Published Articles, Book Chapters, and Other Works
Federal Permitting Issues Related to Offshore Wind Energy, Using the Cape Wind Project in Massachusetts as an Illustration, ELR News and Analysis (September 2004) (A thesis submitted to The George Washington University Law School’s faculty in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Master of Laws, May 23, 2004 and later republished by ELR)
Ridgway M. Hall, Jr., Thomas A. Utzinger, and Jessica A. Hall, Renewable Portfolio Standards, LexisNexis Global Climate Change Special Pamphlet Series (February 2010)
Merger and Acquisition Terms: ‘Environmental Outs’ Coming in, Thanks to BP, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (July 2, 2010)
Thomas A. Utzinger and J.G. Ballard, BP Sets New Standards: State of Play, From Litigation to Legislation, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (July 22, 2010)
U.S. Federal Energy Policy: Is Wind Energy Winding Down?, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (August 10, 2010)
New Mega-VC Helps Rev Up Energy Industry, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (August 25, 2010)
Solar Energy: Opportunity Shining Brightly Around the Globe, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (October 18, 2010)
Credit Terms: Environmental Liabilities, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (December 15, 2010)
James Brennan and Thomas A. Utzinger, Environmental Risks of Acquiring Property by Foreclosure, ELR News and Analysis (December 2010)
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Regulation: Industry Faces Major Uncertainties, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (February 9, 2011)
James Brennan and Thomas A. Utzinger, Hydraulic Fracking Using Diesel Ignites Federal Attention, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (March 10, 2011)
Offshore Wind Energy Rebounds With Regulatory Approvals, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (May 10, 2011)
U.S. Businesses Anticipate Expanded Wetlands Regulation, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (June 9, 2011)
Litigating the 2012 EU Carbon Tax, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (June 30, 2011)
Alberta Oil Sands Regulatory Fight May Reach From Coast to Coast, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (July 19, 2011)
Aviation Biofuels Setting Commercial Airlines for Takeoff, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (July 26, 2011)
Environmental Regulation: EPA Ozone Limits May Impede Business Growth, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (August 4, 2011)
Ambitious New Fuel Standards Affect Auto Industry and Beyond, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (August 23, 2011)
EPA’s Clean Air Act – Raising Rates and Risks for Power Industry, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (September 29, 2011)
Financing Renewables After Solyndra, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (October 6, 2011)
SEC evaluating hydraulic fracturing risks for investors, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (November 22, 2011)
Gulf oil drillers facing heightened compliance risks, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (December 6, 2011)
Corporate governance: Environmental issues receive mixed SEC responses, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (March 15, 2012)
Disclosures 2012: energy industry dominates environmental issues, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (April 17, 2012)
Energy companies moving forward with CFTC compliance despite uncertainties, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (May 30, 2012)
Wind energy industry facing imminent financial risks, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (June 29, 2012)
CFTC swap rules: energy industry enforcement risks not eliminated, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (July 27, 2012)
CFTC swap regulation: electric power transactions finding safe harbors, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (September 27, 2012)
SEC faces litigation risks over foreign payments rule, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (October 18, 2012)
Energy companies disclose challenges as 2013 approaches, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (October 31, 2012)
Form 10K disclosure: companies concerned about climate change, air-quality regulations, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (March 14, 2013)
Litigation watch: federal appeals court limits FERC’s enforcement authority over energy market manipulation, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (March 21, 2013)
Enforcement watch: energy trading penalties highlight potential impact of individuals’ actions, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (August 7, 2013)
Yieldcos transform access to capital for renewables, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (September 20, 2013)
Merger and acquisition terms: greenhouse gases and transactional due diligence drive environmental terms, Thomson Reuters Westlaw Business Law Currents (November 18, 2013)
Thomas A. Utzinger and Robert L. Glicksman, EPA’s 2013 All Appropriate Inquiries Rulemaking Raises Litigation and Administrative Law Risks, ELR News and Analysis (September 2014)
Climate Change Disclosures Disappoint Investors, Again, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Environmental Disclosure Committee Newsletter (May 2016)
Mid-2016 Snapshot of Greenhouse Gas Regulatory Disclosures, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Environmental Disclosure Committee Newsletter (December 2016)
U.S. and International Efforts to Curb Aircraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Air Quality Committee Newsletter (February 2017)
Trump Administration Climate Policy and the Paris Agreement: Mitigating Factors Will Continue Emissions Reductions, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Air Quality Committee Newsletter (August 2017)
ExxonMobil Climate Change Investigations: Attorneys General Driving Public Policy, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Environmental Disclosure Committee Newsletter (August 2017)
Russell L. Hirschhorn and Thomas A. Utzinger, Are ESG-Related Investments Right for Your ERISA Plan?, ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Employee Benefits Committee (November 5, 2018)
Climate Change Disclosures: ExxonMobil Fighting on Multiple Fronts, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Environmental Disclosure Committee (November 28, 2018)
Brenton J. LaMaire, Thomas A. Utzinger, and David Restaino, Environmental Disclosure Committee Report, Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review 2019 (May 18, 2020)
SEC ‘Names Rule’ Review Includes ESG Funds, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Environmental Disclosure Committee (June 18, 2020)
Looking beyond ExxonMobil: A focus on effective climate change disclosures, ABA Trends (July 7, 2020) (featured in RealClearEnergy, July 8, 2020)
Colin P. Myers and Thomas A. Utzinger, SEC Amends Regulation S-K Disclosure Rules With Minimal ESG Requirements, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Environmental Disclosure Committee (December 15, 2020)
Brenton J. LaMaire, Thomas A. Utzinger, and David Restaino, Environmental Disclosure Committee Report, Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review 2020 (June 1, 2021)
Matthew D. Batista, Brenton J. LaMaire, David Restaino, and Thomas A. Utzinger, Environmental Disclosure Committee Report, Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review 2021 (May 11, 2022)
Matthew D. Batista, David Restaino, and Thomas A. Utzinger, Environmental Disclosure Committee Report, Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review 2022 (May 22, 2023)
Ashley Ball, Karly Beaumont, Norman A. Dupont, Tiffany Huey, David Restaino, Jessica Tung, and Thomas A. Utzinger, Environmental, Social, Governance, and Sustainability Committee Report, Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review 2023 (May 15, 2024)