Energy Archive » July, 2026

Energy - July, 2026

318 articles

• Oil Cos. Say Estate Can't Expand Heat Wave Death Theory
• 3rd Circ. Backs Trust In Pa. Game Commission Title Dispute
• DC Circ. Backs FERC's Revised Grid Hookup Policy
• Teck Asks Justices To Ax Wash. Tribal Cultural Loss Claims
• Ala. Localities Can't Tax Only Railroads, 11th Circ. Says
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Matheson, S&C, Weil
• Why Courts Are Pushing Back On Greenwashing Laws
• Freedom Forever To Liquidate After Ch. 11 Sale Collapses
• Energy Co. Hid Reliance On Chinese Raw Materials, Suit Says
• DHS Adds Over 40 Cos. To Forced Labor Import Ban List
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NJ AI Limits, Microbets, Greenhouse Gasses: Midyear Report
• BP Preparing Sale Of North Sea Business In Strategy Revamp
• Enbridge Loses 7th Circ. Wis. Trespass Row, Gets $5.2M Redo
• Cuban Entities Sued For Trafficking In Seized Assets
• Resolution Copper Creates $54M Trust For Ariz., NM Tribes
• Curium, Sazerac And Stripe Pursue Megadeals, And More
• Colo. Energy Firms Sue Over $79.5M Surface Use Dispute
• Squires Grants 6 Patent Petitions, Denies 4 In New Order
• Fla. Judge Denies Bid To Toss 'Nuisance' Power Plant Suit
• Trade Court Rejects Chinese Carbon Duty Surrogate Choice
• Perenco Beats HMRC's Challenge Of £39M In Tax Allowances
• Trade Court OKs Pipe Fitting Duty Scope After 2 Remands
• Teaching SEC Investigations Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Shady Power Deal Used In Goldman Compliance Prep, Jury Told
• GAO Finds Flaws With DOE's Nuclear Cleanup Contract Model
• 10th Circ. Trims $20M Judgment In Wyo. Coal Royalty Row
• Feds Say High Court Ruling Justifies Calif. Pipeline Oversight
• Securities Class Actions To Watch: Mid-Year Report
• EU Opens Inquiry Into €42M Renewables Award
• Brookfield, NextEra Plan $100B Data Center Build At DOE Site
• Delta Can't Knock Out Consumer's Greenwashing Suit
• King & Spalding Told To End 'Shenanigans' In Bid To Exit Case
• Madigan Asks Supreme Court To Review His Bribery Verdict
• Crack Down On States Neglecting Pole Regs, FCC Told
• Allied Gold's $4B Zijin Sale Collapses Over Timing Hurdles
• Calif. Tribes, Enviros Challenge Mojave Groundwater Project
• Insurers Owe $10M For Ethanol Kickback Award, Ag Co. Says
• DLA Piper Welcomes 4 Finance Attys
• Paul Hastings, Vinson & Elkins Guide $2.2B Permian Combo
• Chinese, Indian Graphite Electrodes Face US Duties
• Like Milli Vanilli, Goldman FCPA Case Is A Ruse, Jury Told
•  XAI, SpaceX Say Power Plant Noise Suit Claims Are 'Flawed'
• Judge Bars Suit Over Alaska's Approved Land Transfers
• Climate Change Suit Must Proceed, Boulder Tells High Court
• 4 Firms Guide Meta, BlackRock's $14B Data Center Project
• DC Circ. Backs EPA's Pollution Review Regulation Process
• Judge Pares Suit Challenging Empire Wind Project
• 11th Circ. Weighs Waiver In $12.2M Solar Farm Coverage Case
• Alkegen Can Draw On Ch. 11 Financing In Prepack Case
• Vulcan Reports 'Negligible' Damages Award Against Mexico
• NRC Proposal May Reshape Radiation Protection Framework
• What New USDA 'Beneficial Owner' Definition Means For Cos.
• 3 Firms Steer $1.5B Apollo Investment In Keppel Fund
• Commerce Establishes Tariff Offsets For Domestic Engines
• Commerce Mulls Duty Carveout For Off-Grid Solar Panels
• Brazil Files Complaint At WTO Against US Tariffs
• W.Va. Coal Plant Hits Ch. 11, Blames Ex-Leaders
• Clean-Energy Projects Face Scrutiny After Tax Credit Rush
• Claims Court OKs $49.4M In Cash Grants For Calif. Wind Farm
• Hawaiian Telecom, Electric Co. Resolve Pole Removal Dustup
• Oilfield Co. Misclassified Workers, Suit Says
• Judges On AI: Examining Administrative, Organizational Uses
• Groups Say National Pipeline Permit Harms Rivers, Wetlands
• Trade Court Orders Redo Of Mexican Steel Duty Rate
• Alkegen Files Ch. 11 In Texas To Shed $3.1B In Debt
• White & Case-Led Natural Gas Giant Inks $1.25B Marketing Buy
• Installer Sues Canadian Solar After He's Crushed By Panels
• Phillips 66 Inks Deal To End Patent Case Revived By Fed. Circ.
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Investor Suit Against SunPower
• What FERC Concurrences Reveal About Large Load Priorities
• Trump's Latest Canada Tariffs Could Be More Than Bluster
• Forced Labor Tariffs Are Another Illegal Global Regime, Cos. Say
• Taxation With Representation: Kleinberg Kaplan, Baker Botts
• 5th Circ. Affirms Defeat Of French Co.'s Bid For Exxon Docs
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: July Lessons
• 7th Circ. Says Jurors Should Weigh HR Manager's Bias Suit
• CFTC Wants More Input On Energy Contracts, 24/7 Trading
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Trump Touts Pledge As Ratepayer Protection From AI Boom
• Panel Says Interest Must Wait Until Drilling Costs Are Repaid
• She Has A Point: Foley & Lardner's Laura Ganoza
• Judge OKs $27.5M Cost Agreement For Calif. