This Week’s Climate Policy Update

Aug 29, 2022

Reading Time : 1 min

Last week, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced a new rule that bans new, gas-powered cars in the state, starting with 2035 models. As the California legislative session draws to a close, various climate bills are being considered, including measures to: extend the life of the Diablo Canyon Power plant; develop rules for carbon capture, utilization, and storage; and increase the state’s greenhouse gas reduction targets. In California, Washington and Oregon, the states’ attorneys general argued that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) should reject a pipeline project as it does not serve the region’s transition to clean energy. Western states failed to meet a federal deadline to develop a plan to conserve water resources from the Colorado River while Arizona and Nevada specifically are facing additional increases in water cuts starting in 2023. In D.C., the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it would designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as a hazardous substance. Further, the Biden-Harris administration announced a $560 million award to plug orphaned oil and gas wells throughout 24 states.

To read Akin Gump’s most recent climate policy update, please click here

Share This Insight

Previous Entries

Speaking Sustainability

March 19, 2024

Read More

Speaking Sustainability

March 11, 2024

Read More

Speaking Sustainability

March 8, 2024

Read More

Speaking Sustainability

February 26, 2024

Read More

Speaking Sustainability

February 5, 2024

Read More

© 2024 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. All rights reserved. Attorney advertising. This document is distributed for informational use only; it does not constitute legal advice and should not be used as such. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Akin is the practicing name of Akin Gump LLP, a New York limited liability partnership authorized and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under number 267321. A list of the partners is available for inspection at Eighth Floor, Ten Bishops Square, London E1 6EG. For more information about Akin Gump LLP, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and other associated entities under which the Akin Gump network operates worldwide, please see our Legal Notices page.