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ID EE legislation

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 29 2012

Idaho enacted legislation (H.B. 485) April 3, retroactive to January 1, replacing the insulation deduction for existing residents with a deduction for energy efficiency upgrades

Green building standards

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 24 2012

The General Services Administration announced last week that it will issue a recommendation this fall on whether the federal government should continue using a third-party certification system as the primary federal standard for green buildings

Federal vehicle energy usage rule

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 11 2012

On March 12, the Department of Energy will publish a proposed rule in the Federal Register requiring federal agencies to reduce petroleum consumption in their vehicle fleets by 20 by October 2015, measured against 2005

Military building efficiency overhaul

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 11 2012

On March 7, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the military’s budget for military installations, environment, energy, and base realignment and closure programs

Upcoming hearings

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 30 2011

The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing November 17 at which Energy Secretary Steven Chu will testify about Solyndra

$77 million for UTCs

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 22 2012

The Department of Transportation announced January 17 that 22 University Transportation Centers will receive $77 million to advance research and education programs that address critical national transportation challenges

Energy and climate debate - November 13, 2011

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 13 2011

With the continuing resolution and supercommittee deadlines looming, energy issues continue to play a significant role in both appropriations and deficit reduction debates

House to tackle appropriations after recess

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 7 2011

The debt ceiling deal set new spending limits that must be incorporated in to 13 different spending bills currently before the House Appropriations Committee, but the revisions will wait until after the recess

Personnel

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 13 2011

Energy Department Under Secretary for Science Steve Koonin will leave the agency November 18 to join the Institute for Defense Analyses’ Science and Technology Policy Institute

School siting report released

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 9 2011

The Environmental Protection Agency recommended October 3 that all sites under serious consideration as locations for schools undergo an initial screen and preliminary environmental analysis, and more comprehensive assessments if potential problems are discovered