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On October 30, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA). CRGA makes significant updates to Illinois’ current statewide siting and zoning framework for renewable energy projects and creates a statewide standard for energy storage projects.
At the end of October, the Illinois legislature passed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA), an omnibus energy bill creating various incentives for renewable energy and storage projects, modifying the project siting process, and creating a new siting process for energy storage systems.
On October 30, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA), an omnibus energy bill creating incentives for energy storage projects.
Government Relations Partner Elizabeth Horner will participate in a webinar about the impact of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on clean energy deployment in the US on November 10, 2025.
Partner Elizabeth Horner was featured on a special episode of Energy Gang podcast recorded live at the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Grid Forum in Washington, DC.
The first nine months of the Trump Administration have seen extensive use of Executive Orders (EOs) to “deregulate” and otherwise rollback Biden-era environmental policies.
Partner Antonio Rivera was quoted on the impact of China’s expanded rare earth export controls and the United States’ responding tariffs on global supply chains.
International Trade & Investment Partner and Energy & Cleantech Industry Co-Leader, Antonio Rivera will present on the evolving landscape of U.S.-China trade policy and its impact on the battery supply chain at The Battery Show Conference on October 8, 2025.
On September 15, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updated its guidance to implement President Trump’s September 4 Executive Order (EO) laying out terms of the US-Japan trade agreement and the phased reduction of selected US tariffs on Japanese goods.
This year, the environmental agenda has focused on “deregulation” to promote industrial competitiveness, as well as a sharpened focus on energy generation and transmission to support economic growth.
ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that 132 attorneys have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2026, with two attorneys highlighted as “Lawyers of the Year” and 66 attorneys listed as “Ones to Watch.”
On July 22, President Trump announced that the United States and Japan had reached a bilateral trade agreement, which if fully implemented, would reduce tariffs on Japanese imports to a baseline 15% rate in exchange for a Japanese commitment to invest $550 billion in the United States.
A South Carolina state trial court recently dismissed a climate tort case filed by the City of Charleston seeking to hold major energy companies liable for harms allegedly caused by climate change. This ended a case that had bounced between state and federal courts for much of the last decade.
On July 4, President Donald Trump signed into law P.L. 119-21, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), which, among other notable changes to the US tax system, rolls back several renewable energy incentives enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) and creates new restrictions on renewable energy incentives for taxpayers with certain foreign entity connections, which are detailed below.
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is back in the spotlight.
This fall, Congress is poised to consider and develop legislation differing in type and scope — from funding measures to reconciliation proposals.
On July 29, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to rescind its 2009 Endangerment Finding.
The climate debate has whipsawed in recent years. Businesses frequently have been caught in the middle, with stakeholders including government regulators, activist investors, consumers, non-governmental organizations, and community groups all pursuing different agendas.
On July 8, the US Supreme Court allowed President Trump’s executive order (EO) permitting Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)-related planning efforts for the Trump Administration’s restructuring of the federal workforce to move forward.
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” — budget reconciliation bill signed into law on July 4 — and a new Executive Order (EO) have clarified that solar and wind generation.
Changes in presidential Administration often mean changes in policy priorities and budgeting, but a Maryland federal district court recently held that the executive branch’s ability to pivot on policy has limits.
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a federal statute that outlines how federal agencies must review the environmental impacts of their regulatory actions. The regulated community has often viewed NEPA as an obstacle to a broad range of federal actions in areas ranging from energy permitting to agriculture.
Partner J. Michael Showalter discussed the growing impact of artificial intelligence (AI)- driven data centers on energy demand and emissions.
ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that 69 attorneys were recognized as leaders in their field and 23 practices spanning the firm’s litigation, regulatory, and transactional capabilities were ranked in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
Partner Antonio Rivera was quoted on the federal court decision that President Trump exceeded his authority when he used the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose worldwide tariffs by declaring a national emergency based on trade deficits.