North America: Energy and Natural Resources

Interest in Canada’s budding Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export industry is rapidly growing. Recent LNG market disruptions in the Middle East, the heightened energy security concerns that have resulted, and continuing demand for lower emissions energy are focusing attention on Canadian LNG.

Rob Day, Partner and Co-Founder at Spring Lane Capital, explores how the urgent need for power capacity is fundamentally reshaping data center investment strategy, from the surge in microgrid development to the strategic risks of over-reliance on natural gas. He reveals why the economics of battery-powered microgrids are closer to viability than most realize and shares a practical playbook for developers looking to start consuming power today while building tomorrow's AI infrastructure.

Osler's Legislative Update is a bi-weekly listing of new legislation. This issue covers legislation for the period 04/09 to 04/22.

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will host a webinar on May 7, 2026, presenting the Risk Assessment Committee's final opinion and the Socio-Economic Analysis Committee's draft opinion on the proposed restriction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The session will cover hazards, emissions, risks, alternatives, and socio-economic impacts, with a live Q&A period for stakeholders to engage with ECHA experts on this significant regulatory development.

The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) published for public comment its draft 2026 reissuance of the Upland Finfish Hatching and Rearing General Permit (Permit), which governs wastewater...

Alexandra Dunn, President and CEO of CropLife America, joins this discussion to explore critical challenges facing the crop protection industry.

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s recent approval of a federal Record of Decision (ROD) for the proposed Sites Reservoir Project is a major milestone for one of California’s most debated new water-supply proposals. This approval advances federal environmental review and signals a clearer federal role, but debate over the project’s permitting, financing, and operations continues. The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation’s January 23, 2026, ROD essentially approves the project environmentally and allows it to move forward in a meaningful way.

Grants a temporary exemption for U.S. Air Force jet fighter training operations in Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada from certain water pollution control requirements under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) published for public comment its draft 2026 reissuance of the Upland Finfish Hatching and Rearing General Permit (Permit), which governs wastewater...

Interest in Canada’s budding Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export industry is rapidly growing. Recent LNG market disruptions in the Middle East, the heightened energy security concerns that have resulted, and continuing demand for lower emissions energy are focusing attention on Canadian LNG.

Rob Day, Partner and Co-Founder at Spring Lane Capital, explores how the urgent need for power capacity is fundamentally reshaping data center investment strategy, from the surge in microgrid development to the strategic risks of over-reliance on natural gas. He reveals why the economics of battery-powered microgrids are closer to viability than most realize and shares a practical playbook for developers looking to start consuming power today while building tomorrow's AI infrastructure.

Osler's Legislative Update is a bi-weekly listing of new legislation. This issue covers legislation for the period 04/09 to 04/22.