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2026 Digital Infrastructure Summit
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Data Center Insights — The Complex Landscape of Data Center Permits
Untangling the Web of Data Center Campuses
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Practical IP Lessons From the Field Part Two: Navigating IP Risk in Oil & Gas - Energy Law Insights
Investing in Resilience: How Extreme Weather is Reshaping Infrastructure Investment and Risk
De orilla a orilla: El Aburrá, un río con derechos
[Panel] Regulatory Crosscurrents: PFAS, CARB, and the Future of Environmental Enforcement
JONES DAY TALKS®: Real Assets Roundup - Episode 5: European Energy Transition, Investment and Security
Rewriting the Rules: The Supreme Court's Landmark Decision on Clean Water Act Permits
Making Conservation a California Way of Life Framework – Details on the Regulations that May Revolutionize the Way Water is Used and Projects are Developed in California
From Permits to Penalties: A Deep Dive Into Coastal Development Law
From “Houston, We Have a Problem” to Workplace Safety: Lessons from Apollo 13 - Hiring to Firing Podcast
Navigating Change: Federal Updates on Energy, Transportation & Water Policies
Predictably Unpredictable: Considerations & Lessons Learned Regarding Force Majeure
Decoding Crypto Legislation: GENIUS Moves and Clarity Paths — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
On Demand, On Purpose: Fashion Manufacturing That Doesn’t Cost the Earth
Summary - For the first time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has formally designated pharmaceuticals as a priority drinking water contaminant group under the draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6)....more
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) adopted amendments to State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) regulations, effective June 12, 2026. These regulatory changes implement the 2024...more
On May 29, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed to formally rescind its final rules on climate-related disclosure. The proposed rescission is just the latest development in the SEC’s climate-related disclosure...more
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has adopted amendments to California’s Cap-and-Invest Program following the state legislature’s 2025 extension of the program through 2045. The amendments tighten the state’s...more
On June 4, 2026, the New York Legislature passed the Responsible Data Center Development Act (A11560/S10642)...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Gillham Regional Wastewater District (“District”) entered into a May 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) Office of Energy Programs has released on May 15 a document titled: Tennessee Freight Electrification Framework (“Framework”)....more
The Court of Appeals of Georgia (5th Division) (“Court”) addressed in a June 1st Opinion an issue arising out of the disposal of domestic septage. See Docket Number A26A0366. BOWEN et al., v. COWN....more
On June 1, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final rule withdrawing a 2023 rule, Removal of Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Provisions From State Operating Permit Programs and Federal Operating...more
This week, I was pleased to welcome back to the studio Dana S. Lateulere, Regulatory Consultant with B&C and its consulting affiliate, The Acta Group (Acta®), and James V. Aidala, Senior Government Affairs Consultant at B&C...more
The federal government is planning a review of the California Coastal Commission and other state regulatory agencies that deal with the state’s shoreline, alleging they are likely out of compliance with the nation’s coastal...more
As we recently reported here and here, the Environmental Protection Agency has stated it is revisiting and rolling back some of its limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. The prior regulations...more
New York’s recently enacted Fiscal Year 2027 budget includes significant amendments to the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act or CLCPA) and State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA). The budget...more
Key Takeaways - Comments due July 6, 2026. Under its proposed 14 C.F.R. Part 74, operators and proprietors of fixed-site (permanent, non-mobile), critical infrastructure (defined by statute and regulation) facilities could...more
State policymakers are recalibrating how they regulate and incentivize data center development....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and City of Holly Grove, Arkansas entered into an April 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation...more
What is the new Lombardy regional law on data centres? On 26 May 2026, the Lombardy Regional Council approved Regional Law no. 11/2026 (the “Regional Law”), governing the establishment and authorization of data centres within...more
As reported in our May 22, 2026, blog item, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on May 18, 2026, that it will hold a hearing on June 18, 2026, on the notice of filing to add methyl methacrylate-ethyl...more
On 6 May 2026, the European Commission launched a consultation on the revised ESRS, building on the technical advice delivered by EFRAG in December 2025. We included insights on this revised version here and in last month's...more
Two articles in Nossaman’s California Water Views – 2026 Outlook highlight a shifting inverse condemnation liability landscape in California—one that carries important implications for eminent domain professionals, water...more
Recent media coverage has increasingly highlighted the unprecedented growth of data centers in Northern Virginia’s “Data Center Alley.” The statistics defining Data Center Alley are nothing short of shocking: 35% of all...more
The first reports under SB 253 – California’s corporate greenhouse gas emissions reporting mandate – are due 60 days from today, on August 10. In this post, we share our observations for this reporting cycle....more
On June 2, 2026—one day after producers were required to register or seek an exemption—three major environmental organizations sued CalRecycle in San Francisco Superior Court, challenging final regulations implementing SB 54,...more
On May 28, 2026, the European Commission sent a formal notice to 20 Member States, initiating an infringement procedure for failure to transpose Directive (EU) 2024/825 of February 2, 2024 in time. The Directive, which...more
In Baker v. Bay Area Toll Authority, No. A174642 (1st Dist, June 5, 2026), the court affirmed the dismissal of a CEQA challenge against the Bay Area Toll Authority’s approval of the Bay Lights 360 project, an LED light art...more
