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National Association of Clean Water Agencies 2025 Peak Performance Awards: Little Rock/North Little Rock/Pine Bluff Selected

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) issued a July 24th news release announcing the 2025 Peak Performance Award Winners. NACWA describes itself as representing...more

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act Preserves Federal Tax Exemption for Municipal Bonds

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”) preserves the federal tax exemption for all municipal bonds, including both governmental purpose and qualified private activity bonds, which state and local governments rely on to...more

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Power Check: Watt's Going on with the Grid: Bank of America Institute Report

The Bank of America Institute (“Institute”) issued a July 22nd report titled: Power check: Watt’s going on with the grid? (“Report”)....more

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President Trump’s AI Action Plan: Key Insights

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The plan seeks to limit AI regulation at the federal and state level, encourages rapid development of AI infrastructure, and warns against ideological bias in models....more

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When Force Majeure Isn't Enough: The Causation Trap That Cost Kinder Morgan $100 Million

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In case you somehow forgot, the 2021 Valentines Day storm coined “Snovid,” “Snowmageddon,” or officially labeled Winter Storm Uri, blanketed Texas in snow and ice, even bringing snowfall to Galveston Beach. As temperatures...more

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America’s AI Action Plan Emphasizes Governance and Risk Management to Promote the Secure and Safe Adoption of AI Tools

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On July 23, 2025, the Trump Administration released its AI Action Plan (“the Plan”), a long-anticipated roadmap for the federal government’s approach to AI governance that presents a number of implications for businesses...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, July 31, 2025

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PA State Budget a Month Past-due, SEPTA Service Cuts Weeks Away -Democratic state legislators expressed frustration that a budget bill with funding for mass transit has yet to pass. With SEPTA anticipated to start...more

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Trump Administration Proposes New Nationwide Permit for Data Centers and other Permitting Reforms

On July 23, the White House released “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” (the "Plan") in response to President Trump’s January 23 Executive Order, “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial...more

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“Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan” – Key Pillars, Policy Actions, and Future Implications

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On July 23, 2025, the White House unveiled its “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan” (the “Plan”), a comprehensive roadmap outlining a series of policy goals and recommended policy actions intended “for near-term...more

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Mansion House: HMT and BoE announce plans for new UK retail payments model under NPV

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HM Treasury has published an update on the National Payments Vision (NPV), announcing plans to implement a new collaborative model for delivering the UK's next-generation retail payments infrastructure. The Payments Vision...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Legislators Pass Appropriations Bill and Override Vetoes

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Legislators left Raleigh on Wednesday after passing an appropriations bill and overriding a number of vetoes by Gov. Josh Stein. New Appropriations Bill Both houses this week adopted H 125, which provides various...more

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A Closer Look at America’s AI Action Plan: What’s Inside and What You Need to Know

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Key Takeaways: The America’s AI Action Plan (the Plan) outlines a broad deregulatory approach aimed at accelerating AI innovation, including efforts to repeal or revise regulations viewed as burdensome to AI development....more

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Bipartisan SPEED Act Aims to Streamline NEPA Environmental Reviews for Federal Grant and Loan Recipients

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Recently introduced bipartisan legislation aims to significantly streamline the environmental review process for recipients of federal assistance....more

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D.C. Circuit Upholds PJM’s $12 Million Nonperformance Penalties Against Energy Harbor for Failing to Perform When Called Upon...

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On July 11, 2025, the D.C. Circuit upheld PJM Interconnection L.L.C.’s (“PJM”) assessment of $12 million in penalties against Energy Harbor, LLC (“Energy Harbor”) for failing to perform when called upon by PJM during a major...more

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FERC Launches FPA 206 Investigation to Assess Necessity of the WECC Soft Price Cap

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On July 15, 2025, FERC initiated an investigation, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (“FPA”), to assess whether the Western Electricity Coordinating Council’s (“WECC”) soft price cap on spot market energy sales...more

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Ninth Circuit Upholds FERC’s Denial of RTO Incentive Adder for California Utilities Due to Mandatory CAISO Participation

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On July 11, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) issued an opinion in Pacific Gas & Electric Company v. FERC, addressing a challenge by Pacific Gas & Electric Company (“PG&E”), Southern...more

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World Bank Reconsiders Nuclear Finance

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Under mounting pressure from advocates and stakeholders—most prominently the United States government—the World Bank recently rescinded its longstanding ban on financing nuclear power projects and announced its plan to...more

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White House Releases AI Action Plan: Key Legal and Strategic Takeaways for Industry

- What is new: The Trump administration’s AI Action Plan reflects a striking shift in approach, with the federal government driving development, expansion and regulation, focusing on deregulation, permitting, procurement and...more

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

The Executive Office of the President of the United States released a July 2025 document titled: Winning the Race – America’s AI Action Plan (“Action Plan”). The stated objective of the Action Plan is to ensure the...more

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The AI Action Plan and Its Key Implementations - AI: The Washington Report

The Trump administration released the AI Action Plan last week, unveiling a new roadmap to AI dominance and global leadership for the US. It highlights actions that remove regulatory barriers to prioritize developing AI...more

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White House Unveils Sweeping AI Strategy, “America’s AI Action Plan”

Following Executive Order 14179 from January 23, 2025 titled Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence, President Donald Trump’s administration has unveiled its awaited artificial intelligence (“AI”)...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

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White House Releases America’s AI Action Plan and Accompanying AI Executive Orders

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On July 23, the White House unveiled the administration’s awaited AI plan, “Winning the [AI] Race: America’s AI Action Plan” (AI Plan). Although the AI Plan features more than 90 policy actions suggested by the...more

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The Department of the Interior Establishes New Review Procedures for Wind and Solar Energy Projects

On July 15, 2025, the Office of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior (the “Department”) issued a memorandum—“Departmental Review Procedures for Decisions, Actions, Consultations, and Other Undertakings Related to...more

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‘America’s AI Action Plan’: Implications for Data Center Expansion

Our Morgan Lewis colleagues recently wrote on the US administration’s new artificial intelligence action plan, specifically as the plan seeks to foster innovation and expedite the development of AI data centers and the...more

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