The Department of Interior has issued a proposed sale notice of approximately 344,000 acres in the New Jersey Wind Energy Area. On July 21, 2014, the Department of Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM) published a Proposed Sale Notice for commercial wind energy leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore New Jersey. The…
BOEM has issued a Record of Decision facilitating geological and geophysical survey activities to explore energy resources off the Atlantic Coast. On July 18, 2014, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a Record of Decision (ROD) to advance appropriate geological and geophysical survey activities (G&G) in the Mid- and South-Atlantic Planning Areas to…
Eight states – Connecticut, California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont – signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in October 2013 to deploy at least 3.3 million ZEVs (or approximately 15 percent of projected new vehicles sold in 2025) along with adequate fueling infrastructure by 2025. The eight-state initiative is key to…
The House has approved a $34B energy and water spending bill for FY 2015 to provide funding for nuclear security efforts, energy security, and infrastructure projects. On July 10, 2014, the House of Representatives passed the 2015 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4923) by a vote of 253-170. The bill,…
