EPA Issues Historic Rules On Drinking Water

On August 22, 2011, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) issued an emergency rule outlining several new requirements governing the development of horizontal wells in the Marcellus Shale.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office plans to award up to $60 million for projects that expand domestic energy production through innovative chemicals, fertilizers, fuels, and feedstock technologies. The funding opportunity will focus on three key areas: biointermediate depots, refinery integration with alternative feedstocks, and hydrogen/natural gas blending pilot sites. Applications are expected to open in November 2026 for research, development, and scale-up projects l

California has enacted the nation's most comprehensive data center legislation, fundamentally reshaping how electricity costs, grid upgrades, and energy reporting obligations are allocated. The new laws require data centers to bear full transmission upgrade costs, comply with clean energy procurement mandates, and submit detailed operational disclosures to state regulators.

The Department of Energy has launched a rulemaking process to implement new restrictions on foreign-sourced bulk-power system equipment, seeking industry input on critical issues ranging from equipment scope...

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

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.

California Governor Newsom signed seven data center bills into law on September 21, 2026, establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework that takes effect January 1, 2027. These bills create new tariff regimes administered by the California Public Utilities Commission, impose extensive reporting requirements on data center operators, and establish water disclosure mandates and CEQA treatment protocols.

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.

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.

On September 30, 2026, Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee Chair Mike Lee (R-UT), and Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-NM) unveiled the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA; S. 5653), a comprehensive permitting reform package aimed at accelerating approvals for energy, infrastructure, transmission, mining, manufacturing, and other major projects. The legislation represents the most significant bipartisan permitting reform effort in years and follows months of negotiations between Senate Republicans and Democrats.

While it’s difficult to think about winter and the new year as we swelter through our hottest weeks of the year, the approach of Q4 means that California employers are budgeting for 2027.

On October 1, 2026, Circular Action Alliance (CAA), the Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) responsible for implementation of California’s extended producer responsibility (EPR) law for packaging (SB 54), published its Producer Fee Schedule for 2027.

Employers are required to post the official “Time Off to Vote” notice no later than October 24 to be in time for the November 3 general election.

The Freelance Worker Protection Act, which takes effect on January 1, 2025, sets minimum requirements for hiring independent contractors in California.

Family offices are increasingly turning to direct investment in private companies, but competing with established private equity firms presents its own challenges. Andrew M. Apfelberg and Stefanie J. Lipson of Greenberg Glusker explore where family offices can gain an edge in U.S. middle-market acquisitions...

On August 10, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") announced the Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA") proposed new rule to change the way food substances are regulated. Food substances include food ingredients (such as salt and citric acid) and substances added indirectly to food via packaging components like adhesives and resins.

A close read from a lawyer on the gains in the collective bargaining agreement addressing artificial intelligence — from digital replicas to synthetic performers.

Private Client Services Associate Jacob Phillips authored an article for Wealth Management discussing two trust and estate related laws recently passed in California...

IRC §1402(a)(13) provides an exclusion from self-employment tax for income allocated to a limited partner (the “Exclusion”). On January 16, 2026, the Fifth Circuit, in Sirius Solutions L.L.L.P. v. Commissioner...

CalRecycle has selected Landbell USA to serve as the Producer Responsibility Organization ("PRO") for California's Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024...