COVID-19 And The Oil Patch — Lease Litigation Pitfalls (Video)

The Act restores the ITC eligibility of qualified fuel cell property that begins construction after 2025. Under the IRA, qualified fuel cell property was required to have begun construction prior to 2025 in order to be eligible for the ITC.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has issued Executive Order 658, establishing comprehensive permitting and regulatory standards for data centers exceeding 25 MW of peak electricity demand. The Order mandates community benefits agreements, clean energy procurement protocols, and coordination across multiple state agencies to ensure responsible development that protects ratepayers, communities, and the environment. This action positions Massachusetts alongside other states implementing stricter oversight o

Bergeson & Campbell provides comprehensive coverage of federal regulatory developments affecting chemicals, pesticides, and related products, including EPA's latest TSCA risk evaluations, FIFRA pesticide updates, and emerging policy initiatives across environmental and chemical safety programs.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed state regulators to conduct a comprehensive audit of data center projects seeking grid access, while ERCOT has paused its Batch Zero interconnection process. This regulatory shift introduces immediate uncertainty for developers regarding timelines, financing, and project approvals, signaling that political engagement has become as critical as securing land and power in the Texas data center market.

On December 18, 2015, President Obama signed legislation into law that repeals the 40-year-old U.S. ban on crude oil exports.

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger's Executive Order 22 establishes a comprehensive Data Center Accountability Framework that fundamentally reshapes how the Commonwealth will regulate data center development through five pillars addressing transparency, environmental protection, energy affordability, clean energy, and workforce development. The order bans non-disclosure agreements, excludes large projects from expedited review, and creates new accountability standards that signal a dramatic shift from Vir

President Trump's Executive Order 14421 declares a national emergency to secure the U.S. bulk-power system, imposing new restrictions on foreign-produced electric equipment that poses national security risks. The order prohibits certain imports and installations while directing the Department of Energy to identify and potentially replace existing vulnerable equipment already on the grid.

As U.S. utilities commit record capital to grid expansion, equipment procurement has emerged as a critical constraint. Lead times for transformers now stretch beyond two years, while material scarcity, inflation, and labor shortages compound delays across conductor, switchgear, and substation components.

The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking public input on implementing Executive Order 14421, which grants sweeping authority to restrict foreign-produced electric equipment in the nation's bulk-power system. With broad implications for utilities, manufacturers, and energy infrastructure projects, stakeholders have until October 9, 2026, to shape regulations that could fundamentally alter supply chains and equipment procurement across the electric grid.

The California Legislature passed SB 886 (Padilla), the California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act, which requires the California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) to adopt new tariffs and update existing electric rules to ensure that electric utility costs for serving data centers are not shifted to ratepayers. Governor Newsom has until the end of September to sign or veto this bill and the accompanying data center power regulation bill, AB 2383 (Zbur).

On May 1, 2025, the Texas House of Representatives passed House Bill 366 (HB 366), a significant piece of legislation aimed at addressing the growing...

Federal district courts are a crucial part of our judicial system. They not only handle cases arising under federal law (such as copyright, anti-discrimination statutes, and constitutional questions)...

In the latest episode of Oil and Gas Law: In 5 Five Minutes or Less, KRCL's video series covering important legal developments for energy industry professionals...

OpenAI, the private AI research and deployment company, released ChatGPT to the public in November 2022. ChatGPT is a generative AI chatbot that enables human-like conversations.

The MCS-90 endorsement is one means by which an interstate motor carrier can demonstrate compliance with minimum financial requirements established by federal statute and regulations.

A federal judge in Sherman, Texas on Monday issued an injunction blocking enforcement of the City of Dallas Paid Sick Leave Ordinance ("Ordinance").

Yesterday, Christi Craddick—one of the State's three elected Railroad Commissioners—introduced the Texas Oilfield Relief Initiative, a nine-point plan aimed at easing regulatory burdens on the energy industry.

Several states have already attempted to pass legislation declaring that shutdowns caused by COVID constitute property damage under insurance policies. That, of course, will probably run afoul of the Contract Clause of the Constitution.

No matter how you feel about it, corporate sponsorship names on your favorite athletic venues are big business, and they are here to stay

On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a six-pronged plan to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.