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Can The Administration Persuade States Not To Bring Climate Litigation?

Last year, the United States sued the State of Michigan, seeking a preemptive court order preventing Michigan from filing suit against firms in the "fossil fuel industry".

United States Energy

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Foley Hoag LLP

Sanctions Update: February 2, 2026

The Sanctions Update, compiled by attorneys from Steptoe's award-winning International Regulatory Compliance team and the Stepwise: Risk Outlook editorial team...

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

OFAC Issues General License Easing Sanctions On Venezuelan Oil Sector

On January 29, 2026, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury ("OFAC") issued General License No. 46, authorizing certain transactions that would otherwise be prohibited under the U.S.-Venezuela sanctions program.

United States International

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Milbank LLP

United States Eases Sanctions Against Venezuela, Creates Opportunities For Companies In Activities Relating To The Oil Sector

The United States has recently taken action to expand opportunities for companies to participate in certain activities relating to the Venezuelan oil sector.

Worldwide International

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Duane Morris LLP

OFAC Issues General License 46

Worldwide International

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Baker Botts LLP

2026 Energy Outlook: How Affordability, Data Centers, And Grid Constraints Will Shape Policy

United States Energy

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Mintz

Energy 2026: Navigating Complexity And Seizing Opportunities

United States Energy

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Baker Botts LLP

Data Centers Are The New Industrial Neighbors: Managing Risk Of Nuisance And Environmental Litigation

United States Environment

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Liskow & Lewis

Russia/Ukraine Sanctions Update - Month Of January 2026

Worldwide International

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Mayer Brown

AG Nessel Sues Big Oil Over Alleged Antitrust Scheme To Stall Renewables

United States Anti-trust

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Cozen O'Connor

FL AG Energized About Reducing Regulatory Burdens On Nuclear Reactors

United States Energy

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Cozen O'Connor

Treasury Escalates Pressure On Iranian Regime Following Deaths Of Peaceful Protestors And Widespread Internet Shutdown

United States International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Navigating Nuclear: Tennessee

United States Energy

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K&L Gates LLP

Fifth Circuit Upholds TCEQ's Third Construction Extension For Texas LNG Project

United States Energy

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Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – January 2026

Worldwide Environment

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

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Davis Wright Tremaine

December 2025 Crypto Update: New Changes And Challenges In U.S. Regulation Of Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

What Europe's Renewable Energy Struggles Can Teach U.S. Regulators About Dispute System Design

As U.S. regulators confront the intersection of energy transition, emerging technology governance and large-scale infrastructure modernization, a cautionary example is emerging from Europe.

United States Litigation

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JAMS

New Texas Lawsuit Questions Produced Water Injection And Well Plugging Practices In The Permian Basin

A new lawsuit filed in Crane County, Texas claims that operators have over injected produced water causing contamination on a West Texas ranch. See Billy Wayne Meister Jr. v. Blackbeard Operating, LLC et al....

United States Energy

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Liskow & Lewis

After Two Decades Of Failing To Come To An Agreement "The Mother Of All Deals" Is Done Kudos To India And The EU

As of 1/27/2026, India and the EU have finalized a free trade agreement described by both sides as the "mother of all deals" that slashes tariffs, opens markets, and creates a combined economic region of roughly two billion people.

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Nuclear Industry Kicks Off 2026 With Major Public And Private Sector Announcements

After a busy 2025 for the nuclear power industry and its federal regulators, the opening days of 2026 have made clear that this trend is only accelerating in the year ahead.

United States Energy

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Perkins Coie LLP

Weekly Sanctions Update: January 26, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Sanctions Update: January 26, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Coast To Coast: How New York's New GHG Reporting Rules Compare To California's SB 253

United States Environment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Tapping Into Securitization: Oil & Gas Companies Digging For New Funding Sources

United States Finance

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Miller Thomson LLP

Unlocking Global Data Center Opportunities

United States Energy

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Massachusetts 2026 Policy Outlook: Elections, Affordability, And Legislative Priorities

United States Energy

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Mintz

Pennsylvania Withdraws From RGGI, But A State-Specific Cap-and-Trade Program May Be In The Commonwealth's Future

United States Environment

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Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox

White House And Governors Call For PJM Emergency Procurement Auction

United States Energy

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

LDEQ Finalizes Regulations Amending The State's Voluntary Environmental Self-Audit Program

United States Environment

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Liskow & Lewis

FERC Meeting Agenda Summaries For January 2026

United States Energy

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Perkins Coie LLP

What Europe's Renewable Energy Struggles Can Teach U.S. Regulators About Dispute System Design

As U.S. regulators confront the intersection of energy transition, emerging technology governance and large-scale infrastructure modernization, a cautionary example is emerging from Europe.

