Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure

Read about recent M&A activity in the sustainable energy and infrastructure spaces, including integrated energy system NextNRG’s acquisition of EzFill Holdings through a reverse merger.

Learn about upcoming sustainable energy and infrastructure events, including the 2025 Cleantech Open Northeast MIT Kickoff Party and the MIT Climate & Energy Prize US Semi-Final.

Read about FinCEN’s announcement that it will not impose fines or penalties for failures to file or update beneficial ownership information reports in connection with the Corporate Transparency Act by the current deadlines and the agency’s plan to issue an interim final rule by March 21, 2025.

This issue of Energy & Sustainability Connections includes features on comment letters Issued by the SEC concerning climate change disclosures, updates on the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act, plus energy policy news from Washington, litigation updates, a roundup of recent M&A activity, and information on upcoming industry events.

In litigation news involving sustainable energy and infrastructure, the Trump administration’s SEC has begun the process of undoing the agency’s mandatory climate disclosure rule, California’s climate role recently survived a significant legal challenge, and a Texas federal judge upheld a rule promulgated by the Biden administration’s Department of Labor that enabled ESG-focused investing.

Our March 2025 Energy & Sustainability Washington Update highlights federal energy policy developments in February. These include Trump administration executive orders, policy shifts, regulatory overhauls, and permitting changes, as well as federal layoffs and congressional developments.

Read about Mintz’s quantitative analysis of SEC comment letters related to climate change and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles issued in the next 21-month period from April 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024.

This issue of Energy & Sustainability Connections includes a recap of Mintz’s 2024 Energy & Sustainability activity, plus features on the Trump administration’s AI activity, recent additions and expansions at Mintz, the firm’s representation of the DOE’s Loan Programs Office in the closing of a $1.45 billion loan guarantee for Qcells, as well as energy policy news from Washington, litigation updates, a roundup of recent M&A activity, and information on upcoming industry events.

Learn about upcoming energy industry events, including Mintz’s Like a Boss 2025 and the RE+ Northeast conference in Boston.

Read about recent M&A activity in the energy and sustainability space, including the acquisition of Applied Energy Group by ICF International and Vistra Energy’s $820 million acquisition of Vistra Vision.

In energy-related litigation news, Judge Reed O’Connor of the US District Court of the Northern District of Texas held that the managers of a company’s 401(k) retirement plans had breached their fiduciary duty by allowing their investment decisions to be impacted by ESG interests.

Read about how the Mintz Sustainable Energy and Infrastructure Practice led record-size sustainable infrastructure projects over the past year and closed over 70 deals in 2024, helping clients raise over $4 billion.

Our February 2025 Energy & Sustainability Washington Update highlights the latest energy policy moves by the Trump administration and provides insights into President Trump’s executive orders, the advancement of Trump’s cabinet picks, and potential energy proposals that may make it into the budget reconciliation process.

This issue of Energy & Sustainability Connections includes features on PFAS Regulation in the Trump administration and Mitchell Hauser of Strategic Ventures, LLC, plus energy policy news from Washington, litigation updates, recent M&A news, Mintz’s recent energy-related thought leadership, and information on upcoming industry events.

Learn about upcoming energy industry events, including the ML Strategies and Mintz Webinar: New Energy Policy and Developments with the 119th Congress and Incoming Administration, the Projects & Money Summit, and the Venture Debt and Treasury 101 event with Dynamo Energy Hub and HSBC Innovation Banking.

Read about Honeycomb Credit’s acquisition of Raise Green, an equity crowdfunding platform designed to help businesses raise capital for green infrastructure and clean energy projects.

Read about Mitchell Hauser, Managing Partner at Strategic Ventures, LLC, and how he and his team are working to support companies in the clean tech, energy, and sustainability space through all stages of developing, funding, and operating.

Read about recent developments concerning the mandatory climate disclosure regime enacted by California, a Montana Supreme Court decision holding that state laws must take climate change into account, and a lawsuit by the State of Maine against fossil fuel companies for damages related to climate change.

Our January 2025 Energy & Sustainability Washington Update highlights congressional leadership assignments, new legislative initiatives, and updates on DOE’s LNG export pause, Inflation Reduction Act tax credit guidance, and emerging funding opportunities.