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
Breaking the Cycle: Flooding, Infrastructure, and Climate Law in Practice
Podcast - Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA: The Intersection of Constitutional and Environmental Law
SCOTUS Clean Air Act Cases: What’s New?
The Classification of Gasoline & Gasoline Fumes as a Carcinogen: Considerations for Corporate Executives & Attorneys
As wind and solar development faced political and regulatory headwinds over the past year, the Trump Administration signaled renewed momentum for geothermal energy development. Despite imposing barriers to many clean energy...more
A landowner whose property may be suitable for a data center often hears the same themes from a prospective buyer: long diligence periods, utility contingencies, seller cooperation covenants, assignment flexibility, phased...more
The European Commission has proposed a Regulation establishing a framework of measures for the acceleration of industrial capacity and decarbonization in strategic sectors, also known as the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA)....more
On January 14, 2026, a California Court of Appeal upheld the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) certified by the City of American Canyon (American Canyon) and the accompanying water supply assessment (WSA) in City of Vallejo...more
A recently filed ERISA complaint has generated headlines suggesting a novel new theory of ERISA liability based on climate risk – but on closer examination, the case is not what it seems....more
A New Partnership - On March 4, 2026, a new partnership was announced with several provinces and territories to advance a proposed national energy corridor aimed at strengthening transmission connections with British...more
Takeaways - In a March 3, 2026 opinion, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) concluded that an order issued under the Defense Production Act (DPA) will preempt contrary state law. The...more
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) announced on March 5, 2026, that through counsel at the Free Information Group (FIG), it filed a series of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the U.S....more
On February 19, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued two orders intended to streamline environmental reviews for certain actions related to hydropower facilities. Order H-1 (Docket No, RM26-7-000)...more
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is directing field offices to work with oil and gas companies to identify new uses for oilfield wastewater—commonly known as "produced water"—rather than relying primarily on permanent...more
EU energy storage initiatives are a key component of efforts to advance energy security, integrate renewable energy into electric systems, support the transition toward a carbon-neutral economy, improve energy efficiency,...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Westside Consolidated School District #5 (“Westside”) entered into a January 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”)...more
Senate Bill 538 has been entered into the General Assembly of Georgia relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). The Bill is denominated the “Forever Chemicals Transparency Act.”...more
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) held a webinar on February 26, 2026, on its currently unavoidable use (CUU) rule concepts. Under Minnesota’s per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) statute, beginning January...more
Energy storage resources have become an increasingly important component of the US energy mix as traditional fossil fuel baseload generation gives way to renewable energy resources. As of 2025, 24 states, plus the District of...more
The North Sea stands at a defining moment as geopolitical shocks, deepening fiscal uncertainty and weakening investment conditions reshape the outlook for the UK’s offshore sector. The conflict in the Middle East has driven...more
On March 4, 2026, the Brazilian National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (“ANP”) published Resolutions No. 995/2026 and No. 996/2026, which implements the National Program for Decarbonization of Natural Gas...more
The Ninth Circuit reversed a lower court and held that insurer Atlantic Specialty (as successor to One Beacon) had a duty to defend an employee’s suit against his employer, a semiconductor manufacturer. In the underlying...more
On March 11, 2026, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (“AGO”) disapproved a proposed temporary zoning moratorium on large-scale solar installations and battery energy storage systems (“BESS”) in the Town of...more
This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with my colleagues, Carla N. Hutton, Senior Regulatory Analyst for B&C, and Lindsay A. Holden, Ph.D., DABT, Senior Toxicologist/Regulatory Scientist for B&C and The Acta Group...more
The U.S. Transportation Department sued the California Air Resources Board on Thursday in U.S. District Court in California, claiming the state’s zero-emission vehicle and tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions rules are illegal...more
CalRecycle has selected Landbell USA to serve as the Producer Responsibility Organization (“PRO”) for California’s Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024, also known as SB 707. SB 707 was enacted with the purpose of...more
Earlier this year, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act, sponsored by Senators Linda Greenstein and Bob Smith. The Act seeks to address intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or...more
Arbitrations raising environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns are no longer new to market participants or practitioners. Any doubt about the popularity of ESG claims and the fact that arbitration is well positioned...more
The California Air Resources Board has announced that it will hold another virtual public workshop to support the development of SB 253. SB 253 is California’s corporate greenhouse gas emissions reporting requirement....more
