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The Topline: Steptoe Appropriations Newsletter

Both the House and Senate made progress on FY26 appropriations bills this week – albeit with a readjustment to what we can expect them to complete by August recess.

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

The AI Thirst Trap: Scrutiny Builds Around Water-Hungry Data Centers

Lori Anne Dolqueist authored the article "The AI thirst trap: scrutiny builds around water-hungry data centers" for Daily Journal.

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

Water Carrier Statutes And Regulations - FMCSA Says "Goodbye" Through Regulatory Reforms

Water carriers have a moment of clarity on the horizon. An area of conflict between legal jurisdiction and technical obligations is being settled through Trump Administration regulatory reforms.

United States Transport

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

The OBBB Act | Infrastructure Overhaul: Transportation, Energy & Water Reforms

On Friday, July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), Public Law No: 119-21 (The OBBB Act).

United States Government

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Nossaman LLP

What's Up With WOTUS?

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

New CEQA Exemptions In 2025: Streamlining Housing & Infrastructure Development In California

United States Environment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Ownership Of Produced Water In Oil And Gas Operations

United States Energy

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Dykema

What's Happening At TCEQ: An Update From Chairwoman Brooke Paup

United States Environment

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BakerHostetler

Senate Bill 6 Positions Texas To Better Manage Large Electrical Loads And Strengthen Grid Reliability

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

De-Weaponizing Clean Water Act Section 401

United States Energy

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Michael Best

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Client Feature — July 2025

United States Energy

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Mintz

Governor Polis Signs HB25-1165 Concerning The Management Of Underground Energy Resources

United States Energy

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Davis Graham

Senate Moves To Scale Back Clean Energy Tax Credits Under Inflation Reduction Act: Latest Updates

United States Tax

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Holland & Knight

Texas Supreme Court Affirms Mineral Estate Ownership Of Produced Water In Landmark Ruling

United States Energy

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Bracewell

ALERT: Key Tax Provisions Provided For In "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

United States Employment

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Dilworth Paxson LLP

Trump's Plan B For Tariffs

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

From Copyright Case To AI Data Crisis: How The New York Times v. OpenAI Reshapes Companies' Data Governance And EDiscovery Strategy

United States Technology

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Trade Wars & Sanctions – The New Trade Order

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Summary - Tax Provisions In The One Big Beautiful Bill

United States Tax

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Hall Estill

States Take Up 'Forever Chemicals' Restrictions As EPA Shifts

The Environmental Protection Agency's plan for regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances suggests that part of the strategy will build on efforts initiated under the Biden and first Trump administrations.

United States Environment

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Dechert

The AI Thirst Trap

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the water industry.

United States Technology

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Nossaman LLP

Diverting Flood Flows – Details On The Opportunity To Utilize Wasted Water

Earlier this year, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order (EO) N-16-25. That order is designed to facilitate the diversion and storage of flood flows and aligns with the Governor's broader...

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

NAD Reviews Green Claims In Battle Between Bottled And Boxed Water

The International Bottled Water Association (or "IBWA") challenged over 50 express and implied claims by Boxed Water is Better (or "BWIB"), suggesting that boxed water is better for the environment.

United States Environment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

PFAS Drinking Water Standards: State-by-state Regulations

United States Energy

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

PFAS Lawsuits On The Rise: Trends, Risks & Takeaways

United States Energy

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Steptoe LLP

Proposition 4: California's Historic $10 Billion Climate Investment And Path To Resilience

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

PFAS Legal And Regulatory Updates

United States Environment

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Sive, Paget & Riesel

Are The Kids Not Alright? MAHA Report Sparks Debate On Chemical Safety

United States Environment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Nossaman's California Water Views – 2025 Outlook

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

PFAS Primer Update: Recent Developments And Consumer Fraud Analysis

United States Healthcare

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Thompson Coburn LLP

EPA Proposes Significant Budget Reduction For Fiscal Year 2026

United States Environment

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Holland & Knight

Supreme Court Narrows EPA's Authority To Set Limitations In Clean Water Act Permits

United States Environment

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Clean Water Act Citizen Suits In The Spotlight: Solicitor General Calls For Supreme Court Review

United States Energy

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Beveridge & Diamond

PFAS Primer Update: Recent Developments And Consumer Fraud Analysis

Of the emerging litigation topics across America, one of the more burdensome on our judicial system involves PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Though PFAS have been around since the mid-20th century...

