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What Happens To A Utility Company And Its Customers When There's A State Of Emergency For Utility Service?

On September 10, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed a declaration of a state of emergency specifically for the customers of Andrews Farm Water Company.

United States Energy

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Rich May

FERC Sunsets 53 Administrative Regulations

On October 1, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") issued two orders inserting sunsetting provisions into 53 regulations that they described as outdated and unnecessary.

United States Energy

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Crowell & Moring LLP

How A Government Shutdown Could Impact Energy Commodity Prices And Valuations

How will a U.S. government shutdown impact energy commodity markets and energy company valuations? Risk factors having the biggest impact include (i) which agencies will experience significant furloughs...

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

October Energy, Sustainability, And Infrastructure Washington Update

As we go to press on this update, the government has officially shutdown. The duration is unknown and the uncertainty reflects a political standoff that benefits neither party.

United States Energy

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Mintz

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Client Feature — October 2025

United States Energy

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Mintz

Bright Lights, Big Storage: New York City's New Energy Storage Rules

United States Energy

AP

Arnold & Porter

Fuelling The Future: Energy Giants Enter The Mining Sector

United States Energy

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Bracewell

Energy Charter Treaty 2.0 – Changes As Of 3 September 2025

United States Energy

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Steptoe LLP

California's New Western Regional Electricity Market And Expanded Renewable Market

United States Energy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

FERC Staff's Environmental Assessment In Response To Ninth's Circuit Order No. 872 (PURPA Reform) Remand – Predictable But Soon To Be Outdated?

United States Energy

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Steptoe LLP

Recent Federal Developments May Undercut The Clean Air Act

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

EPA Proposes Key Updates To The GHG Reporting Program: What You Need To Know

United States Environment

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Liskow & Lewis

In That Case: Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado (Video)

United States Environment

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WilmerHale

Building Data Centers In France: Navigating Regulatory Hurdles And Unlocking Growth

United States Energy

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Bracewell

Greenwashing Legislation Trends: Key Takeaways For Businesses

Worldwide Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Fair Use In AI Training: What Is Considered "Transformative?" (Podcast)

United States Technology

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Resolving Construction Conflicts Efficiently: A Guided Mediation Approach

United States Litigation

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JAMS

AMTL's AICP Files Second Case Against TSMC, Its Advanced Memory Amends Against SK Hynix

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Evolving Challenges In Employment Mediation: Managing Emotions, Shifting Strategies And Legal Trends (Podcast)

United States Employment

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JAMS

NiSource Wins Groundbreaking Regulatory Approval For Energy Generation Strategy

In a landmark regulatory decision, NiSource, one of the largest fully regulated utility companies in the U.S. with a market capitalization of approximately $20 billion...

United States Energy

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

State AG News: Environment, Consumer Protection, Energy, FTC September 18-24, 2025

Each week, Crowell & Moring's State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken.

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

California Extends Carbon Market Through 2045 With Modest Changes; Provides Market Stability And Reaffirms The State's Climate Commitments

On Friday, September 19, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a package of bills adopted by the California Legislature.

United States Environment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

EPA Seeks Public Comments On Reconsideration Of Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting public comments on its proposal to eliminate a substantial portion of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP)...

United States Energy

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Holland & Knight

Power And Protection: Navigating CFIUS And Foreign Ownership Risks In Renewable Projects

United States Energy

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K&L Gates LLP

CFTC Withdraws Guidance On Listing Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivatives: What A Difference An Election Makes

United States Finance

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Bracewell

Dirty Fuel, Dirtier Trial Tactics: The Federal Circuit Cleans Up The Mess

United States IP

YMF Law Tokyo

New Hampshire Charts New Energy Course

United States Energy

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McLane Middleton, Professional Association

Alternative Power Plays: Electricity Market Access And Transmission Expansion (Podcast)

United States Energy

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Sanctions Update: September 22, 2025

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

California Extends Cap-and-Trade Program Through 2045

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Distilling The Legal Implications Of IARC's Hazard Classification For Automotive Gasoline

United States Litigation

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K&L Gates LLP

United States-Ukraine Minerals Deal: Unlocking Ukraines Mineral Potential

Worldwide Energy

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Mayer Brown

EPA Proposes To Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

California Extends Cap-and-Trade Program Through 2045

In an 11th-hour legislative push, California lawmakers passed AB 1207 and SB 840 over the weekend of September 13, extending the state's greenhouse gas reduction program through 2045...

