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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Comprehensive Guide to Trump’s Executive Actions on ESG, DEI & Environmental Policy

The recent wave of executive orders issued under the Trump Administration marks a dramatic shift in the landscape of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policy, sustainability initiatives, and DEI (Diversity, Equity,...more

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“One Big Beautiful Bill Act”

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law H.R. 1, "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (the “Act” or “OBBBA”) a comprehensive bill that combines many of the President’s major policy initiatives he had promised during his...more

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Executive Order Enhances Federal Permitting and Incentives for AI-Related Data Centers

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In an effort to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence (AI), President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order (EO) aimed at expediting the federal permitting process for data centers, particularly those...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

A New Nuclear Strategy in New York State

As New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s commitment to renewable energy has been challenged both by Washington and by her own Administration’s evolving priorities, she has embarked on a new strategy to elevate the profile of...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, July 17, 2025

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PA Budget Bill Passes in House, Stalls in Senate - On Monday, the Democratic-led state House voted to forward their state budget bill to the Senate, where GOP leadership is skeptical of full passage. While the House’s...more

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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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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

Womble Bond Dickinson

[Webinar] Feeling the Heat: Renewable Energy Industry Under the Microscope - May 5th, 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm ET

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The political environment in D.C. is heating up, putting green banks and other renewable energy companies under increased scrutiny. Both the Trump Administration and the Congressional majority have been advocating to roll...more

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Coal is now a “critical mineral” under Amended Executive Order regarding Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral...

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The coal production Executive Order expands upon previous mineral production Executive Order 14241 to (a) designate coal as a critical mineral entitled to federal funding and deregulation and (b) declare its availability and...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Breaking Ground: The Trump Administration Invokes Emergency Powers in New Executive Order to Boost U.S. Critical Mineral...

On March 20, 2025, the Trump administration invoked emergency powers in an Executive Order (EO) entitled Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production, aiming to accelerate domestic mineral mining and processing....more

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Governmental Structural Changes to the U.S. Economy Are Underway – What to Expect

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I attended the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) convention in Phoenix last month. The agenda featured an address by Rob Kaplan, Partner and Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs, and former President and CEO of the...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of February 10: Dueling Budget Resolutions

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Both the House and Senate are in session this week. On Friday, the Senate introduced its own budget resolution, which establishes a path for reconciliation that permits the upper chamber to sidestep its 60-vote requirement...more

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What Companies Need to Know About the Federal Financial Assistance Freeze

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On January 27, Matthew Vaeth, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), issued a sweeping freeze on all federal financial assistance. Specifically, OMB ordered all agencies to “temporarily pause all...more

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Trump Executive Actions Impacting Renewable Energy

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On President Trump’s first and second days in office, the new administration released a flurry of executive actions, in the form of both memorandums and executive orders, focused on the energy industry:...more

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Client Alert: Trump Executive Orders: What to Do If Your Contract or Grant Is at Risk

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Within hours of being sworn in, President Trump issued executive orders that may imperil a number of government contracts and grants. This alert covers what contractors and grant recipients should do if they are concerned...more

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Unleashing Uncertainty: President Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the Unleashing American Energy Executive Order (“Energy EO”) and the Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid Executive Order (“Foreign Aid EO”), both portend a...more

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2020 Congressional Highlights

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As we begin a new year and the second session of the 116th Congress, ML Strategies is pleased to share some highlights of where we see action this year on Capitol Hill. Although the impending impeachment trial of President...more

Clark Hill PLC

Window On Washington - Vol. 3, Issue 10

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Congress. The House voted last week to overturn President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration, delivering a harsh rebuke to the President's attempt to go around...more

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Ever-Elusive Bipartisanship in Congress Provides New Direction on Clean Energy

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• In passing the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, as well as the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act, Congress took meaningful steps to proactively develop and deploy cleaner and more...more

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WRDA, Appropriations, and USACE Is Staying Where It Is (for now, at least): A Busy Few Days on the Hill

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All joking aside about a gridlocked Congress, real progress has been made this week on flood risk reduction authorizations and appropriations. As explained below, it is looking like the 2018 Water Resources Development Act...more

Hogan Lovells

A Word to the Wise for Advanced Reactors Accepting DOE Money: DOE Enforces its IP Rights

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A recent headline in the energy trade press would not likely have caught the attention of the advanced nuclear industry: “Trump’s DOE punishes Obama-era solar success story.” A casual reader might quickly dismiss the story as...more

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Administration’s infrastructure initiative unveiled

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The unveiling of the administration’s infrastructure initiative this week presents many opportunities to ensure that your interests are addressed as part of this landmark effort. Below is a high level summary of the...more

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DOE Announces New Cyber Office to Elevate Importance of Risks to Energy Sector - Effort Builds on Prior White House, DOE and FERC...

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The President’s FY 19 Proposed Budget, issued on Feb. 12, 2018, featured a heavy focus on the cybersecurity risks to the nation’s critical infrastructure and included budget increases for cyber specific missions within...more

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