As discussed previously on the blog, the IRS released Notice 2013-29 on April 15 which provided guidance on determining when construction has begun on a qualified renewable energy facility for purposes of the production tax credit.

In results reported by the American Wind Energy Association on October 17, the U.S. wind industry saw installations rise 40% during the first three quarters of 2012 compared to the first three quarters of 2011.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has recently issued a press release that it has received $7.25 million in funding from the Commonwealth Financing Authority to complete the agency’s Sunshine Solar Program.

In 2012, insurance regulators in three states, California, New York and Washington, required insurers that write premiums in excess of $300 million and do business in those states to disclose their climate-related risks.

The IRS issued a relatively brief Private Letter Ruling 201310001 holding that an Indian tribal government is neither a governmental unit described in Section 50(b)(4) nor an organization exempt from tax imposed by Chapter 1 for purposes of Section 50 of the Code.

Registration is now open for the 2013 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo to be held on November 20-22 in Philadelphia.

The IRS released a private letter ruling on March 15 regarding the placed in service date for a wind farm for purposes of claiming the production tax credit and depreciation.

On August 28th, the California Secretary of State approved the Safer Consumer Products regulations. They will take effect on October 1, 2013.

As described in a recent post, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy requested information and assistance from the public related to its current methodology for assisting states in assessing energy code compliance.

In late October 2013, the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced that it would begin the monthly publication of a Drilling Productivity Report on U.S. shale oil and gas production.

On October 7, 2013, when the Supreme Court of the United States announced a number of procedural decisions regarding which cases it would review, there was a conspicuous absence from the list: Coalition for Responsible Regulation v. EPA, 684 F. 3d 102.

In a recently publicized report on Americans’ Actions to Limit Global Warming in April 2013, the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication found that American shopping behavior is increasingly tipping toward "green" products.

EPA recently released a You Tube video entitled Clean Air Act and Upcoming Carbon Pollution Guidelines for Existing Power Plants.

In an unheralded move earlier this year, an interagency group of technical experts coordinated by the Office of Management and Budget and the Council of Economic Advisors finalized a revised estimate of an important numerical value used in federal regulatory cost/benefit analyses to represent the cost to society of carbon-based greenhouse gas emissions.

In an unheralded move earlier this year, an interagency group of technical experts coordinated by the Office of Management and Budget and the Council of Economic Advisors finalized a revised estimate of an important numerical value...

After working with AR Lenders, FHA Lenders and other stakeholders for months, HUD has finally "publicly" published the latest iteration of the Intercreditor Agreement.

After distributing industry news, updates, and practice tips relating to the legal and business aspects of government contracts via its blog, the Government Contracts Practice Group in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office will soon be retiring http://www.governmentcontractsconnection.com.

On September 9, 2013 the Army awarded $7 billion worth of Multiple Award Task Order Contracts for wind technology.

In an analysis released earlier in July, the market intelligence firm Cleantech Group reported that global venture capital investment totaled $1.76 billion in the second quarter of 2013, up 56% from the previous quarter.

Pennsylvania recently enacted the "Innovate in PA Tax Credit" program, which incentivizes early-stage venture capital investment in technology companies by selling deferred tax credits to insurance companies.