On February 12, 2026, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin signed a final rule rescinding the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and repealing all motor vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards under the Clean Air Act. This is...more
On December 19, 2025, the IRS issued Notice 2026-1, providing a safe harbor for taxpayers seeking to claim the federal income tax credit for qualified carbon oxide sequestration under section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code...more
Data centers, domestic manufacturing, and other drivers of economic growth are generating significant new demand for electricity across the country. Grid operators are working to ensure that new generation capacity keeps...more
On December 11, 2025, the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation launched a new resource page consolidating Clean Air Act guidance for data center developers. The resource is part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacted on July 4, 2025, imposed new restrictions on the availability of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind and solar projects under Code Sections 45Y and...more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a regulatory rollback campaign implementing President Trump’s energy and deregulatory agenda. These proposed actions represent a fundamental shift toward policies...more
Texas has long been a magnet for manufacturing and data center development, thanks to its business-friendly climate, abundant land, and low-cost energy infrastructure. But as the state’s electric grid faces new challenges...more
On his first day in office, President Trump signed an historic number of executive orders, many of which were focused on energy policy issues. These orders provided a clear signal of President Trump’s policies and policy...more
1/31/2025
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Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
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Regulatory Reform ,
Renewable Energy ,
Trump Administration
This year, there have been a number of significant legal developments on the regulation of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). Expect more as the year unfolds. New studies that show the presence of PFAS in common...more
On Friday, June 28, the Supreme Court handed down a decision in one of the most consequential administrative law cases in decades. In Loper Bright v. Raimondo (consolidated with Relentless v. Department of Commerce), the...more
7/2/2024
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Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Authority ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) ,
National Marine Fisheries Service ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Relentless Inc v US Department of Commerce ,
SCOTUS ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Statutory Interpretation