Electric vehicles (EV’s) represent a paradigm shift in the transport and the power sector. As the number of EVs increases rapidly around the globe, it is expected that there will be 18.7 million EVs on US roads by 2030.[i] EV’s have a clear environmental advantage over traditional vehicles as they produce no tailpipe emissions and are two to three times more energy-efficient. According to the US Department of Energy, EV’s are capable of converting 60 percent of … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2020
Senator Mike Lee Proposes NEPA Reform
On September 16, 2020 Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the NEPA Agency Process Accountability Act, proposed legislation that would shorten the amount of time agencies spend reviewing the environmental impact of their regulations and action and reduce the paperwork associates with these scientific studies.[1] The reform would prevent agencies from dragging their feet in implementing … Continue reading
The Future of Florida’s Minimum Wage
A new President is not the only change to come out of election day for Florida passed Amendment 2, the proposition to raise their minimum wage to $15 by 2026. The proposed schedule for the increase includes a jump to $10 an hour by September 2021, and a gradual further increase of a dollar per … Continue reading
FTC Restitution Authority Under Review this Supreme Court term
Congress has laid out three clear paths for Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement actions. First, the FTC has authority to promulgate rules making particular “unfair or deceptive acts or practices” unlawful.[1] If the FTC can establish in federal court that a business knowingly violated such a rule, with actual or constructive knowledge, the FTC can … Continue reading
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