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Adjustments to the federal environmental process to stimulate infrastructure projects

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 30 2009

Pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act ("CEAA"), an environmental assessment must be conducted for any project where a federal authority is the proponent, funds the project, grants an interest in land with respect to the project, or issues an authorization identified by regulations

RUS suspends loan program for new coal-fired plants; announces funding for renewables

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 6 2008

In response to a request from the White House Office of Management and Budget the USDA's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has announced the suspension of a loan program for coal-fired power plants

Waxman seeks ban on coal-to-liquid and tar sands

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 18 2008

Yesterday, Rep. Waxman sent a letter to Sen. Bingaman in an attempt to ban certain greenhouse gas emitting fuels

New regulation on environmental impact assessment for government project plans

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • China
  • -
  • September 21 2009

For more than two decades, the practice of conducting environmental impact assessments (EIAs) in China was part of the country’s Environmental Protection Law

DOT issues guidance to speed NEPA reviews

  • Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 28 2013

Earlier this month, the Federal Highway and Transit Administrations published guidance outlining two steps it will take to accelerate the

Florida moves to open wholesale electric marketplace to renewable energy suppliers

  • Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 23 2007

New rules enacted by the Florida Public Service Commission (“PSC” or the “Commission”) should make it easier for developers of renewable electricity generating plants to obtain long-term purchase power agreements at favorable terms that will support project financing

MOE proposes transit project assessment process

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 30 2008

The MOE has proposed regulations that would exempt all public transit projects from the requirements of Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act provided that these projects undergo a separate prescribed assessment process

Expansion of clean energy in the US (loan guarantee program)

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 15 2009

On February 17, 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantee program was expanded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to promote renewable energy, biofuels and transmission projects applying commercially proven technologies

Canadian coalition to move on clean coal technology

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • October 24 2007

Canadian government, EPCOR Utilities and the Canadian Clean Power Coalition (CPCC) have partnered in a $33 million research and development project that would help Canada move closer to being a leader in clean coal technology

Minnesota IGCC plant stalled

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 29 2007

Mesaba Energy's plans for a 600 MW IGCC plant in northeastern Minnesota remain on hold