Jamie Tucker Quoted in Law360 on Biden Administration’s Clean Energy Focus
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Akin Gump public law and policy partner Jamie Tucker has been quoted in the Law360 article “Biden’s Win Puts Clean Energy Center Stage.” While the article reports that President-elect Joe Biden is expected to breathe new life into climate change and clean energy policy, his ability to succeed in these areas will likely depend on which party has the majority in the Senate next year.
Control of the chamber will be determined in part by the outcome of two runoff races in Georgia in early January. At best, the article notes, Democrats could achieve a 50-50 split, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris serving as the tie-breaking vote.
“It’s too far to say that if Republicans retain control of the Senate ... that the Biden infrastructure plan is dead on arrival,” said Tucker, “but it creates an incredibly steep challenge to reach consensus.”
Tucker predicts administrative actions on environmental justice issues within Biden’s first 100 days in office, if not sooner. “You could see an EPA that directs agencies to account for environmental justice in all of their rulemakings,” he said.
