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Bracewell Explains: Mitigating WARN Act Risk In Energy M&A Transactions (Video)

Compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act is critical when mergers and acquisitions in the energy sector result in workforce reductions.

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Bracewell

CARB Proposes New Rules To Cut GHG Emissions Following Rescission Of Biden-Era Waivers

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is exploring regulatory measures aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and criteria pollutants from medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

United States Energy

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Georgia Public Service Commission Approves Georgia Power's Major Generation Expansion To Support Data Center Load

Georgia Power's 2025 IRP, filed in January and approved in July 2025, projects extraordinary electric demand growth over the next decade, driven largely by data center expansion.

United States Energy

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Perkins Coie LLP

FERC Orders PJM To Create Clear Rules For Co-Located Data Centers And Large Loads

What's Happening: Stemming from its February 2025 show cause order concerning co-location issues, on December 18, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)...

United States Energy

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Beveridge & Diamond

Monthly NSIP Newsletter - 2026 New Year Issue

United States Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Colorado Approves New Rules Regulating Methane Emissions From Landfills

United States Energy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

NJ Legislature Passes "Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act"

United States Energy

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Duane Morris LLP

FERC Issues Anticipated Order On Data Center Co-Location In PJM Region

United States Energy

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Jones Day

Mexico's New General Water Law And Reforms To The National Water Law

United States Energy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

OECD Publishes Report On SSbD Tools, Integrative Systems, And Platforms For Nanomaterials And Nano-Enabled Products

United States Energy

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Bergeson & Campbell

Bankability Of US Projects

United States Energy

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Bracewell

Estrategia De Expansión Internacional Para Empresas Energéticas Turcas En El Mercado De Energía Renovable De Estados Unidos

United States Energy

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Akalan Law Firm

Abd Yeni̇lenebi̇li̇r Enerji̇ Pazarinda Türk Enerji̇ Şi̇rketleri̇ İçi̇n Uluslararasi Geni̇şleme Strateji̇si̇

United States Energy

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Akalan Law Firm

EPA Announces Accelerated Crackdown On Toxic And Poisonous Imports

United States Energy

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Bergeson & Campbell

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Italy's Rising Tax Evasion Vs The United States' Is Higher, Even With The Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP)

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 262

United States Healthcare

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

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Davis Wright Tremaine

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

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Energy Law

Pennsylvania Department Of Environmental Protection Releases Final Environmental Justice Policy

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a final environmental justice (EJ) policy on 3 January 2026.1...

United States Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

Weekly Sanctions Update: January 7, 2026

The Sanctions Update is compiled by Steptoe's International Trade and Regulatory Compliance team and Steptoe's Strategic Risk team. You can subscribe to receive the Sanctions Update every week...

Worldwide International

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Bracewell Explains: Mitigating WARN Act Risk In Energy M&A Transactions (Video)

Compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act is critical when mergers and acquisitions in the energy sector result in workforce reductions.

United States Energy

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Bracewell

Georgia Public Service Commission Approves Georgia Power's Major Generation Expansion To Support Data Center Load

United States Energy

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Perkins Coie LLP

FERC Orders PJM To Create Clear Rules For Co-Located Data Centers And Large Loads

United States Energy

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Beveridge & Diamond

Monthly NSIP Newsletter - 2026 New Year Issue

United States Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

International Trade In Chemical Markets: What To Know Now - Part One (Video)

United States International

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

BLM Issues New Guidance Directing Annual Competitive Geothermal Lease Sales And Reducing Opportunities For Public Participation

United States Environment

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Perkins Coie LLP

Tenth Circuit Adopts Ascertainability Test And Clarifies Class Action Requirements

United States Litigation

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Holland & Hart

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Mining

We Get Privacy For Work — Episode 13: Demystifying Data Mining (Video)

When an organization's data systems are compromised, they face the daunting challenge of sorting through mountains of sensitive data under intense regulatory pressure.

United States Privacy

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

BOEM Rapidly Advances Steps To Develop Critical Minerals In American Samoa And Commonwealth Of Mariana Islands

Last week, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced progress on its long-term plan to lease areas for critical mineral development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

United States Energy

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Perkins Coie LLP

Critical Minerals Update: USGS Finalizes 2025 Critical Minerals List, Adding Copper, Silver, And Eight Others

What The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released the final 2025 List of Critical Minerals, expanding it to 60 commodities by adding 10 new minerals.