United States Litigation

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JAMS

White House And Governors Call For PJM Emergency Procurement Auction

On January 16, 2026, the National Energy Dominance Council (NDEC) and governors from each of the 13 states in PJM issued a Statement of Principles urging PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM)...

United States Energy

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

LDEQ Finalizes Regulations Amending The State's Voluntary Environmental Self-Audit Program

On January 20, 2026, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality ("LDEQ") published a final rule in the Louisiana Register that promulgated amendments to its voluntary environmental self-audit regulations...

United States Environment

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Liskow & Lewis

FERC Meeting Agenda Summaries For January 2026

Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's...

United States Energy

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Perkins Coie LLP

Adapting To The New Rules Of The US Game

United States Energy

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Congress Passes Fiscal Year 2026 Energy Funding Bill

The U.S. Senate on January 15, 2026, passed an Energy and Water Development (E&W) appropriations bill to fund the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

United States Energy

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Holland & Knight

Maximizing OBBBA Bonus Depreciation In Producing Oil And Gas Property Acquisitions

On January 16, 2026, Liskow tax attorneys published a blog regarding IRS Notice 2026 - 11, which provides guidance on the implementation of the amendment...

United States Tax

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Liskow & Lewis

CA Cracks Down On Landfill Methane With 2027 Compliance Rules

The California Air Resources Board adopted amendments to its regulation on methane emissions from municipal solid waste landfills.

United States Environment

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FBT Gibbons

Cari's Legal Exchange: Operating Under The New Venezuelan Framework (Video)

In this episode of Cari's Legal Exchange, join Cari Stinebower and Carlos Eduardo Acedo, a longtime partner at MENPA in Caracas, as they as they explore the evolving legal and investment landscape in Venezuela.

United States International

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Winston & Strawn LLP

From Waste To Asset: How Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG Operating, LLC Reshapes Produced-Water Ownership And Future Oil And Gas Litigation

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

Recent Federal Developments For January 2026

United States Energy

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Bergeson & Campbell

What Illinois' Clean And Reliable Grid Affordability Act Means For Project Developers

United States Energy

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Actualización Energética México – Diciembre 2025

United States Energy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Democratic AGs Keep Wind Energy Whirling With CT, RI Win And New NY Lawsuits

United States Energy

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Cozen O'Connor

P2N0 - Edition 40 - News And Views On The Drive Towards Net-Zero GHG Emissions

United States Energy

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Baker Botts LLP

United States Energy

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Foley Hoag LLP

Floating LNG And FSRUs: Boom Or Bust For Emerging Markets?

United States Energy

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Bracewell

Actualizaciones En Materia De Energía En Latinoamérica: Mayo-Diciembre 2025

United States Energy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Litigation Updates — January 2026

United States Energy

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Mintz

United States Seeks To Invalidate California Cities' Natural Gas Bans In New Buildings

United States Energy

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Beveridge & Diamond

Energy 2025 - Year In Review

United States Energy

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Baker Botts LLP

Colorado Adopts New State Regulations For Methane Emissions From Landfills

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Eleventh Circuit Upholds FTC Summary Judgment In Case Involving Hidden Fees

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Weekly Sanctions Update: January 7, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

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What Europe's Renewable Energy Struggles Can Teach U.S. Regulators About Dispute System Design

United States Litigation

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JAMS

World Trade And Invasion, One Year Later – Are We On The Brink Of A New World Order?

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Incursion And World Trade, Part 2 - How To Commit Economic Suicide For Your Country In The Year 2022

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Incursion And World Trade, And What Ties Them Together: The Benjamins, From A U.S. (individual's) Perspective

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Nuclear Export Controls: A Brief Overview Of NRC And DoE Regulations

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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International Series: Episode 1 — Mastering Workforce Reductions And Restructuring For Global Companies (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Cari's Legal Exchange: Operating Under The New Venezuelan Framework (Video)

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Winston & Strawn LLP

In That Case: Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado (Video)

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WilmerHale

Akin Hosts 'Drilling Down: What Oil & Gas Companies Can Expect From Federal Agencies During Trump's Second Administration' Webinar (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Energy Is A Red, White And Blue Issue (Video)

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Bracewell

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