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Fueling Future Stability: Luxembourg’s Edge in Energy and Defence Investment

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In an era marked by geopolitical instability around the world and in light of the current economic landscape, energy security concerns, and increased defence needs and spending, the financing of energy and defence projects...more

Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes

DOE Large Load Interconnection Proposal Risks Regulatory Collision Course

The expansion of energy-intensive technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, has placed unprecedented demands on the electricity grid. These large loads often require vast sums of firm energy and seek...more

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HUD Extends Compliance Dates for Energy Efficiency Standards in HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing

Update on Government Reopening and HUD - Operations Following the resolution of the federal funding lapse, the federal government formally reopened on November 12. While core functions have restarted, we expect HUD to...more

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Vertical Real Estate for a Horizontal World: Hacking the Data Center Campus with the Florida Condominium Act

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The demand for data centers, fueled by AI and cloud computing, is insatiable. In Florida, this "digital gold rush" is colliding with a trifecta of physical and regulatory barriers: a strained power grid vulnerable to...more

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The Concept of Greenwashing in Light of the Paris Judicial Court’s Judgment of October 23, 2025

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In May 2021, TotalEnergies launched a large communication campaign, affirming its ambition “to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050” as well as its position “as a major player in the energy transition”. Greenpeace France, Notre...more

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Texas Progresses Toward CCS Primacy (UPDATED)

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This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took the penultimate step to granting Texas the authority to directly issue Class VI permits under the Safe Drinking Water Act’s Underground Injection Control (UIC)...more

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Texas Granted Primacy over Class VI Carbon Sequestration Wells

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On November 12, 2025, the Railroad Commission of Texas (“RRC”) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that EPA had granted Texas primary enforcement authority (“primacy”) under the Safe Drinking Water Act...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 11.14.25

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to loosen requirements for companies to report on their uses of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS....more

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UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill Introduced into Parliament

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On November 12, 2025, the long-awaited Cyber Security and Resilience Bill was introduced in Parliament, marking a significant step forward in the UK’s approach to protecting critical cyber infrastructure and managing cyber...more

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Mexico Publishes Regulations of the Geothermal Law

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Mexico's executive branch, through the Ministry of Energy (Secretaría de Energía or SENER), on Oct. 3, 2025, published in the Federal Register (Diario Oficial de la Federación or DOF) the Regulations of the Geothermal Law,...more

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Mexico Publishes Regulations of the Biofuels Law

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Mexico's executive branch, through the Ministry of Energy (Secretaría de Energía or SENER), on Oct. 3, 2025, published in the Federal Register (Diario Oficial de la Federación or DOF) the Regulations of the Biofuels Law,...more

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Major environmental permitting reforms advance in Pennsylvania budget law

The saga over enacting the Pennsylvania state budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year has concluded, including some of the most significant permitting changes the state has enacted in years. Among the bills signed on November 12,...more

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Texas Granted Primacy Over Class VI Wells, Streamlining Carbon Capture and Storage Permitting

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Nov. 12, 2025, announced a final rule granting the State of Texas primary implementation and enforcement authority (also known as primacy) for Class VI Underground Injection...more

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New Law Bolsters CCUS Projects in California

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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation lifting moratorium on transportation of carbon dioxide by pipeline. ...more

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Voluntary Certification for RNG Projects: New Qualification Standards for Animal Waste

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Public and private financial incentives for the construction and operation of renewable natural gas (RNG) projects have accelerated the growth of the industry over the past several years. While much of the RNG industry’s...more

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Fifth Circuit Rejects Pipeline’s and Challengers’ Petitions for Review of FERC Order Certificating GTN Expansion Project

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On October 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Fifth Circuit) denied several petitions for review of FERC’s authorization of Gas Transmission NW, LLC’s (GTN) GTN Xpress compressor expansion project...more

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Democratic AGs Recharge State Energy Programs through Win in Funding Cap Case

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A group of 19 Democratic AGs—along with the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania—secured a final judgment in their lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Energy’s 10 percent cap on reimbursements for state energy...more

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FERC Staff Audit Report Identifies CIP Standard Compliance Risks in FY2025

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On October 20, 2025, FERC Staff issued a report outlining areas of risk to the reliability of the electric grid based on non-public Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Audits of U.S. based North American Electric...more

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Opportunity to shape the EU Taxonomy in European Commission’s Call for Evidence

On 7 November 2025, the European Commission published a call for evidence on proposals to amend the European Union’s Taxonomy legislation. In particular, the call is in relation to two delegated regulations amending the...more

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New York Agrees to Delay Implementation of the All-Electric Buildings Act

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Hours after we issued yesterday’s legal alert on the approaching Jan. 1, 2026, date for implementation of New York’s All-Electric Buildings Act, the state agreed to delay implementation....more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Massachusetts Reconsiders Nuclear Energy in Its Clean Power Mix - Update

On November 11, the House members of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy voted to advance a new draft of a bill entitled An Act Relative to Energy Affordability, Clean Power, and Economic...more

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Advancing Water Reuse Act: H.R. 2940 Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives

H.R. 2940 was introduced into the United States House of Representatives. The legislation is denominated “Advancing Water Reuse Act’’ (“Reuse Act”)....more

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Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: National Association of Clean Air Agencies Comments Addressing Reconsideration

The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (“NACAA”) submitted November 3rd comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on the federal agency’s September 16th proposed rule styled: ...more

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FERC Large-Load Interconnection Preliminary Rulemaking: Key Takeaways for Data Center Developers, Other Large Load Projects, and...

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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”) opened a preliminary rulemaking proceeding with the...more

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Brasília em Pauta - Edição Nº 220

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Prezados e prezadas, O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de...more

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