Environment and Energy

On Jan. 3, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency published a notice extending the comment period for its draft risk evaluation for N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) to Jan. 21, 2020. EPA published its draft risk evaluation for NMP on…

By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel Last month Advocacy’s team of environmental law attorneys traveled to Boston to participate in the fall American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy and Resources conference. …

By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel Towards the end of September policy makers in the energy industry from around the country gather in Washington, D.C. for a National Clean Energy Week policy symposium. The conference is an…

On February 13, 2019 the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify the process rule that applies to the establishment of new or revised…

On August 9, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE) published a proposed rule to withdraw the energy efficiency test procedures for conventional cooking tops. The Agency states that the…

By Kevin Bromberg, Assistant Advocate In a major victory for small businesses, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s final determination that financial responsibility requirements were not needed…

On May 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE) published a proposed rule to streamline the decision-making process for granting test procedure interim waivers. The proposed rule…

Comment LetterDownload On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a proposed rule titled: “Test Procedure Interim Waiver Process.” This proposed rule would require that DOE notify interim waiver…

On April 9, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE) published a request for information on whether to amend the energy conservation standards for small electric motors. The request…

On April 8, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a notice and request for comments concerning the deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings. The notice sets forth the process that allows the owner of an energy…