Environment and Energy

On May 20, 2020 the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a request for information to determine whether to amend current energy conservation standards for external power supplies. DOE requested comments and information to determine…

On June 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in conjunction with the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

The U.S. Department of Energy is requesting comments and information on reviews of several current energy conservation standards for the below listed products. In each review the agency seeks to determine whether to amend efficiency…

The U.S. Department of Energy is requesting comments and information on reviews of several current energy conservation standards for the below listed products. In each review the agency seeks to determine whether to amend efficiency…

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…