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Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan to Promote the U.S. AI Industry Through Deregulation, Expanded Infrastructure, and Diplomacy

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Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team breaks down the three “pillars” of the Trump Administration’s AI action plan to foster innovation and growth domestically and abroad in the U.S. artificial intelligence sector....more

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Trump Administration Proposes Sweeping Environmental Regulatory Reforms to Accelerate US AI Infrastructure Development

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The Trump Administration has proposed implementing a broad range of regulatory changes in order to promote the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States....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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President Trump’s AI Action Plan and White House Control of Renewables — AI: The Washington Report

As the Trump administration rolls out its AI Action Plan, which we will separately cover in depth in the next few days, with goals to keep government oversight to a minimum and prioritize innovation, the initial EOs have made...more

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Summary of Trump Administration's Release of AI Action Plan

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Earlier this week, President Trump signed an Executive Order as part of the release of his AI Action Plan entitled “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan.” Led by White House AI and Crypto Czar, David Sacks, the...more

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One Big Beautiful Comeback: Coal-Fired Generation

In recent years, coal-fired generation has reduced significantly in relation to other energy generation. As recently as 2014, according to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, coal produced 39 percent of electricity...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

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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

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act Cuts the Power: Phase‑Outs, Foreign‑Entity Restrictions, and Domestic Content in Clean‑Energy Credits

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1—dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)—enacting significant modifications to clean‑energy credits previously enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. OBBBA...more

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New Executive Order Targets Wind and Solar Tax Credits

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On July 7, 2025, President Trump signed the executive order “Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign-Controlled Energy Sources.” The EO directs the Secretary of the Treasury to “strictly enforce” the...more

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Cozen Currents: Who Can Follow Trump?

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"President Donald Trump’s legacy may ultimately depend on which faction of potential candidates his successor comes from and his willingness to weigh in on that choice.”... While only six months into President Trump’s second...more

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Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign Controlled Energy Sources (Trump EO Tracker)

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue new guidance within 45 days to enforce the termination of Sections 45Y and 48E tax credits for wind and solar under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including restricting safe...more

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Returning to the 1970s: Agency NEPA Regulations Replaced by Guidance

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A chain of events that started on Inauguration Day culminated with the June 30, 2025, withdrawal of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations that have, since the 1970s, structured decision-making processes at the...more

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White House Seeks To Streamline Funding For Domestic Energy, Critical Mineral Projects

On June 30, President Donald Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum (“the Memorandum”) titled “Simplifying the Funding of Energy Infrastructure and Critical Mineral and Material Projects.” The Memorandum aims to streamline...more

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Senate Strikes 10-Year State Law Moratorium from Budget Reconciliation Bill and Trump Plans to Sign AI Growth Executive Order —...

On Tuesday, July 1, the Senate passed the “Big Beautiful Bill” with Vice President Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.The bill as passed contains no moratorium on state-level AI laws. Even after the provision that had passed...more

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EPA Plans Reset of GHG and Mercury Rules for Power Plants

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Introduction - Continuing the regulatory whiplash over greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions from power plants, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed repealing the Biden administration’s GHG...more

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Senate Concludes OBBBA Vote-a-Rama

The Senate approved a revised version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) (H.R. 1) on July 1, concluding a vote-a-rama that began the morning of June 30 and lasted over 24 hours. Consideration was further delayed after...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

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Senate Parliamentarian Approves Ted Cruz’s Rewritten 10-Year State AI Law Moratorium, and Senate Introduces Bipartisan Preventing...

The Senate Parliamentarian approved Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) rewritten version of the House-passed 10-year state AI law moratorium, after concerns that the original moratorium would not comply with the Senate’s Byrd Rule....more

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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

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Powering the Future: Can Nuclear Energy Help California Meet AI’s Soaring Energy Demand?

As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies gain widespread adoption among businesses and consumers across the world, the energy required to power the data centers behind them is increasing at an unprecedented pace. This...more

Jones Day

The Climate Report | Second Quarter 2025

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Trump Paves Way for Coal Renaissance and Targets State Climate Change Efforts - In early April, President Trump issued several presidential actions to revive the coal industry, including rolling back environmental...more

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EPA Aims to Boost Biofuels Production in Proposed RFS Set 2 Rule

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On June 17, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published its proposed “Set 2” rule under the Renewable Fuel Standard (“RFS”) program (the “Set 2 Rule”). The Set 2 Rule proposes renewable volume obligations...more

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PHMSA Seeks Feedback on Reform of Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations by August 4, 2025

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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) initiating a comprehensive review of its Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). The ANPRM solicits...more

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Fast-Tracking Federal Natural Resource Approvals: Seabed Exploration and Mining

Since taking office on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump has issued a slew of executive orders and other directives aimed at expediting certain land use authorizations and approvals on federally managed land, primarily...more

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