Four federal agencies—the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development—have released a Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization, an ambitious plan that outlines the principles the federal government will continue to use to pursue its stated goal of economy-wide net zero emissions by 2050. This “whole of government” mobilization will profoundly affect many investment decisions, collaborations, regulatory actions and policy disputes with material impacts across many business sectors.Continue Reading Biden Administration Releases Comprehensive Transportation Decarbonization Plan
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Changes to Biofuels Provisions in House-Passed NDAA FY 15
By Alan Pemberton on
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On December 4, 2014, the House passed a version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (“NDAA FY 15”) which is now up for debate in the Senate. While the original House version of NDAA FY 15 contained a number of provisions relating to the procurement of biofuels, these biofuels provisions were…
Changes Coming to Petition Process for Approval of New Renewable Fuels Pathways
By Scott A. Anthony on
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This month, the EPA announced that it is improving the petition process for obtaining approval of new renewable fuel pathways. When the initial pathways were approved, there was recognition that a process must be in place to evaluate improvements in existing processes and entirely new pathways. The Renewable Fuel Standard regulations specify the existing approved…