United States: Mining

As we have noted previously, a number of states have enacted legislation and/or brought claims against fossil fuel producers seeking payment for damages...

On May 15, 2025, U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE" or the "Agency") issued a memorandum outlining the Agency's new policy for evaluating financial assistance awards...

On May 16, 2025 the Texas Supreme Court released its opinion in Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Underground Services Markham, LLC, 2025 WL 1415892 (Tex. May 16, 2025).

On May 16, 2025 the Texas Supreme Court released its opinion in Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Underground Services Markham, LLC, 2025 WL 1415892 (Tex. May 16, 2025).

The Texas Supreme Court, in Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Undergrounds Services Markham, LLC, — S.W.3d —, No. 22-0878, 2025 WL 1415892 (Tex. May 16, 2025), held that surface owners own subsurface salt caverns...

On April 24, US President Trump signed an executive order authorizing deep seabed mining for critical mineral resources, diverting US policy away from alignment with customary international law in favor of US national and economic security.

As we have noted previously, a number of states have enacted legislation and/or brought claims against fossil fuel producers seeking payment for damages...

On May 15, 2025, U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE" or the "Agency") issued a memorandum outlining the Agency's new policy for evaluating financial assistance awards...

On May 16, 2025 the Texas Supreme Court released its opinion in Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Underground Services Markham, LLC, 2025 WL 1415892 (Tex. May 16, 2025).

Washington state has joined the growing list of states addressing the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as "forever chemicals," in biosolids that are widely used in farming.

On May 14, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced that it will keep the current National Primary Drinking Water Regulations ("NPDWR") for perfluorooctanoic acid ("PFOA") and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid ("PFOS") under the Safe Drinking Water Act ("SDWA"), while extending the compliance deadline from 2029 to 2031. EPA further announced it plans to rescind requirements in those regulations applicable to other PFAS and mixtures of certain PFAS in drinking water. The NPDWR cons

On May 13, 2025, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ("NYSERDA") released a draft Index Storage Credit Request for Proposals (ISCRFP25-1) for bulk energy storage projects (the "Draft RFP").