighth in a series, “The ABCs of the AJP.” The latest Energy Transition technology now attracting massive investment and policy attention is “green hydrogen” produced using renewable energy to separate hydrogen from water that can be used both for bulk energy storage and then used to fuel gas-fired power plants or … Continue Reading
This blog is the third in a series, “The ABCs of the AJP.” An animating principle of President Biden’s American Jobs Plan (AJP) is the urgency to address climate change. But a cross-current is competition with China. This comes through not as subtext, but as the stated purpose. According to the White House, “the President’s … Continue Reading
The election of President Joe Biden in the US and the fast-approaching COP26 have focused minds on the importance of taking concrete steps to tackle climate change. This week has been an important part of the build-up to Glasgow and has witnessed a number of important climate change events. The European Commission released its Draft … Continue Reading
The Biden Administration has signaled its willingness to resume the practice of including supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) in settlements by swiftly revoking Trump Administration memoranda which formally eliminated their use. This is an important development that regulated entities can benefit from when they face investigations and enforcement proceedings. Although further clarification from the Department of … Continue Reading
The Biden Administration has promulgated interim figures for the social cost of carbon (SCC), which will support key policy efforts in the next year until a final, revised figure can be established.… Continue Reading
The gears of the administrative state are whirling as President Biden refocuses federal agencies on fighting climate change. Yesterday’s Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (“EO”) shows just how seriously the incoming Administration views this reorientation, and it identifies a tool central to its … Continue Reading
