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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Launches New Competitive Procurement for Electricity Transmission – Toronto Third Line Update (Updated)

This bulletin was last updated April 9, 2026. The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has announced its latest design decisions for a formal competitive procurement for new electricity transmission build in...more

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EPA Seeks Input on Clean Water Act Financial Capability Framework

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Key Takeaways - What Happened: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting public comments on its Financial Capability Assessment (FCA) guidance document, a key methodological tool used to negotiate...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

NASA Announces Significant Programmatic Changes to Ignite Lunar, LEO, and Nuclear Development

NASA’s “Ignition” agenda seeks to align NASA mission objectives with the Administration’s space superiority mandate, shifting towards sustained lunar operations and accelerated mission cadence, with increased reliance on...more

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The “bring your own generation” model to meeting the power needs of data centers and AI Part 1: Understanding the critical role of...

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For the past several years, the concept of “bring your own generation” (BYOG) has been gaining traction at the U.S. federal and state levels to address the surging need for electricity to meet the needs of data centers and...more

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CARB Seeks Comment on Latest GHG Reporting Program Proposals Following Public Workshop

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With the initial August 10, 2026, reporting deadline approaching, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) hosted its fourth public workshop on March 23, 2026, and focused on implementing the Climate Corporate Data...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Dardanelle Enter...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Dardanelle, Arkansas entered into a March 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more

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Regional Partnership Program/A Community-Led Approach: National Rural Water Association/Rural Community Assistance Partnership...

The National Rural Water Association (“NRWA”) and Rural Community Assistance Partnership (“RCAP”) have issued a report titled: Regional Partnership Program: A Community-Led Approach (“Report”)....more

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Title V/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Order Denying Objection to Adams County, Colorado Petroleum Products...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a January 6th Order denying a Petition objecting to the issuance of a Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit (“Permit”) for the Holly Energy Partners, L.P.,...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Massachusetts Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE): A New Era on the Horizon?

Nearly a decade ago, Massachusetts joined many other states in authorizing a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE) program called PACE Massachusetts to support energy efficiency and renewable energy investments in...more

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Short-Time Work in Times of Geopolitical Crisis

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Short-time work is a proven policy instrument for dealing with times of crisis, but not every economic uncertainty justifies short-time work....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

The Rise in Data Centers and Energy Bills: Assessing Rate Impacts, Regulatory Trends, and the Future Landscape

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Data centers are not new. For decades, they have served as the infrastructure behind the internet. What is new is the role data centers play as the “factories” for rapidly advancing artificial intelligence (AI). As AI...more

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NRC Proposes Accelerated Licensing Pathway for DOE and DOW Authorized Reactor Designs

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On April 2, 2026, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a proposed rule to create a new licensing pathway that would allow commercial reactor applicants to reference prior U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) or U.S....more

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The effects of the war in Iran on energy contracts: Between force majeure, hardship and the possibility to claim performance

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The outbreak of war in Iran has sent shockwaves through global energy markets. In its immediate aftermath, a leading Qatari energy company announced the suspension of liquefied natural gas (LNG) production and associated...more

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New CFTC Enforcement Director Speaks on Priorities, Insider Trading in Prediction Markets, and Cooperation

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Emphasizing an end to “regulation by enforcement,” the agency will focus on market integrity and fraud offenses and partner with registered exchanges and other authorities....more

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AST vs. UST Regulatory Gaps: Hidden Environmental Liability & Insurance Risk

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Insurers should note that environmental regulations designed to protect against releases from fuel distribution Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) systems, as defined under EPA 40 CFR Part 112, are less stringent than the...more

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Navigating New Rules: A Deep Dive into the Policies Affecting Low-Carbon Shipping Fuel with Late-Breaking Updates

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Recent federal, state, and international policy developments have introduced regulatory uncertainty in the low-carbon maritime fuels sector, complicating investment in both fuel production and supporting energy...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Anchorage Adopts Framework for Data Centers and Energy-Intensive Uses

On March 27, 2026, the Anchorage Assembly adopted Ordinance AO 2026-27, establishing a new land use and permitting framework for data centers and similar energy-intensive facilities. Anchorage currently only has one sizable...more

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U.S. Geological Survey's Federal Priority Streamgage Network: Coalition of Organizations Letter to United States Senate Requesting...

A coalition of organizations sent a March 16th letter to Senator Lisa Murkowski, Chair, and Senator Merkley, Ranking Member, of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment & Related Agencies requesting...more

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Cybersecurity Advisory to Water Systems Regarding Iranian-Affiliated Cyber Attacks: EPA, FBI, CISA, NSA Issue Joint Advisory

Several federal agencies issued on April 7th a document titled: Iranian-Affiliated Cyber Actors Exploit Programmable Logic Controllers Across US Critical Infrastructure (“Advisory”)....more

DLA Piper

Horizon – News and Trends in Sustainability Law - March 2026

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Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s monthly bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in sustainability. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

FERC Approves Golden Triangle’s Spindletop Expansion Project, Reaffirms Market-Based Rates

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On March 19, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) granted Golden Triangle Storage, LLC (“Golden Triangle”) a certificate of public convenience and necessity under section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for its...more

White & Case LLP

Debt markets evolve as data center boom builds

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New data centers are orders of magnitude larger than those built a decade ago and require vast sums of capital to construct. ...more

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FERC Approves Virtualization CIP Reliability Standards and Definitions

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On March 19, 2026, FERC issued Order No. 919, which approved eleven proposed Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards, four new definitions, and eighteen proposed revised definitions to the North...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Outlook for Oil & Gas Companies in 2026

Oil & gas companies are adapting swiftly to the administration’s energy dominance agenda, replacing net zero commitments with strategic opportunities across three emerging revenue streams. The AI-driven data center boom is...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Q2 2026 – UK Merger Control and National Security/Investment Screening Update

2025 proved to be a year of major overhaul for the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Indeed, since the introduction of its 4Ps framework—designed to improve pace, predictability, proportionality and process—the...more

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