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Brasília em Pauta - Edição Nº 211

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Prezados e prezadas, O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de...more

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New technical standard for natural gas processing facilities: NOM-019-ASEA-2024 officially published

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New Standard: The newly issued NOM-019-ASEA-2024 regulates the design, construction, pre-startup, operation, and maintenance of natural gas processing facilities. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Senate Considers Swett and LaCerte Nominations to be FERC Commissioners Amid Reliability and Independence Debates

On September 4, 2025, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee convened a hearing to consider the nominations of Laura Swett and David LaCerte to serve as commissioners at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...more

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Water Well Construction Committee/Arkansas Department of Agriculture September 10th Meeting Scheduled

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture announced the next Water Well Construction Committee (“Committee”) will meet on September 10th. The Committee will meet at 9:30 A.M. at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural...more

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Brasília em Pauta - Edição Nº 210

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Prezados e prezadas, O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Clearing Space for Launch: Trump 2.0 Proposes Regulatory Overhaul to Enhance American Leadership in Space by 2030

The Trump administration’s new Executive Order formally adopts a policy to “enhance American greatness in space.” The EO directs streamlining and reform efforts in four key areas—commercial launch and reentry, spaceport...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Public Finance Legislative Update from the First Session of the 114th Tennessee General Assembly

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In the First Session of the 114th General Assembly, Tennessee legislators passed laws promoting economic development across the state and modernizing regulatory oversight of local governments engaging in different types of...more

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Brasília em Pauta – Edição Nº 209

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Prezados e prezadas, O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de...more

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Bank of England Updates on the National Payments Vision

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The Bank of England (BoE) has published a new webpage on the national payments vision and the vision engagement group (VEG) of sector representatives supporting delivery of the vision. The webpage on the national payments...more

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Grid Operators Propose Innovative Measures to Manage Electricity Demand from Data Centers

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As the demand for artificial intelligence grows at a rapid pace, regional transmission organizations in the US are designing new solutions to connect data centers to the power grid....more

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Brasília em Pauta – Edição Nº 207

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Prezados e prezadas, O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de...more

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Continuing Authorities Programs/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Congressional Research Service Explanatory Memorandum

The Congressional Research Service (“CRS” has issued an August 6th Explanatory Memorandum titled: Continuing Authorities Programs (CAPs) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Memorandum”). The Memorandum provides an...more

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Illegal Eagles: DOI Sinks Its Talons Even Deeper Into Wind Energy

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The frenetic pace of anti-renewable actions from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has continued into this week with the issuance of a new memorandum from Greg Wischer, deputy chief of staff for policy, directing the...more

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nspection and Enforcement Priorities/Office of Pipeline Safety: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration July 17th...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Office of Pipeline Safety (“OPS”) issued a July 17th memorandum titled: Inspection and Enforcement Priorities (“Memorandum”)....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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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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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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The Wait for CATOS Continues, but the Picture Might Just Be Getting Clearer

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As part of the government’s wider review of the electricity transmission network via the Integrated Transmission Planning and Regulation Project, and after its successful introduction of competition to offshore transmission...more

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SCOTUS Unanimously Limits Scope of NEPA in Major Infrastructure Ruling

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Seven County Infrastructure Coalition et al. v. Eagle County, Colorado, et al. The U.S. Supreme Court recently clarified the scope of federal agency review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”)...more

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Brasília em Pauta – Edição Nº 202

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Prezados e prezadas, O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de...more

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Governo de Minas Gerais cria agência reguladora de Transportes

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O Governo do Estado de Minas Gerais deu um passo significativo no fortalecimento do marco regulatório do setor de transportes ao aprovar a instituição da Agência Reguladora de Transportes do Estado de Minas Gerais (Artemig) e...more

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Counterintuitive Questions Raised by Recent DOE Electric Emergency Orders

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“Energy security,” the principle that when you flip a light switch the lights will turn on, is something that most Americans take for granted. But the mechanics behind it incorporate both century-old transmission towers and...more

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Brasília em Pauta – Edição Nº 201

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Prezados e prezadas, O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

NASEM Releases Quadrennial Review of NNI, Recommends Renewed and Expanded Infrastructure

On May 20, 2025, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) announced the release of a report entitled Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (2025): Securing U.S. Global...more

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FERC Accepts SPP’s Revised High Priority Transmission Study Planning Process

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On May 14, 2025, FERC accepted Southwest Power Pool, Inc.’s (“SPP”) proposed revisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff (“OATT”) to modify its high priority transmission study planning process. SPP argued these changes...more

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