United States Healthcare

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Thompson Coburn LLP

EPA Proposes Significant Budget Reduction For Fiscal Year 2026

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2026 fundamentally reimagines the federal government's role in environmental policy and regulation.

United States Environment

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Holland & Knight

Supreme Court Narrows EPA's Authority To Set Limitations In Clean Water Act Permits

On March 4, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency, holding that EPA does not have the authority to issue "end-result" requirements in National Pollutant Discharge Emissions System ("NPDES") permits under the Clean Water Act ("CWA").

United States Environment

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Clean Water Act Citizen Suits In The Spotlight: Solicitor General Calls For Supreme Court Review

Last week, the Solicitor General weighed in on a pending petition for a writ of certiorari in Port of Tacoma v. Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, No. 24-350.

United States Energy

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Beveridge & Diamond

Percolating Groundwater Is Appurtenant To Land And Is Transferred With It

United States Real Estate

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Perkins Coie LLP

State Attorneys General Bring Lawsuit Against Executive Order On Energy Emergency

Following up on our previous posts on United States energy policy under the Trump Administration, we are writing with an update on recent State Attorney General...

United States Energy

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Foley Hoag LLP

A Challenge To The Constitution For The Ocean? Understanding Trump's Deep Sea Mining Executive Order

On April 24, 2025, President Trump signed a far-reaching executive order aimed at accelerating the development of deep-sea mining for critical minerals beneath...

Worldwide Energy

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Foley Hoag LLP

Maryland Governor Wes Moore Enacts Key Environmental And Energy Legislation In Spring 2025 Session, Including EPR For Packaging And Solar Permitting Reforms

The Maryland General Assembly concluded its spring 2025 legislative session on April 7, 2025. The General Assembly spent a considerable portion of the session attending to the State's pressing budget issues.

United States Energy

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Beveridge & Diamond

A Look At Customer Assistance Programs For Utility Bills Today

The affordability of necessary utilities like electricity and water is a growing concern for many Californians.

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

Water Law: New Measurement Rules Coming To A Division Near You

United States Energy

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Dufford Waldeck

EPA Provides Update On PFAS Drinking Water Standards

United States Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

Rewriting the Rules: The Supreme Court's Landmark Decision on Clean Water Act Permits (Podcast)

United States Real Estate

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Nossaman LLP

EPA And Army Corps May Limit Scope Of Jurisdictional "Waters Of The United States"

United States Environment

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

EPA Announces Plans To Revisit Certain PFAS Drinking Water Standards

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

PFAS In Biosolids: Washington State Adopts Testing Requirement

United States Energy

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Ballard Spahr LLP

EPA Maintains Current Drinking Water Standards For PFOA And PFOS But Plans To Reconsider Other PFAS Compounds

United States Environment

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Crowell & Moring LLP

California Water Views - 2025 Outlook

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

America's Infrastructure Improves To A C Grade On The ASCE's 2025 Report Card

United States Government

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Nossaman LLP

How Long Is Forever? PFAS Chemicals In Commercial Real Estate (Podcast)

United States Real Estate

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Lowenstein Sandler

EPA Announces Rollback Of Biden-Era PFAS Rules

United States Energy

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Recent Federal Developments For May 2025

United States Energy

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Bergeson & Campbell

Another Day, Another Important PFAS Update: EPA Explains Its Stance On National Drinking Water Standards

United States Energy

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Arnold & Porter

EPA Announces Plan To Scale Back PFAS Drinking Water Limits

United States Environment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Do The Amended Ground Water Quality Standards Impact Your Remediation?

United States Environment

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Riker Danzig LLP

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Navigating New Tariffs Impacting The Renewable Energy Industry (Video)

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

DMCAR Trend #8 – PFAS Inspires Forever Litigation (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

Brad De Vore Discusses PFAS Regulations With Water & Wastes Digest (Video)

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Meet The New WOTUS. Same As The Old WOTUS. (Video)

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Foley Hoag LLP

Top Game Changers Impacting The US Energy Sector (Video Content)

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Dentons

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