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Renewable Energy Update 1.20.26

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The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors gave a thumbs up to revised draft rules for battery energy storage facilities at its January 13 meeting amid resident dissent....more

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Upcoming Reporting Deadline for California Water Right Holders to Submit Annual Use and Diversion Reports to New CalWATRS Database

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California water right holders have until January 31, 2026 to electronically file their annual water use and diversion reports to the State Water Resources Control Board’s new California Water Accounting, Tracking, and...more

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Federal Pipeline Agency Opens 2026 With Record Civil Penalty

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Pursuing a record high civil penalty from a pipeline operator involved in a major oil spill, the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) sent a powerful New Year’s message...more

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Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for January 2026

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Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on January 22, 2026, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on January 15, 2026....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CEQ Issues Final Rule Eliminating NEPA Regulations: Path to NEPA Reform Established, but Permitting Challenges Under Other Laws...

In an action widely anticipated by the regulated community, on January 6, 2026, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published in the Federal Register a rule (Final Rule) adopting, without changes, the interim final...more

Blank Rome LLP

The BR International Trade Report: January 2026

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Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, cross-border investment, and geopolitical risk issues impacting businesses...more

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US Data Center Demand White House and Governors Issue Principles While PJM Issues Decisional Letter

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On January 15, 2026, National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC) Chairman and US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, NEDC Vice Chairman and US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and the governors of the states located in the PJM...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

FERC Continues Shaping the Future of Data Center Use of the Transmission Grid with Approval of SPP’s HILL and HILLGA

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On January 14, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) accepted new rules proposed by Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) regarding the interconnection of High Impact Large Loads (HILLs) and the interconnection of...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

TCEQ Overhauls Compliance History: Expanded Violation Scoring and Repeat Violator Trigger Levels Pose Risk

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On January 14, 2026, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) adopted revisions to its compliance history rating scheme. Prompted by the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission’s 2022 10-year review of TCEQ, the adopted...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

EPA’s Proposed CWA 401 Rule Narrows Scope of State Reviews, Reins in Timelines

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On January 15, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the long-awaited proposed rule Updating the Water Quality Certification Regulations (Proposed Rule), which, if adopted, would largely reinstate the...more

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Connecticut Energy: 2025 Year in Review

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It was an interesting and busy year for the Connecticut energy market. Changes in leadership at the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) were sudden and impactful on multiple pending proceedings, leaving some in...more

Houston Harbaugh, P.C.

Retained-Acreage Clauses and Horizontal Wells: Texas Court of Appeals Issues Mixed Ruling for Landowners

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Let’s assume you signed a new oil and gas lease with ABC Production in March 2018 (the “2018 Lease”). Given the size of your farm (i.e. 1000 acres), you successfully negotiated a “retained acreage” clause in the 2018 Lease....more

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President Trump Issues Section 232 Proclamation to Establish a Reliable Domestic Supply Chain for Critical Minerals: What You Need...

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The administration has elevated critical minerals to a national security issue, launching trade negotiations and regulatory actions under Section 232, with tariffs still on the table. Rebuilding U.S. mining and processing...more

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From Waste to Asset: How Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG Operating, LLC Reshapes Produced-Water Ownership and Future Oil and Gas...

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Cactus establishes a default rule that produced water belongs to the mineral lessee absent express lease language, but leaves unresolved critical questions that will drive future disputes over classification, conveyance, and...more

K2 Integrity

Venezuela Update: Political Transition and Sanctions and AML Risk Overview

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The removal of Nicolás Maduro is a major enforcement milestone, but it has not resulted in regime change in Venezuela. Instead, power has transferred to figures closely tied to the existing system, and U.S. policy appears...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Strategic Capital Meets Innovation: How Government and Industry Are Shaping the Next Wave of Market Growth

In 2025, the “visible hand” of government became a defining feature of the U.S. financing landscape. Rather than relying solely on grants or tax credits, the federal government increasingly invested directly in companies in...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

M&A in the Middle East: AI, Financial Services and Energy Transition Lead the New Wave

In the first half of 2025, the Middle East’s M&A deal volumes grew by 19% — a significant growth relative to global M&A — according to analysis by professional services provider PwC....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Structured Finance Is Playing a Key Role as the Capital Demands of Data Center and Power Build-Outs Balloon

As the global data center and related power infrastructure build-out continues at an unprecedented pace, the magnitude of the required capital is measured not in millions or billions but in trillions of dollars. J.P. Morgan...more

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Federal Courts Unswayed by Administration Stop Work Orders

Echoing recent rulings from the District Court for the District of Columbia, on January 16, 2026, the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted Dominion Energy’s request for a preliminary injunction, lifting...more

Haynes Boone

Shipping and Energy: Year in Review 2025

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Welcome to the Shipping and Energy Year in Review 2025 from the London office of Haynes Boone. As editor of our quarterly newsletter, I am delighted to bring together, in one place, the alerts, articles, publications and...more

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Texas Supreme Court Justice Throws a Lifeline to Mineral Rights Owners

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In Ageron Energy LLC v. ETC Texas Pipeline, LTD Justice Busby authored a concurring opinion in the denial of a petition for review to the Supreme Court in which he criticized the majority opinion of the Court of Appeals...more

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UK Weekly Sanctions Update - Week of January 12, 2026

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RUSSIA - UK Government amends one entry to the UK sanctions list under the Russian regime: On January 16, 2026, OFSI amended the entry for John Michael Ormerod on the UK sanctions list under the Russia regime. This...more

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Fairfax County Moves to Regulate Large-Scale Battery Storage

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Fairfax County, Virginia, advanced a zoning ordinance amendment that would for the first time define and regulate large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). The Board of Supervisors scheduled public hearings on the...more

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Australia’s Critical Minerals Reserve: AUD1 Billion Boost For Supply Chain Security

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On 12 January 2026, the Australian Federal Government announced new details in relation to its proposed Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve (the Reserve) which will secure the supply of key minerals vital for Australia’s...more

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Trump Administration and Mid-Atlantic Region Governors Announce Emergency Reliability Action Targeting Data Center Load Growth

On Friday, President Donald Trump—together with governors across key Mid-Atlantic Region states—announced a new initiative aimed at addressing soaring electricity demand driven by large‑scale AI and cloud‑computing data...more

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