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FERC Large-Load Interconnection Preliminary Rulemaking: Key Takeaways For Data Center Developers, Other Large Load Projects, And Investors

In late October 2025, at the direction of the Secretary of the US Department of Energy ("DOE"), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or the "Commission")...

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Mayer Brown

Podcast: All's Well That Ends In A Well: Drilling Contracts

In this episode of "Energy Law This Week," hosts Matt Jones and April L. Rolen-Ogden discuss significant legal cases affecting the energy sector...

United States Energy

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Liskow & Lewis

Powering The Future: What's New In Large Load Regulation?

As demand from data centers and other high-impact loads continues to surge, regulatory and legislative activity is accelerating across the country.

United States Energy

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Steptoe LLP

P2N0 - Edition 37 - News And Views On The Drive Towards Net-Zero GHG Emissions

Welcome to Edition 37 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

Cosmetics Industry Regulatory Challenges Accelerate

United States Energy

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Baker Botts LLP

Big Beautiful Gulf 1 Lease Sale To Offer 80 Million Acres For Leasing At 12.5% Royalty Rate

United States Energy

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Liskow & Lewis

When "Net Zero" Meets The Courtroom: Energy Companies And The Rise Of Greenwashing Litigation

United States Energy

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Liskow & Lewis

Data Centers In The Mid-Atlantic Face A New Legal Frontier: "Bring Your Own Generation"

United States Energy

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Polsinelli LLP

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

United States Energy

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Massachusetts Reconsiders Nuclear Energy In Its Clean Power Mix

United States Energy

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Mintz

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

Worldwide Energy

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Holland & Hart

COP30: An Insight Into The Amazonian Climate Conference

Worldwide Energy

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

DOE Implements Energy Dominance Financing Through Interim Final Rule

United States Energy

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Perkins Coie LLP

Data Centers A Driving Force Behind Bipartisan Permitting Reform

United States Energy

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Tariffs, Contracts And The Negotiation Imperative: Why The Old Playbook Won't Work

United States International

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JAMS

Banking Industry Outlook: U.S. Banking M&A Surge Arrives In Q3

United States Compliance

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Federal Court Blocks Enforcement Of Texas Proxy Advisor Disclosure Law

United States Commercial

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

The Changes To The English Arbitration Regime: What Parties To International Construction Disputes Need To Know

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Why Direct Student-Athlete Payments Create An Immigration Crisis For Universities

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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How To Address PFAS Cleanup In Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities

PFAS chemicals have become the focus of intense media scrutiny due to their widespread use and environmental persistence. Found in everything from cosmetics and packaging to beer...

United States Environment

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Arcadis

State Water Board Releases New Platform For Submitting Annul Water Use Reports – What You Need To Know And Upcoming Workshops

On October 23, 2025, the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) announced a new online platform – the Water Accounting, Tracking, and Reporting System (CalWATRS).

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

Microplastics – The Future Of Toxic Tort Litigation?

Microplastics are increasingly gaining attention in the scientific community for their potential to accumulate in human beings and the environment. The ubiquitous use of microplastics and their pervasive presence in living...

United States Environment

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Arnold & Porter

Decreto Por El Que Se Establecen Facilidades Administrativas Para Regularizar Titulos De Concesion Y Asignacion De Aguas Nacionales

United States Energy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Court Of Appeal Clears Way For State Intervention In Local Groundwater Management Under SGMA

United States Energy

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Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard

Controversy Over State And Tribal Rights Under Clean Water Act Section 401 Continues

United States Energy

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Holland & Knight

California Supreme Court Replaces Greyhound Deference For Public Utilities Commission's Interpretation Of Its Code With Less Deferential Yamaha Standard

United States Energy

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Fennemore

Key Environmental And Energy Takeaways From The Senate's $914 Billion National Defense Authorization Act

United States Government

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Holland & Hart

PFAS Developments: CERCLA Designations Stay Intact For Now, Rollbacks Under SDWA

United States Environment

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Sive, Paget & Riesel

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Oil, Gas & Electricity

FERC Large-Load Interconnection Preliminary Rulemaking: Key Takeaways For Data Center Developers, Other Large Load Projects, And Investors

In late October 2025, at the direction of the Secretary of the US Department of Energy ("DOE"), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or the "Commission")...

United States Energy

MB

Mayer Brown

Podcast: All's Well That Ends In A Well: Drilling Contracts

In this episode of "Energy Law This Week," hosts Matt Jones and April L. Rolen-Ogden discuss significant legal cases affecting the energy sector...

United States Energy

LL

Liskow & Lewis

P2N0 - Edition 37 - News And Views On The Drive Towards Net-Zero GHG Emissions

Welcome to Edition 37 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

Northeast Supply Enhancement Project Receives Key Environmental Permits

United States Environment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

NAESB Damages In The Wake Of Winter Storm Uri: Texas Business Court Clarifies Market‑Price Proof For Spot-Price Liquidated Damages Election

United States Commercial

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Steptoe LLP

EPA Proposes Important Revisions To Its PFAS Reporting Regulations

United States Environment

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Crowell & Moring LLP

When "Net Zero" Meets The Courtroom: Energy Companies And The Rise Of Greenwashing Litigation

United States Energy

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Liskow & Lewis

European Union Adopts 19th Package Of Sanctions Against Russia

Worldwide International

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K&L Gates LLP

As Climate Change Investing Evolves, How Do We Mind The Gap?

Worldwide Environment

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A&O Shearman

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Mining

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

On October 11, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1319 into law, establishing a new California Endangered Species Act (CESA) mechanism for California to extend state-level endangered species...

United States Environment

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

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

The Trump Administration secured over $10 billion in critical mineral deals across five countries in October alone, targeting supply chain diversification away from China.

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

November Energy, Sustainability, And Infrastructure Washington Update

United States Energy

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Mintz

Unlocking Critical Value: Circular Strategies For Critical Minerals

United States Energy

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Arcadis

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Utilities

Is Inverse Condemnation Reform On The Table In California?

We recently detailed Assembly Bill 254, which overhauls California's approach to wildfires.

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

Wildfire Mitigation Under California SB 254 And Renewable Developers

Senate Bill 254 was passed on September 19, 2025, during California's ongoing wildfire season. Enacted as an urgency statute [Section 75 of S.B. 254]...

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

Data Center Regulation Tracker

Steptoe's Data Center Team is pleased to announce the launch of its Data Center Regulation Tracker. Steptoe's Data Center Regulation Tracker monitors state regulatory and legislative...

United States Energy

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Steptoe LLP

Secretary Of Energy Directs FERC To Develop Rules For Interconnecting Large Loads

United States Energy

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Duane Morris LLP

DOE Proposes New Federal Standards For Interconnecting Large Loads To The Grid

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

California Supreme Court Replaces Greyhound Deference For Public Utilities Commission's Interpretation Of Its Code With Less Deferential Yamaha Standard

United States Energy

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Fennemore

In A Move Affecting The Future Of Data Centers, DOE Directs FERC To Act On Large Load Interconnections

United States Energy

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Crowell & Moring LLP

DOE Directs FERC To Consider Groundbreaking Rules Related To Large Load Interconnection

United States Energy

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Mintz

State Lawmakers Propose Bill To Incentivize Nuclear Energy In Wisconsin, With Potential Side Effects For Renewable Developers

United States Energy

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Michael Best

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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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