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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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Mexico enacts Circular Economy Law: Extended Producer Responsibility and Product Design, guiding principles

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On January 19, 2026, Mexico published the Decree enacting the General Law on Circular Economy (“LGEC”) and amending the General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection (“LGEEPA”) and the General Law for the...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

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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Gov. Hochul Proposes SEQRA Reforms to Accelerate Affordable Housing

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As part of her 2026 State of the State address, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the “Let Them Build” agenda, proposing reforms to accelerate housing and infrastructure development and reduce project costs. The initiative focuses...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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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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2026 Iowa General Assembly – Week 1

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The 91st General Assembly gaveled in on Monday to start the 2026 Iowa legislative session. The first week included speeches from party leaders, Governor Reynolds, Chief Justice Christensen, and Adjutant General Osborn, along...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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Novedades normativas en materia ambiental en el 2025

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El Equipo Ambiental de Holland & Knight en Colombia preparó un análisis de las normas, resoluciones, decretos y sentencias más importantes en materia ambiental a lo largo del 2025. El conocimiento de las novedades normativas...more

Maynard Nexsen

2026 Alabama Legislative Update: Regular Session - Week One

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On Tuesday night, Governor Kay Ivey delivered her final State of the State Address, highlighting economic growth, infrastructure improvements, and education funding. She noted that Alabama has secured roughly $69 billion in...more

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Clash of the “Super Statutes”:  First District Construes HAA’s Statutory Provisions Aimed at Disincentivizing CEQA Challenges to...

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The laudable efforts of the Legislature in adopting “super statutes” such as the Housing Accountability Act (“HAA”; Gov. Code, § 65589.5) notwithstanding, housing in California remains a scarce and precious commodity.  The...more

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CEQ Finalizes Rescission of NEPA Implementing Regulations

On January 8, 2026, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published a final rule adopting—without change—its February 25, 2025, interim final rule (IFR) rescinding all iterations of CEQ’s National...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Army Corps Finalizes 2026 Nationwide Permits: Key Updates

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) has reissued and modified the Corps’ Nationwide Permits (NWPs), which authorize certain categories of work in Waters of the United States under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

What Cleveland’s 2025 Building Permits Say About Development Trends Heading Into 2026

Construction permitting in Cleveland returned to trend in 2025, with nearly $1.5 billion in total permits issued. While 2024 was a banner year, with more than $2.8 billion in permits issued, it was buoyed by over $1.2 billion...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Does foreclosure extinguish a recorded density bonus agreement?

California’s density bonus law (Government Code sections 65915-65918) rewards a developer who agrees to build a certain percentage of low-income housing with the opportunity to build more residences than would otherwise be...more

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Public by History: SJC Holds Formal Records Aren't Always Required

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In Town of Concord v. Rasmussen, the Town of Concord (the “Town”) initiated an action against several landowners abutting a road known as Estabrook Road, seeking a declaration that the public had access and use rights to the...more

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Speculation Won't Suffice: SJC Draws a Firm Line on Zoning Standing

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In Stone v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Northborough (“Stone”), plaintiffs residing across the street from a proposed 20,000 square foot warehouse appealed a decision by the Northborough Zoning Board of Appeals (the “Board”)...more

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FERC Orders PJM to Reform Tariff for Co-Located Generation and Load

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On 18 December 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a long-awaited order finding that PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.’s (PJM) tariff is unjust and unreasonable as it relates to co-located load arrangements...more

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Navigating EPA's New Enforcement Playbook: How "Compliance First" Policy Reshapes Risk for Regulated Entities

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With the advent of the new year, regulated entities will be watching to see how US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) will implement its December 2025 Memorandum on...more

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New Development Corporation to Drive Transformation of Oxford Street

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A new development corporation established by the Mayor of London to support the transformation and pedestrianisation of Oxford Street took affect from 1 January 2026. With the MDC expected to be given planning powers, in this...more

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AI Data Centers and the Looming Energy Crisis in the United States

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Artificial intelligence is no longer an abstract or future-facing technology. It is an infrastructure-intensive industrial force whose rapid deployment is reshaping electricity demand, land use, water consumption, and public...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What Illinois’ Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act Means for Project Developers

Governor Pritzker signed the Illinois Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act into law on January 8, 2026 (Public Act 104-0458). The act has far reaching energy supply, grid regulation and infrastructure development...more

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KSA Real Estate legal landscape

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Saudi Arabia maintained strict restrictions on foreign ownership of real estate. Non-Saudis were generally prohibited from owning property, with only limited exceptions for diplomatic missions and indirect ownership through...more

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2026 Regulatory Outlook: Advanced Recycling

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The recycling industry, traditionally seen as stable, is in an era of innovation and growth. A class of advanced recycling technologies is emerging to address plastics that conventional recycling methods cannot process,...more

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