The Biden administration released policy recommendations Wednesday to speed up the connection of more clean energy onto the nation’s transmission grid and clear the growing backlog of solar, wind, and battery projects seeking to be built.
A group of Republican-led states want the EPA to begin the process of rolling back elements of its Title VI regulations, according to a new petition for rulemaking.
Federal law doesn’t let the Department of Defense (DOD) injure its neighbors, adjacent properties, or their businesses by polluting their water, attorneys representing dozens of plaintiffs maintain.
Artificial intelligence can be utilized to improve the power grid and more quickly bring new electric generation online, easing some of the strain from the energy-intensive technology, US energy officials said Wednesday.
The state of Alaska is pushing for the Interior Department to approve a 211-mile mining road in Alaska’s Arctic after reports that the Biden administration will reject the proposed Ambler Road.
In Nevada, can a balance be struck between an endangered toad species and the pressing need to address climate change? The future of NEPA, a 54-year-old environmental law, may hold the answer.
The bill is the latest bicameral effort to prioritize the health and economic well-being of people who live near facilities that convert and produce plastic as well as liquefied natural gas.
Ongoing litigation promises to further alter the scope of Clean Water Act protections for wetlands in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Sackett v. EPA nearly 11 months ago, water lawyers say.
A growing demand for data centers spurred by artificial intelligence is behind California legislation to encourage construction of more facilities.
David Hoffman is a University of of Pennsylvania law professor who specializes in contracts. When he looks into the future of contract disputes, he sees a world that’s been dramatically altered by the technology underpinning ChatGPT. Big Law partners might not enjoy the view.
Global ESG investors with $9.5 trillion under management say it’s time to demand more accountability from private markets, amid evidence they’re increasingly absorbing fossil-fuel assets.
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A measure to prevent the SEC from implementing its March climate disclosure regulation cleared a House panel Wednesday along party lines.
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A National Marine Fisheries Service rule that temporarily closed fishing grounds in Massachusetts to protect endangered whales is unlawful because it was foreclosed by the 2023 omnibus spending bill, a federal judge explained.
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Cooley recruited Heather Sawyer, a 13-year Democratic staffer on Capitol Hill, as special counsel to help build the firm’s new congressional investigations practice.
Labor and employment issues will take significant bandwidth for in-house lawyers as federal agencies race to finalize rules ahead of the presidential election and states take varied approaches with new laws affecting the workplace.
Alphabet Inc. and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. are the latest big companies facing upcoming shareholder proposals asking them to grapple with how fast-moving AI technology could harm workers and the public.
David Hoffman is a University of of Pennsylvania law professor who specializes in contracts. When he looks into the future of contract disputes, he sees a world that’s been dramatically altered by the technology underpinning ChatGPT. Big Law partners might not enjoy the view.
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