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Distilling The Legal Implications Of IARC's Hazard Classification For Automotive Gasoline

On 21 March 2025, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) announced that it would classify automotive gasoline as "carcinogenic to humans," (Group 1) based on its interpretation...

United States Litigation

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K&L Gates LLP

United States-Ukraine Minerals Deal: Unlocking Ukraines Mineral Potential

Several months ago, the governments of Ukraine and the United States signed an Agreement on the Establishment of a United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund (the Agreement).

Worldwide Energy

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Mayer Brown

EPA Proposes To Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to end the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), citing high compliance costs and limited regulatory value.

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Tackling Challenges In Exploration: Driving Fundamental Change In Strategy And Execution

United States Energy

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Alvarez & Marsal

P2N0 - Edition 35 - News And Views On The Drive Towards Net-Zero GHG Emissions

Welcome to Edition 35 of P2N0 covering the drive to avoid, reduce and remove greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to progress to net-zero GHG emissions (NZE).

United States Energy

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Baker Botts LLP

A Turning Point For Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulation: EPA Seeks To Repeal Its Endangerment Finding

On Aug. 1, 2025, the EPA initiated a major climate policy shift by proposing to rescind its 2009 Endangerment Finding, which has been the basis of many regulatory efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from both mobile and stationary sources.

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

The Winds Of Change?

Late last month, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued an immediate stop-work order for Revolution Wind, Ørsted's $6.2 billion, 65-turbine offshore wind power project located 15 miles south of Rhode Island.

United States Environment

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Foley & Lardner

D.C. Circuit Affirms FERC's Broadview Ruling On Remand – A Big Win For Solar + Storage

On September 9, 2025, in a closely watched case for the solar and other renewable power industries, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's certification of the Broadview Solar project in Montana as a "small power production facility" under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

Fifth Circuit Hears Challenge To DOE's Conventional Cooking Products Efficiency Rule Amid Broader Regulatory Crosscurrents

United States Energy

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Beveridge & Diamond

Podcast: Clearing The Air: Carbon Capture In The New Era

United States Energy

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Liskow & Lewis

Antitrust Risks And Considerations Related To ESG Initiatives And Net Zero Alliances

United States Anti-trust

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Holland & Knight

DOE Secretary Uses Rarely Invoked Statutory Authority To Seek Rescission Of FERC's Draft Pipeline Certificate Policy

United States Energy

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Climate Change Regulations Issued Under New York Climate Leadership And Community Protection Act

United States Environment

AP

Arnold & Porter

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections — September 2025

United States Energy

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Mintz

September Energy, Sustainability, And Infrastructure Washington Update

United States Energy

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Mintz

Healthy Gulf's Challenge To The 2024–2029 OCS Leasing Program Fails

United States Energy

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Liskow & Lewis

Federal Government Engages On Data Center Policies

United States Energy

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Shell v Venture Global: Commissioning A Dispute

United States Litigation

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Bracewell

Cryptic No More: Understanding New York's Draft GEIS On Cryptocurrency Mining Operations

United States Environment

AP

Arnold & Porter

New Clean Energy Credit Deadlines Are Here — Is Your Government Or Tribal Nation Ready?

United States Energy

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MGO CPA LLP

US-Based Multinationals (And Others) Get More Time Before Singapore Climate Reporting Requirements Kick In

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Ongoing Uncertainty Around California's Climate Disclosure Laws (Podcast)

United States Energy

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Weekly Sanctions Update: August 25, 2025

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

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In That Case: Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado (Video)

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WilmerHale

Akin Hosts 'Drilling Down: What Oil & Gas Companies Can Expect From Federal Agencies During Trump's Second Administration' Webinar (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Chevron Overruled: Understanding The Supreme Court's Decision In Loper Bright/Relentless And What It Could Mean For Regulated Communities (Video)

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K&L Gates LLP

Shifts In The Energy Landscape (Video)

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Alvarez & Marsal

NET Power Fireside Chat — Insights From Mintz's Second Annual Energy Transition Summit

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Mintz

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