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Industrial construction is poised for continued growth in 2025, especially with incoming presidential administration and its anticipated emphasis on domestic economic production. Nowhere will this growth be seen more than in...more
On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. On his first day in office, President Trump signed various executive orders effectuating administrative and policy changes across the...more
The United States Ambassador to the United Nations shall immediately withdraw from the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Secretaries of State and Commerce and heads of other...more
President Trump has directed the Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the heads of other departments and agencies of the United States as necessary, to immediately restart the work from...more
This executive order establishes that it is the policy of the United States to encourage energy production and exploration on federal lands and waters and to eliminate the electric vehicle (EV) mandate. It requires the heads...more
On January 16, 2025, the IRS released Notice 2025-08, modifying its prior guidance issued as Notice 2023-38 and Notice 2024-41, for taxpayers seeking to qualify for the domestic content bonus tax credit amounts under the...more
On the evening of the second inauguration of President Trump, the White House released a flurry of executive orders on a wide range of subjects. Several of them specifically concerned energy and the environment. The general...more
Citing potential economic damage and unfair burdens, President Trump signed an Executive Order that starts the process of withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement is an international...more
On January 8, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a stipulation and consent agreement between its Office of Enforcement and an energy company (the “Company”) to resolve a dispute pending since 2016...more
This EO invokes authorities under the National Emergencies Act (NEA) to declare an energy emergency. Orders executive departments and agencies to identify and exercise any lawful emergency authorities available to them to...more
The Fifth Circuit’s recent opinions in Cimarex Energy Co., et al. v. CP Well Testing, L.L.C. (2022) and Century Surety Co. v. Colgate Operating, L.L.C. (2024) provide divergent interpretations of how the Texas Oilfield...more
This EO establishes a policy to fully utilize Alaska's abundant natural resources. It directs federal agencies to rescind or revise restrictions, policies and environmental reviews implemented since January 2021 that limit...more
The memorandum directs a full review of wind leasing and permitting practices, and, effective January 21, 2025, pauses all “consideration of any area in the OCS for any new or renewed wind energy leasing” as well as...more
President Trump issued several Executive Orders (EOs) on January 20, his first day in office, that will impact pending, current, and future contracts and grants. Many of his initial EOs are generally applicable across...more
On Monday, President Trump followed through on his promise to sign nearly 100 executive orders on topics ranging from energy and the economy to border security, federal workforce reforms and a host of social issues discussed...more
Assignments of interests in oil and gas leases often incorporate by reference outside agreements. This can be a helpful shortcut to avoid including every lengthy and confidential provision that was drafted during negotiations...more
President Trump’s orders, which include withdrawing from international climate agreements and declaring an energy emergency, emphasize domestic production and regulatory reform....more
Technical standards are industry norms that enable interoperability, promote safety, and create economies of scale. While technical standards are intended to be implemented on a wide scale in the mass consumer market, many...more
On January 14, 2025, with just days remaining before a presidential administration change, President Joseph R. Biden issued an Executive Order on Advancing United States Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure...more
Donald J. Trump became the 47th president of the United States on January 20. His second inaugural address focused significantly on energy policy, where he promised to declare a national energy emergency. Making America...more
On January 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $6 million in funding for three projects that will advance biofuel...more
On January 15, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) published final regulations regarding the new “clean electricity production credit” under Internal Revenue Code...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 introduced the Code Section 45Y production tax credit (CEPTC) for facilities that generate clean electricity with zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the Code Section 48E investment tax...more
Final 45V rules provide important clarifications and additional flexibility which will allow many hydrogen producers to claim 45V credits, both for electrolytic and methane-based hydrogen, but also impose new hurdles in...more
On January 10, the US Treasury Department (Treasury) and the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations under Section 45W of the US Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), which provides a...more
