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President Trump Announces Trade Framework with India

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Key Takeaways - President Trump announces a new trade framework with India: President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Modi reached a trade framework, reaffirming their commitment to broader U.S.-India Bilateral Trade...more

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Texas Fossil Fuel Anti-Boycott Statute Violates the Constitution

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It is often an attractive political gambit for legislative bodies to pass laws of doubtful constitutional validity in order to please their constituents. It can be a two-fer; when the court rules as expected the vanquished...more

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Project Vault: What the New Critical Minerals Reserve Means for Energy and Manufacturing Companies

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On February 2, the Trump administration launched Project Vault, a new federal initiative intended to address growing global competition, particularly with China, for strategic and critical minerals....more

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EPA Rescinds Endangerment Finding - Impacts on Air Permitting and Compliance

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This week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completely upended the federal regulation of climate change, repealing its 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding. The endangerment finding, which concluded that carbon...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

United States and Taiwan Sign Agreement on Reciprocal Trade

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On February 12, 2026, the United States and Taiwan signed an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (“ART”) formalizing the Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) signed on January 15, 2026. As part of the deal, the IEEPA reciprocal...more

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Bacteria Limits/Clean Water Act: South Essex Sewage District/Massachusetts Petition Before the U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals...

The South Essex Sewerage District (“South Essex”) filed a document before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board styled: PETITION FOR REVIEW OF SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Venezuela Sanctions Update: OFAC Expands Authorizations for Oil and Gas Activity

In early January 2026, U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro and brought him into U.S. custody on drug charges. In subsequent public statements, the Trump administration announced an intent to encourage private-sector...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Section 45Z Proposed Regulations Key Changes and Guidance for Clean Fuel Producers

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Treasury and the IRS have issued comprehensive proposed regulations under Section 45Z, providing critical guidance for taxpayers seeking to claim the clean fuel production credit....more

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Updated Energy NPS: Impacts on Planning, Financing and Transactions

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Updates to the National Planning Policy on Energy for new energy infrastructure projects – reflecting the Government’s current energy priorities - came into force on 6 January 2026. This policy provides the strategic...more

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Energy & Environmental Implications of Recent Events in Venezuela

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During Baker Botts' 39th Annual Environmental, Safety & Incident Response Seminar on January 28, 2026, Partner George Fibbe led the lunch session with Francisco Monaldi, Fellow in Latin American Energy Policy at the Baker...more

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Baker Botts’ 39th Annual Environmental Seminar – Key Takeaways from Breakout Session #1

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Baker Botts' 39th Annual Environmental Seminar featured two breakout sessions covering the latest environmental, safety and incident response developments and trends....more

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9 Questions About EPA’s Rescission of the 2009 Endangerment Finding

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Over the course of the last 15 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed a suite of regulations under the Clean Air Act (CAA) built upon EPA’s finding – originally made in 2009 – that greenhouse gas...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Material Assistance Guidance Released, Leaving Taxpayers Wanting More

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On February 12, 2026, the Treasury Department (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) released IRS Notice 2026-15 (the “MA Notice”) – a 95 page notice providing guidance on the “material assistance”...more

DLA Piper

US Government Authorizes US Entities To Transact In Venezuelan-Origin Oil

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As Venezuela’s political environment continues to shift, the Trump Administration has authorized US persons to undertake a variety of activities involving Venezuelan-origin oil that had previously been prohibited. On...more

Maynard Nexsen

2026 Alabama Legislative Update: Regular Session - Week Five

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Alabama Affordability Protection Plan - This week saw significant movement on several major components of the Alabama Affordability Protection Plan, with lawmakers in both chambers focusing heavily on the growing impact...more

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Texas Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Argument on Whether ‘Free of Cost’ Clause in 1960 Deed Prohibits the Deduction of...

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The practice of deducting post-production costs from landowner royalties continues to be controversial and contentious issue here in Pennsylvania. Many landowners sought to insulate their royalties from such deductions by...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Key 2025 Changes to New York’s Prevailing Wage Law

Throughout 2025, New York enacted several significant amendments to the state’s labor law, impacting contractors and subcontractors working on covered prevailing wage projects....more

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EPA Strikes at the Roots of Federal GHG Regulations, Rescinds Endangerment Finding for Motor Vehicles

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Key Takeaways - What Happened? On February 12, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule rescinding the 2009 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Endangerment Finding (“Endangerment and Cause or Contribute...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The AI Power Crunch: 3 Ways Renewable Developers Can Win the "Data Center" Game

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is hungry for power. By 2030, data centers could consume nearly 9% of all U.S. electricity. This demand creates a massive opportunity for renewable developers, but also a new challenge:...more

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The Trump Administration Dismantles the Foundation of Federal Climate Regulation

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Historic reversal: EPA repealed the 2009 Endangerment Finding—the foundational legal and scientific basis that has underpinned 17 years of federal greenhouse gas regulation - Immediate impact: All greenhouse gas emissions...more

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Treasury and IRS Issue Guidance on Foreign Entity of Concern Rules for Clean Energy Tax Credits

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The US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2026-15 (Notice), providing long-awaited guidance on certain foreign entity of concern (FEOC) rules enacted under the One,...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 02.12.2026

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • FTC Lands Landmark Settlement with Express Scripts over...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Trump’s EPA Abandons Climate Action

Yesterday, the EPA published a final rule repealing the agency’s 2009 Endangerment Finding, the legal foundation for federal greenhouse gas regulation. In finalizing this rule, the EPA claims that “Section 202(a) of the Clean...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Treasury Department and IRS Release Prohibited Foreign Entity Guidance

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on February 12, 2026, released Notice 2026-15, which provides initial guidance regarding Prohibited Foreign Entities (PFEs), defined under Section 7701(a)(51) and Section...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Energy Law: Month in Review - January 2026

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Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review for January 2026. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month....more

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