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How Did the 2025 Texas Legislature Address Energy?

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Your Legislature has adjourned after enacting significant bills affecting the energy industry. To sum it up, the industry has friends in high places whenever the Lege is in session (Alternative energy was in jeopardy for a...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Water, Reused: Texas Reshapes Liability and Regulatory Rules on Produced Water, Leaves Ownership Questions Unanswered

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The Texas legislature passed a series of bills aimed at modernizing the legal and regulatory landscape for the handling and reuse of produced water—a byproduct of oil and gas operations. These developments address permitting,...more

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89th Texas Legislative Session Recap: Key Outcomes for Power Generation and Clean Energy Industry

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After 140 days of legislative activity, the 89th Texas Legislature adjourned Sine Die on June 2, 2025. This session saw the highest volume of bills filed in recent Texas legislative history, yet featured a notably lower...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Redrawing the Map – Energy Provisions in Proposed Budget Bill Seek to Shift the Future of Federal Infrastructure Policy

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On May 22, 2025, the House passed budget reconciliation legislation referred to as “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill” (the “Bill”). As currently written, the Bill would reshape key aspects of federal energy policy by targeting...more

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México publica reformas y actualizaciones en la normativa energética

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México publicó reformas y actualizaciones a diversas leyes y regulaciones energéticas, como se describe a continuación. Simplificación fiscal al régimen fiscal de PEMEX. Ahora PEMEX sólo está obligada a pagar el Derecho...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Dome Report Issue 3: Half Way Through the 2025 Session of the West Virginia Legislature

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The West Virginia Legislature has completed just over one-half of its 60-day regular session and the deadline for the introduction of new bills in the House of Delegates is now passed. While very few bills have been enacted...more

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A Chilling Effect on Zoning

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Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1346 which was introduced at the end of the 2023-2024 legislative session. Its aim was to restrict the distribution of unconventional gas well fees to municipalities whose zoning ordinances...more

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Ejecutivo Federal de México presenta iniciativas de ley en materia energética

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Fue publicada en la Gaceta del Senado de la República de México el oficio con que se remite, el día 5 de febrero de 2025, la Iniciativa con Proyecto de Decreto (Iniciativa) por el que se expiden: Dicha Iniciativa fue turnada...more

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New York Enacts Climate Change Law That Fines Companies for Historical Emissions

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On December 26, 2024, New York enacted a law requiring certain energy companies to contribute cumulatively $75 billion to a climate "superfund" over the next 25 years....more

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California Climate Change Legislation, Policy and Regulation – 2023 in Review

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As we enter 2024, we once again review the most significant legislation, policy changes and regulatory actions with respect to climate change taken by California in the past year. In contrast to 2022, which brought a revamp...more

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