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Regulators Must Clear the Runway for U.S. Clean Hydrogen to Take Off - Report Finds

By The Northern California Record | Monday, Jul 1, 2024 @ 11:30am

Greater clarity on tax credits and a commitment to rigorous rules on certification are two critical components in the effort to make clean hydrogen a viable and productive force in the U.S. energy mix, a new industry report from U.S. law firm Troutman Pepper has found.
Greenhouse gas litigation is disincentiving energy innovation, Pacific Research Institute finds

By Sarah Downey | Monday, May 23, 2022 @ 1:00pm

With gas prices now above $6 in California and continuing to rise, a new Pacific Research Institute brief has found that all the litigation over greenhouse gas emissions is hurting consumers and disincentivizing robust innovation in the energy sector.
Environmental law exemption for UC Berkeley prompts calls for more legislative reform

By Sarah Downey | Monday, Mar 21, 2022 @ 8:10am

With last week’s legislative action to exempt the University of California at Berkeley from a long-standing state environmental law, it’s raising questions about how the statute could be further reformed to help not just schools but a host of infrastructure, housing, wildfire protection, and other projects.