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The ADVANCE Act – One Year Later: The ADVANCEs Are Real in Nuclear Energy

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In just over one year since its passing, the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act has begun to unlock new opportunities for advanced nuclear energy projects, streamline...more

White House Issues Executive Order to Fast-Track Data Center Development

In a major move to bolster US digital infrastructure, the White House issued an executive order on July 23, 2025 aimed at accelerating the federal permitting process for data centers and related infrastructure. The order is...more

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President Trump Signs Three Executive Orders Relating to Artificial Intelligence

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On July 23, 2025, just hours after releasing the AI Action Plan, President Donald Trump signed three executive orders aimed at accelerating data center construction, expanding the global reach of U.S. AI technology and...more

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White House Aims To Accelerate Environmental Permitting For Data Centers

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On July 23, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order titled “Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure.” Released alongside “America’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan,” the Order reflects a...more

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White House Releases Plan to Build U.S. AI Infrastructure

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On July 23, 2025, the White House released "America's AI Action Plan" (the "Plan"), a comprehensive federal strategy to secure U.S. global leadership in artificial intelligence ("AI"). The Plan is structured around three...more

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“America’s AI Action Plan”: Federal Blueprint for Multi-Trillion Dollar Opportunity

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On July 23, 2025, the White House unveiled Winning the Race: America's AI Action Plan. The Plan outlines a sweeping federal policy for boosting domestic AI development across three pillars: (1) Accelerate AI Innovation,...more

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New White House AI Action Plan and EO Aim to Streamline Environmental Review and Data Center Permitting

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DLA Piper’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Analytics legal and policy team previously issued a client alert analyzing the White House’s unveiling of “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan” (the Action Plan) and...more

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Top Takeaways: President Trump’s New AI Action Plan

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In his latest move on artificial intelligence (“AI”), President Trump unveiled his much anticipated “AI Action Plan,” laying out his Administration’s strategy to “sustain and enhance America’s global AI dominance,” consistent...more

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White House Releases AI Action Plan: "Winning the Race: America's AI Action Plan"

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On July 23, the White House released its strategic action plan on AI, “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan” (the AI Action Plan), which is designed to secure U.S. global leadership in AI with a strategic focus on...more

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Navigating Legal Risk and Compliance Across the Nuclear Energy Sector

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As the nuclear energy sector enters a period of renewed growth, companies face a complex array of legal, regulatory, and operational challenges. From liability frameworks governing radiation exposure to evolving enforcement...more

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Cozen Currents: Trump the Uniter

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“The GOP is divided over key policy issues, such as Medicaid cuts, support for green energy, and changes to food assistance programs. But the consistent unifying force for both the party and the MAGA movement is President...more

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FTC Chair Ferguson Tells Congress Agency Needs Extra Resources to Enforce AI Deepfake Act, and Trump Signs Nuclear Energy EO — AI:...

On May 15, FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson testified to the House Appropriations Committee that his agency needs additional resources to fulfill its enforcement obligations under the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which bans AI-generated...more

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Trump Administration Launches Sweeping Initiative to Advance Deployment of Nuclear Technology

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On Friday, May 23, 2025, President Trump signed four executive orders related to nuclear energy, three of which seek to expedite approval processes for permitting new nuclear reactors. The orders, which build upon...more

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Executive Orders Seek Resurgence of Nuclear Power in U.S.

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On May 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed four executive orders designed to boost the nuclear power energy industry in the United States. The executive orders recognize that advances in AI and other energy-hungry...more

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Executive Orders Aim to Unlock America's Nuclear Energy Sector

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On May 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed four executive orders aimed at revitalizing and accelerating the growth of nuclear energy in the United States. The executive orders direct actions by the Department of Defense...more

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Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security (Trump EO Tracker)

Directs the Departments of Defense and Energy to deploy advanced nuclear reactors for critical military and AI infrastructure, starting with operation at a domestic military base by September 30, 2028, and site deployment at...more

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Reframing Coal: Executive Order Aims to Power AI, Manufacturing and Energy Security

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO), "Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 1424," on April 8, 2025, that places coal at the center of the administration's...more

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President Trump Issues Executive Order Seeking to Boost Coal Mining and Production

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On April 9, 2025, President Trump announced a slew of executive actions seeking to bolster the coal industry. One of the three executive orders is directly targeted at procedures to increase coal mining and production, which...more

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U.S. Department of Energy Pursues Data Centers on Federal Lands

On April 7, the Office of Policy for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from industry professionals, grid operators, local communities, Tribal governments, and other...more

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DOE Poised to Fast Track AI Infrastructure Construction on Federal Land

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On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a request for information (RFI) that identified 16 potential DOE sites, located on federally owned or managed land, that may be made available for the rapid...more

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DOE announces 16 potential sites available for data centers

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The U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) is offering 16 of its sites for the construction of artificial intelligence infrastructure. This offers an opportunity for tech companies and power producers to leverage federal resources...more

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Trump Administration Makes Move To Build AI Infrastructure on Federal Lands

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The Trump administration’s efforts to satisfy the United States’ need for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure further advanced when the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or department) issued an anticipated Request for...more

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Assessing Throughlines in the Trump Administration’s AI Regulatory Approach

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Securing American leadership on artificial intelligence (AI) is a top priority for the Trump Administration. Although changes brought by the Trump Administration are certain to result in regulatory changes across the federal...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, V 9, Issue 3, March 2025

Welcome to our third issue of Currents 2025. Again, thank you for reading! Power Plays and Fueling Tension: Trade War Ripples Through North American Energy Markets - President Trump's pursuit of U.S. energy dominance,...more

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Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections — February 2025

The Mintz Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Practice led record-size sustainable infrastructure projects over the past year and closed over 70 deals in 2024, helping clients raise over $4 billion. To support its explosive...more

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