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Your one-stop resource for timely analysis of legal and policy developments affecting the energy and climate sectors. We focus on the issues that matter most to you, from federal and state policy and judicial decisions to business trends and financing news.

“Knowledge itself is power”: Foley Hoag Tracking President Trump’s Unprecedented Use of Executive Orders
Blog June 23, 2025
In the first six months of his second term, President Donald Trump has set a new benchmark for the use of executive orders, proclamations and emergency declarations, surpassing all previous presidents since Franklin D. Roosevelt in both pace and scope…
Presidential Shakeup (Once Again) Presents Opportunity for State Climate Action
Blog December 09, 2024
President Trump’s reelection sent shockwaves through the renewable energy community. With campaign pledges to dismantle Biden-era climate programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and possible cuts to the federal workforce, Trump appears poised to withdraw from global climate leadership…
How Will the Election Results Affect the Supreme Court (If At All!)?
Blog November 01, 2024
As the election approaches, lawyers, clients, and those who don’t have enough to do are beginning to speculate about what the election might mean for the Supreme Court…
Catalyzing Action: How Catalytic Capital Can Help Unlock Trillions in Climate Investment
Blog September 13, 2024
Last month, after a meeting with the G20 financing ministers, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced that US$3 trillion of additive capital investment will be necessary each year (above and beyond business as usual) to adequately combat climate change…
Advancing Environmental Justice through Battery Energy Storage
Blog June 05, 2024
Because the sun does not always shine and the wind does not always blow, ensuring that renewable sources can reliably meet society’s energy demands has long been a challenge for clean energy advocates. Battery energy storage systems, however, may be a solution…
What Companies and Investors Need to Know about California Assembly Bill 1305, The Voluntary Market Disclosures Business Regulation Act
Blog March 22, 2024
On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1305 into law, also known as the “Voluntary Market Disclosures Business Regulation Act,” or AB 1305. This law marks the first of its kind in the nation, aimed at regulating participants in the voluntary carbon offset market…
$100 Million in Funding for Pilot-Scale Testing of CO2 Removal Technologies Available from DOE Through Its Carbon Negative Shots Pilot
Blog March 04, 2024
The US Department of Energy is providing $100 million in funding to develop commercially viable carbon dioxide removal technologies through the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management’s Carbon Negative Shots Pilot program. This is the first of a series of funding opportunities intended to address the gap between CO2 removal goals and the anticipated commercial readiness of these technologies and thus focuses on more commercially advanced pilot-scale technologies…
MA Environmental Justice Strategy Presents New Policies to Combat Statewide Environmental Injustice
Blog February 22, 2024
On February 15, 2024, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) released Massachusetts’ inaugural Environmental Justice Strategy (“EJ Strategy”), a comprehensive set of initiatives and programs which aims to combat environmental inequities and reverse the effects of environmental injustice in historically marginalized communities across the state…
New York Releases Preliminary Outline of Cap-and-Invest Program
Blog December 21, 2023
On December 20, 2023, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) released a pre-proposal outline of New York State’s Cap-and-Invest Program and Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Program…
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Foley Hoag’s Energy & Climate Counsel blog aims to be your one-stop resource for timely analysis of legal and policy developments affecting the energy and climate sectors. We focus on the issues that matter most to our readers, from federal and state policy and judicial decisions to business trends and financing news.

Our authors, comprised of attorneys from the firm’s Energy & Climate practice, have been active in the energy and climate space for decades, counseling clients across the spectrum – from new, innovative technology companies to large utility-scale power projects. Recognizing early on the common concerns of the renewable and traditional energy fields, we established one of the first integrated practices to serve all segments of the energy and clean technology sectors. We believe this tight integration provides us with the insight to analyze the pressing issues, trends and opportunities that those in this industry have come to expect.