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Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Client Feature — August 2025

This month, we’re pleased to feature our client, The Metals Company (TMC). TMC is a leading explorer of the world’s largest undeveloped resource of critical metals essential to energy, defense, manufacturing, and...more

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A “Golden Age” of Data Center Dominance

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A new executive order seeks to streamline funding for and construction of data center projects by reducing regulatory red tape. On July 23, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order titled “Accelerating...more

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Recent Developments from the OBBBA and EO 14315: Rush to Begin Construction and Pricing Uncertainty

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As we have discussed in recent articles and as has been well publicized, two recent actions out of Washington are significantly impacting the renewable energy industry. The recently enacted One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act...more

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One Big Beautiful Bill: Effect on Energy Credits

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBB”), which was signed by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025, revokes or curtails the majority of energy credits and significantly curtails other credits. ...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 7.10.25

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to phase out federal subsidies for green energy like wind and solar farms, citing unsustainability for the grid and too much reliance on foreign adversaries. The order...more

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Impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Inflation Reduction Act Incentives

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law “An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Re. 14” (commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”)). On July 7, President Trump...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Trump Executive Order Introduces Further Uncertainty for Wind and Solar Projects

Days after signing into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which dramatically rolled back the availability of federal tax credits for solar and wind power projects, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO)...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Significant Cuts to IRA Clean Energy Tax Credits Included in Enacted Reconciliation Bill

President Trump signed the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act” (the “OBBB”) into law on July 4, 2025. Congress passed the legislation using the budget reconciliation process to avoid the 60-vote Senate filibuster. In addition to...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The One Big Beautiful Bill: Tax Provisions Impacting the Energy and Climate Solutions Sector

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBB) into law. Initially approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22, 2025, as described in our prior alert here,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Simplifying the Funding of Energy Infrastructure and Critical Mineral and Material Projects

Directs the Department of State (DOS), Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Department of Defense (DOD), Department of the Interior (DOI), Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Climate Law Matters: Energy & Climate Newsletter - June 2025

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In this Issue: Fusion, Federal Actions & Other Climate Hot Topics - Welcome to the June 2025 edition of Climate Law Matters. Foley Hoag continues to monitor the latest legal developments affecting renewable energy,...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

“Knowledge itself is power”: Foley Hoag Tracking President Trump’s Unprecedented Use of Executive Orders

In the first six months of his second term, President Donald Trump has set a new benchmark for the use of executive orders, proclamations and emergency declarations, surpassing all previous presidents since Franklin D....more

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California Continues to Promote Clean Energy Transition Despite Federal Backstepping on Clean Energy and Hydrogen Funding

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The first quarter of 2025 has been marked by a turbulent transition between presidential administrations as indicated by regulatory course reversals, and clean energy regulations have been no exception. On January 20, 2025,...more

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D.C. Political News Round-Up | May 2025

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In this month’s deep dive, Frost Brown Todd D.C. Partner-in-Charge Jonathan Miller interviews attorney and tariff expert Jan de Beer to discuss how businesses can navigate the United States’ ever-evolving tariff policies....more

Foley Hoag LLP - State AG Insights

State Attorneys General Bring Lawsuit Against Executive Order on Energy Emergency

Following up on our previous posts on United States energy policy under the Trump Administration, we are writing with an update on recent State Attorney General (AG) action in response to the Trump Administration’s climate...more

Powering Data Centers: President Issues Four Executive Orders to Expand and Accelerate the Development of US Nuclear Energy

As we have previously written, the rise in data center development has significantly increased predicted electricity demand. As a reliable, carbon-free source of base load power with an average capacity factor of 93% in the...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Reframe and Refocus: The Impact of Executive Orders on ESG

After years of building momentum, ESG efforts are now facing increasing scrutiny amid a shifting political landscape. Early in his second term, President Donald Trump’s administration rolled back several key policies, calling...more

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Coalition of States Dispute Trump Administration’s “National Energy Emergency” Claim

On the heels of an action by states challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to block federal permits for offshore wind development a lawsuit filed by 15 states on May 9, 2025, claims that the administration misapplied...more

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States Sue Trump Administration Over Blocked Wind Developments

On Monday, May 4, 2025, a coalition of 17 states and the District of Columbia filed suit in Massachusetts District Court over the Trump administration’s efforts to block federal permits for all offshore wind development. The...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

The Least Known Risk in the Energy Sector: The “ICTS” National Security Rules

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There are unprecedented risks and opportunities emerging for companies in the energy sector as the Trump administration’s priorities start to come into focus. Many of those are well-known to the industry. Here’s one that’s...more

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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your May To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the new administration has been moving on initiatives impacting the workplace and beyond. For the latest...more

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How Geothermal and Hydropower are Positioned to Thrive in the Coming Years

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This year’s Earth Week theme, “Our Power, Our Planet,” focuses on renewable energy, specifically “championing solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, and tidal generated energy.”...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Recalibrating Regulation: EPA, Energy, and the Unfolding Consequences of Deregulatory Momentum

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has long navigated the complex intersection of science, law, policy, and public trust. Under the Trump Administration, EPA faces renewed scrutiny. The Administration seeks...more

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Labor Shake-Up: Trump Reverses Biden Standards for Federally Funded EV and Clean Tech Projects

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In a sweeping rollback of Biden-era labor policy, the Trump administration recently rescinded a key executive order that tied federal funding for clean energy and infrastructure projects to pro-union commitments – signaling a...more

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US Reliability Executive Order Directs Broad Use of DOE Emergency Powers

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President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order titled Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid, which aims to bolster electric grid reliability and address the national energy...more

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