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President Trump’s Day One Executive Orders: Immediate Impact on U.S. Businesses and Multinationals

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Yesterday, 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

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Happiness is Setting Clear Boundaries — Especially in Overriding Royalty Assignments

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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

Latham & Watkins LLP

Navigating Change: President Trump’s Day 1 Executive Orders Set New Course on Energy and the Environment

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President Trump’s orders, which include withdrawing from international climate agreements and declaring an energy emergency, emphasize domestic production and regulatory reform....more

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How Standardization, SEPs, and Patent Pools Can Benefit the EV and Battery Industries

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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

Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes

Biden Executive Order to Fast Track AI Data Centers and Energy Infrastructure on Federal Lands

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

Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes

Trump-Vance Administration Issues Executive Order to Promote American Energy

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

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

DOE and EPA Announce $6 Million to Support Advanced Biofuel Development

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

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Inflation Reduction Act Guidance: IRS and Treasury Release Final Regulations on the New Tech-Neutral Clean Energy Tax Credits

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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

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IRS and Treasury Release Final Rules for Technology-Neutral Clean Electricity Credits Under Sections 45Y and 48E

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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

Hogan Lovells

Treasury issues final section 45V clean hydrogen production credit rules

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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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

US Treasury and IRS Unveil Proposed Regulations for Commercial EV Tax Credit, Sparking Questions on Recapture Provisions

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

Troutman Pepper Locke

Navigating the Inflation Reduction Act: Insights on Brownfield Energy Community Credits - Energy Law Insights

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Join Troutman Pepper Locke Partners Karlie Webb and Ben Cowan as they delve into the complexities of the Inflation Reduction Act, focusing on the Brownfield Energy Community credits. This discussion covers the statutory...more

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The 10 “P’s” to Prepare for Wildfire Litigation

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1) Preservation Demand.  Send an evidence preservation notice to anyone you think may be liable or contributed to the fire (so the entity is on notice not to destroy, delete, or alter relevant evidence)....more

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Citizen Suit Action/RCRA: Conservation Law Foundation Alleges Violations by Natural Gas Pipeline System

The Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. filed a citizen suit Complaint in the United States District Court of Massachusetts on November 12th alleging violations by the following: Besides the Conservation Law Foundation, the...more

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Save on your energy bill and income taxes

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It is possible to reduce both your energy bills and your federal income tax through use of the energy tax credit. If you make energy efficient home improvements after January 1, 2023, you may qualify for a tax credit up to...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Treasury Department and IRS Issue Final Regulations Regarding the Clean Electricity Tax Credits Under Sections 45Y and 48E of the...

On January 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations [TD 10024] (Final Regulations) providing guidance on the Clean Electricity Production Tax Credit...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Tax Credits: Final Regulations Released

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released final regulations or tax credits for the production of clean hydrogen under Section 45V of the Internal Revenue Code. The industry has...more

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Trump and AI: Your ESG Outlook for 2025

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2025 promises to be a transformative year for ESG, with Donald Trump's return to the White House and the potential ESG applications of AI at the top of many businesses' ESG agendas. Such developments build on the significant...more

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NIS2: What It Means for Businesses in APAC

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NIS2 (Network and Information Systems Directive 2) is the updated version of the NIS Directive, which the EU first introduced in 2016. The original NIS Directive aimed to enhance cybersecurity across member states by...more

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Teaching Environmental Law in Tumultuous Times

Happy new year, ACOEL colleagues and friends! Following (nearly) four years in the Biden Administration serving as Associate Administrator for Policy at EPA, I am happy to be back in my teaching role at Georgetown University...more

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Financing the Future of Fission: A Nuclear Renaissance and the Promise of SMRs

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SMRs are attracting growing attention from governments, investors, and financiers as a means to power the energy transition, offering the promise of shorter construction times, scalability, and reduced financial risk compared...more

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Low Carbon Hydrogen in the UK - a Universal Solution?

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The scaling up of low carbon hydrogen technologies will be crucial for achieving the UK’s Net Zero target by 2050 and a sustainable energy future. Historically, hydrogen has been produced from fossil fuels and utilised across...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights, V 9, Issue 1, January 2025

Welcome to our first Issue of Currents 2025, our energy e-newsletter. While our energy practice is constantly changing and evolving, we too have expanded our focus for 2025 with some new editors involved with this...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

January 2025 Multifamily Alert

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With the New Year under way, we wanted to provide updates on legislative activity and other developments affecting multifamily properties in the region and across the country, including Maryland Building Energy Performance...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 1.17.25

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President Joe Biden has designated two more national monuments in California, spanning 848,000 acres - the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument. The Chuckwalla National Monument creates...more

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