United States Energy

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

California Assembly Bill 1319: State-Level Endangered Species Protections In Response To Federal Regulatory Changes

United States Environment

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Trump Administration Accelerates Critical Minerals Strategy With $10+ Billion In New Deals

Worldwide Energy

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Holland & Hart

US Expands Critical Minerals List, Pursues Agreements With Allies

Worldwide International

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Cassidy Levy Kent

Federal Mineral Funding In 2025: Streamlined Processes Signal Major Critical Mineral Infrastructure Investment Wave

United States Energy

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Uranium Designated As A US Critical Mineral In The 2025 USGS List: Three Things You Need To Know Now About This Landmark Action

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

Bridging Federal And State Efforts: The Evolving Landscape Of Critical Minerals Classification

United States Energy

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

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Oil, Gas & Electricity

Colorado Adopts New State Regulations For Methane Emissions From Landfills

What Happened? On December 18, 2025, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (the Commission) adopted the Air Pollution Control Division's (the Division) proposed Regulation 31...

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Eleventh Circuit Upholds FTC Summary Judgment In Case Involving Hidden Fees

Here we go again. The Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed a district court decision finding that Corpay, Inc. (formerly FleetCor Technologies)...

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Weekly Sanctions Update: January 7, 2026

The Sanctions Update is compiled by Steptoe's International Trade and Regulatory Compliance team and Steptoe's Strategic Risk team. You can subscribe to receive the Sanctions Update every week...

Worldwide International

SJ

Steptoe LLP

CARB Proposes New Rules To Cut GHG Emissions Following Rescission Of Biden-Era Waivers

United States Energy

SH

Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Georgia Public Service Commission Approves Georgia Power's Major Generation Expansion To Support Data Center Load

United States Energy

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

FERC Orders PJM To Create Clear Rules For Co-Located Data Centers And Large Loads

United States Energy

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Monthly NSIP Newsletter - 2026 New Year Issue

United States Energy

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Tenth Circuit Adopts Ascertainability Test And Clarifies Class Action Requirements

United States Litigation

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Holland & Hart

Colorado Approves New Rules Regulating Methane Emissions From Landfills

United States Energy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

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Chemicals

USDA Will Update BioPreferred's Program "To Put American Producers First"

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on December 30, 2025, several coordinated actions intended to emphasize American agricultural research and innovation...

Worldwide Real Estate

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

EPA Publishes Final Risk Evaluation For 1,3-Butadiene, Intends To Regulate 11 COUs To Protect Workers

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 5, 2026, the availability of the final risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 1,3-butadiene. 91 Fed. Reg. 264.

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Risk Based Regulation Of PFAS: What Cookware Exemptions Might Mean For Industry Carve Outs And Currently Unavoidable Uses

As regulators wrestle with the challenge of sweeping PFAS restrictions, cookware unexpectedly has become a proving ground for risk-based regulation.

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

International Trade In Chemical Markets: What To Know Now - Part One (Video)

United States International

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

NJ Legislature Passes "Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act"

United States Energy

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Duane Morris LLP

OECD Publishes Report On SSbD Tools, Integrative Systems, And Platforms For Nanomaterials And Nano-Enabled Products

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

EPA Announces Accelerated Crackdown On Toxic And Poisonous Imports

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

No-Injury, No-Deception: Recent Cases Show Available Paths For Early Dismissal Of PFAS Consumer Misrepresentation Claims

United States Healthcare

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Financial Obligations Commence Amid Proposed Scope Expansion To Include New Downstream Products

European Union International

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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Latest Videos

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U.S. State PFAS Initiatives — A Conversation With Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. And Carla N. Hutton (Podcast)

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Bergeson & Campbell

One Minute Matters [Video]: Is Co-Location Energy Making Data Centers Harder To Build? (With Richard Darke)

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Dykema

Cash Is King Again: Navigating Clean Energy's Financial Crossroads (Video)

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Alvarez & Marsal

Scaling Industrial Decarbonization Through Integrated Action (Video)

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Arcadis

Navigating New Tariffs Impacting The Renewable Energy Industry (Video)

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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