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New U.S. Export Controls on Large UUVs to Impact Natural Resource and Subsea Infrastructure Operations

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On August 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of State amended the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to classify certain large, autonomous Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) as defense articles. This change will...more

Gray Reed

Climate Change Contrarians: Saying What Needs To Be Said

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COP29 is upon us (Perfidy, thy name is the UNIPCC) being held in the greenwashing Republic of Azerbaijan. And ironically, there are dire warnings from some quarters about the methods “anti-science” Donald Trump will deploy to...more

King & Spalding

The Climate Change Debate--A New Direction

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The contentious and partisan debate in Washington over climate change policy may be shifting in a new direction—one that is driven not by partisanship but by a group of bipartisan members of Congress and the engagement and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - August 2017#2

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This is our second installment of Currents - our weekly energy news e-blast where we deliver the week's top energy news stories and our synopsis of why those stories are important from a legal perspective. - Appeals Court...more

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development Update - February 2017 #2

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Sustainable Development Focus - Building apartments near transit brings in more money for cities and counties - Greater Greater Washington - Feb 2 - In the Washington, DC region, apartments near train...more

Hogan Lovells

French Legal and Regulatory Update – December 2016

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The Paris office of Hogan Lovells is pleased to provide this English language edition of our monthly e-newsletter, which offers a legal and regulatory update covering France and Europe for December 2016. ...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA’s Office of Inspector General Orders New Ethanol Emissions Study

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In a memorandum dated October 15, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) stated that it plans to begin preliminary research on the lifecycle impacts of EPA’s renewable fuel...more

Carlton Fields

Justice Department Recovers Nearly $6 Billion From False Claims Act Cases in 2014

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained a record $5.69 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in fiscal year 2014. This marks the first time the DOJ...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

BESC Announces Microbe That Significantly Improves Isobutanol Yields

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On August 14, 2015, the Department of Energy's (DOE) BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) announced the creation of a microbe that increases isobutanol yields by a factor of ten. The study, published in Metabolic Engineering,...more

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Scientists Weigh In On Biogenic Carbon Accounting Debate

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On June 19, 2014, over 90 scientists sent a letter to EPA urging the Agency to move forward under its Tailoring Rule by "1) moving beyond the flawed assumption that bioenergy is inherently carbon neutral; 2) rejecting the...more

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