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Powering Arizona's Future: How Governor's EO Could Accelerate Statewide Energy Development
BS Ballard Spahr LLP More Ballard Spahr LLP—an Am Law 100 law firm with more than 750 lawyers in 18 U.S. offices—serves clients across industries in litigation, transactions, and regulatory compliance. A strategic legal partner to clients, Ballard goes beyond to deliver actionable, forward-thinking counsel and advocacy powered by deep industry experience and an understanding of each client’s specific business goals.
Powering Arizona’s Future: How Governor’s EO Could Accelerate Statewide Energy Development | JD Supra
Summary Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed an Executive Order to “cut away the bureaucracy and red tape” for energy development on state land. The Upshot On Monday, September 15, 2025, Governor Katie Hobbs signed Executive Order 2025-13 to directly address barriers to efficient energy development. EO 2025-13 directs the Arizona State Land Department to propose streamlined processes for energy infrastructure development on state lands.
Brownfield Qualification for the Energy Community Tax Credit
With additional tax credit value available to energy projects under the Inflation Reduction Act, renewable energy companies should closely evaluate their project locations—particularly those projects that may be located in a “brownfield area,” given the recent changes in law related to emerging contaminants perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), and certain “bonus credits” available to projects in those locations.
Brownfield Qualification for the Energy Community Tax Credit
With additional tax credit value available to energy projects under the Inflation Reduction Act, renewable energy companies should closely evaluate their project locations—particularly those projects that may be located in a “brownfield area,” given the recent changes in law related to PFAS, or "forever chemicals", and certain bonus credits available to projects in those locations. Writing in The Legal Intelligencer, Christopher A. Jones, Katie Leesman, and Lea A.
New ‘Forever Chemical’ Rules to Hit Renewable Energy Companies
Attorneys and advisers must start scrutinizing the effects of new federal and state regulations of PFAS for their renewable energy clients, including potential reporting requirements, litigation, and environmental liabilities. PFAS, a class of over 12,000 per-and polyfluoroalkyl compounds, are often called “forever chemicals” because of their strong chemical makeup and persistence in the environment.
New 'Forever Chemical' Rules to Hit Renewable Energy Companies
New federal and state regulations for PFAS, or "Forever Chemicals," will have significant implications for renewable energy companies. In this article for Bloomberg Law, Lea A. Phillips and Erin M. Carter examine the regulations and help decision-makers at renewable energy organizations understand their new obligations. Ms. Phillips and Ms. Carter are members of Ballard Spahr's PFAS Regulation, Enforcement, and Litigation Practice.
Cultivating resilience: Women's leadership in biodiversity conservation
A woman walks through an alfalfa field in the Drâa-Tafilalet region of Morocco. Because their daily lives often bring them in contact with nature, women play a critical role in safeguarding biodiversity and its benefits to people. Aicha would not describe her profession as farming, and yet she is coaxing life out of a barren desert.
U.S. Supreme Court Reinstates Trump-era Water Rule Pending Appeal | JD Supra
The U.S. Supreme Court stayed a ruling today that blocked implementation of a Trump-era water quality rule narrowing the authority of state and tribal authorities to reject projects that would violate state or tribal water quality standards. Under the Clean Water Act, states have the authority to ensure that federal agencies do not issue permits for projects that violate state or tribal water quality standards.
A Review Of Environmental Justice Concepts For Real Estate Development - Environment - United States
United States: A Review Of Environmental Justice Concepts For Real Estate Development 31 May 2021 by Lea A. Phillips , Alyssa Domzal and John B. Wright, II Ballard Spahr LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Today's episode is discussion of the concept of environmental justice and how it's impacting the way federal, state and local governments approach real estate development projects, permitting, land use, and zoning.
Organifi Green Juice Reviews
About Organifi Green Juice By Derek Lakin HighYa Staff Published on: Mar 13, 2015 Organifi Green Juice claims to be an easy-to-make, gently dried superfoods drink mix that can boost mental clarity, improve your overall health, reduce stress, detoxify your body, rejuvenate your skin, and boost immunity.
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