U.S. Hydrogen Industry: Federal Policy Shifts, Tax Credits, and the Road Ahead
E2 Law Podcast
The latest episode of the Energy Horizons series on Greenberg Traurig’s E2 Energy Law podcast is now live. Host Bill Garner, Global Co-Chair of GT's Energy and Natural Resources Practice, sits down with Tom Brill, an Energy Practice shareholder in GT's San Diego office, to discuss the shifting federal and state policy landscape for the U.S. hydrogen industry. Their conversation opens with an examination of the Inflation Reduction Act's foundational hydrogen incentives, including the Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit, as well as the Section 45Q carbon sequestration credit and...
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Natural Hydrogen Leasing and Development: Legal Frameworks for an Emerging Frontier
E2 Law Podcast
In this Energy Horizons episode of the Greenberg Traurig E2 Energy Law Podcast, host and of counsel Nikki Wise is joined by Bill Garner, co-chair of the firm’s global Energy Practice, for a practical, lawyer-focused examination of the legal and contractual framework surrounding natural hydrogen exploration and production in the United States. The conversation begins with a comparison of traditional oil and gas leases and the emerging natural hydrogen-specific lease, walking listeners through the core provisions common to both: the granting clause, habendum clause, royalty clause, and delay...
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Natural Hydrogen in the Middle East: Geology, Law, and the Next Energy Frontier
E2 Law Podcast
In this Energy Horizons episode of the Greenberg Traurig E2 Energy Law Podcast, host and of counsel Nikki Wise and Bill Garner, co-chair of the firm’s global Energy Practice, examine one of 2026's most compelling emerging energy stories: the discovery and early-stage development of natural hydrogen, also known as white or geologic hydrogen, across the Middle East. Bill opens with an update on a landmark development in France, where Francaise De l'Energie has drilled the deepest well in the world specifically targeting natural hydrogen, reaching approximately 3,500 meters in the Lorraine...
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Natural Hydrogen in Europe: From Geologic Curiosity to Energy Frontier
E2 Law Podcast
In this episode of Greenberg Traurig’s E2 Energy Law Podcast, host Nikki Wise is joined by colleague Bill Garner, co-chair of the firm’s global Energy Practice, for a focused look at natural hydrogen exploration and production in Europe. Building on a prior episode examining U.S. developments, this conversation turns to a continent that has historically lacked significant onshore hydrocarbon reserves - and explores whether natural hydrogen could change that equation. Bill explains how natural hydrogen, sometimes called white hydrogen, forms through geological processes deep within the...
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Natural Hydrogen: The Next Frontier in Clean Energy? Exploring America’s Underground Opportunity
E2 Law Podcast
Exciting news! Greenberg Traurig’s E2 Law Podcast has relaunched! In this Energy Horizon series episode, host Bill Garner, co-chair of the firm’s Global Energy Practice, delves into the emerging world of natural (geologic) hydrogen exploration and production in the United States. The episode highlights key regions for potential development, the startups leading exploration efforts, and the potential for natural hydrogen to be a game-changer in clean energy—alongside valuable byproducts like helium. Tune in for insights on how natural hydrogen could shape America’s energy future.
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Empire Environmental - Review of New York’s Cap-and-Invest Program to Reduce emissions and Achieve Climate Goals
E2 Law Podcast
GT attorneys Steven Russo, Zackary Knaub, and Jane McLaughlin discuss New York State’s cap-and-invest program to limit greenhouse gas emissions and share revenue with New Yorkers from disadvantaged communities to help cover utility bills, transportation costs, and decarbonization. The program is expected to help New York meet the requirements of the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act of cutting greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030 and at least 85% by 2050, both below 1990 levels. Large-scale greenhouse gas emitters and distributors of heating...
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Empire Environmental – New York State Climate Action Council Plan to Reduce Carbon Emissions
E2 Law Podcast
In this episode of Greenberg Traurig’s E2 Podcast, , co-chair of the firm’s Environmental Practice and Chair of its New York Environmental Practice, is joined by , Shareholder, and , Of Counsel, in Greenberg Traurig’s Government Law & Policy Practice to discuss the New York State Climate Action Council’s adoption of the final scoping plan, which will serve as a roadmap to achieve the climate change mandates set forth in New York’s landmark climate law – the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).
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‘Fairness’ in Superfund Allocation Matters, Part 2B
E2 Law Podcast
In Part 2B of Greenberg Traurig Environmental Shareholder David Mandelbaum’s conversation with William Hengemihle of FTI Consulting on Superfund allocation disputes under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the federal program for cleaning up sites contaminated by historic operations, they discuss fault and when it may trump cost causation, “transactional fairness,” use of contracts experts, cooperation, and recalcitrance.
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Fairness in Superfund Allocation Part 2a
E2 Law Podcast
Greenberg Traurig Environmental Shareholder David Mandelbaum is joined by William Hengemihle of FTI Consulting for a second conversation on Superfund allocation disputes under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the federal program for cleaning up sites contaminated by historic operations. In Part 2A, David and Bill discuss building a suggested allocation methodology, and advocating the choice among alternative methodologies for the same case.
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“Fairness” in Superfund Allocation Matters, Part 1
E2 Law Podcast
Greenberg Traurig Environmental Shareholder David Mandelbaum is joined by William Hengemihle of FTI Consulting for a discussion of how Superfund allocation problems are resolved and what is meant by “fairness” in them. The conversation is in the context of allocation disputes under the federal Superfund statute – the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).
info_outlineGreenberg Traurig Environmental Shareholder David Mandelbaum is joined by William Hengemihle of FTI Consulting for a discussion of how Superfund allocation problems are resolved and what is meant by “fairness” in them. The conversation is in the context of allocation disputes under the federal Superfund statute – the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).