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Expanding Alberta’s Energy and Digital Infrastructure: Select Tax Considerations for Major Projects

On May 15, 2026, Canada and Alberta entered into the Implementation Agreement that establishes the framework for implementing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) executed by the parties on November 27, 2025. The...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Powering Progress | Ep. 8 – Markets Under Pressure

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As AI adoption accelerates and data center development expands across the country the conversation around infrastructure increasingly comes back to one central issue: power, but access to power is not simply an engineering or...more

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Bumble Bees And The Buzz About U.S Endangered Species Policy

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The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) published its final rule designating critical habitat for the endangered rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) on June 1, 2026. The rule designates more than 1.5 million acres of...more

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Congress Struggles with Data Center Policy

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Virtually overnight, artificial intelligence (AI) has jumped off of the science fiction movie screen to become a ubiquitous part of society, infiltrating everything from the operation of the corner coffee shop to the largest...more

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NRC Proposes New Licensing Framework for Microreactors

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What Happened: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposed a new regulation to be located at 10 CFR part 57 to create a risk-informed, performance-based framework for rapid licensing and high-volume deployment of...more

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Procurement Future for Repowered Facilities in Ontario – LT2(2) and MT3

This bulletin was updated on June 16, 2026. This is the latest on the integration of repowered facilities in the second window of the Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO) Long-Term 2 (LT2) Request for...more

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Court Restores 5% Safe Harbor for Wind and Solar as July 4 Deadline Nears

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Key Takeaways - What Happened: On June 6, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Notice 2025-42, which eliminated the 5% Safe Harbor for most wind and solar...more

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Oil & Gas Newsletter: Producer's Edge, Vol. 8, Issue 2

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The newest issue of Producer’s Edge is now available, featuring practical analysis of key legal developments impacting the oil and gas industry. This edition includes a look at retained-acreage disputes in horizontal drilling...more

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BCM: Protecting Operations in an Age of Disruption

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In an increasingly complex operating environment, disruption is no longer a remote risk but rather a sustained and predictable condition for organizations. Heightened regional tensions, cyber threats, supply chain shocks, and...more

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Mozambique Signs Landmark Mining Law: Mandatory State Participation, Export Restrictions, and Local Content Requirements

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Mozambique is one of the world’s largest graphite producers and hosts significant deposits of gold, rubies, coal, and heavy mineral sands used in electric vehicles batteries and energy storage technologies. On June 3, 2026,...more

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Beef Operation/Water Use Challenge: Iowa Appellate Court Addresses Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Issue

The Iowa Cout of Appeals (“App. Court”) addressed in a June 10th Opinion an issue arising out of an Driftless Water Defenders’ (“DWD”) request that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (“IDNR”) investigate a complaint...more

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Laser Fusion Is Making Great Strides: Germany's Draft Bill on Radiation Protection

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The German Federal Government has published a draft bill to amend the Radiation Protection Act (Strahlenschutzgesetz, “StrlSchG”), which for the first time explicitly clarifies the regulatory framework applicable to fusion...more

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FERC Approves ISO-NE Updated Market Rules for Distributed Energy Resources

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On May 29, 2026, FERC approved revisions to the ISO New England, Inc.’s (ISO-NE) proposed market rules for the participation of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and to implement a one-time extension to the period in which...more

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FinCEN Alert: AML Compliance Implications of IRGC Sanctions Evasion and Illicit Finance

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In May, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued Alert FIN-2026-Alert002, warning financial institutions about the use of front companies, financial facilitators, and digital...more

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Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for June 2026

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Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on June 18, 2026, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on June 11, 2026. Electric - E-1 – Interconnection of...more

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FERC Approves PJM’s Tariff Revisions for an Expedited Interconnection Track

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On June 9, 2026, FERC accepted PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.’s (PJM) proposal to establish an Expedited Interconnection Track process for Generating Facilities (EIT Process). In doing so, FERC found that the EIT Process will...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

France Convenes B7 Critical Minerals Investment Forum Ahead of Évian Summit

On June 10, the French government convened the Critical Minerals Investment Forum in Paris on the margins of the Business 7 (B7) Summit and ahead of the June 15‒17 G7 Leaders’ Summit in Évian-les-Bains. The forum, organized...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CISA + Partner Warn That Automatic Tank Gauge Systems Are Being Targeted

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Security Agency (NSA), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the...more

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The 2026 ICC Arbitration Rules: Key Reforms for Energy and Maritime Counsel

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The ICC's revised Arbitration Rules, entering into force on 1 June 2026, represent a significant overhaul of the institution's procedural framework. The revised Rules apply to all requests for arbitration filed on or after...more

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Brasília em Pauta - Edição Nº 244

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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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What DC's Fair Housing Practices Amendment Act of 2025 Means for Landlords and Tenants

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The DC Council is moving forward with legislation that could reshape how landlords charge tenants — both during a tenancy and after a tenant moves out....more

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Real Estate: Market Pulse (June 2026) (UPDATED)

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CRE Enters a Selective Cycle as Growth Becomes More Targeted - Seyfarth’s real estate team provides a bird's-eye view of the current state of commercial real estate throughout the country—highlighting which markets and...more

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Treasury and IRS Release Updated Guidance on Energy Communities - Troutman Pepper Locke

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IRS Notice 2026-39, issued June 10, 2026, updates the qualifying energy community lists under the Statistical Area Category and Coal Closure Category for the energy community bonus under Sections 45, 45Y, 48, and 48E of the...more

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District Court Vacates IRS Notice 2025-42, Restoring Five Percent Safe Harbor Option for Beginning of Construction

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On June 6, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated Notice 2025-42 (the Notice) in Oregon Environmental Council v. IRS, No. CV-25-4400. The Notice had eliminated the long-standing Five Percent Safe...more

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Fifth Circuit Grants Stay of Injunction Blocking the Anti-ESG “Boycott Law”

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On May 29, 2026, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Texas Attorney General and Comptroller’s motion to stay a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Texas SB 13, the state’s 2021 law prohibiting...more

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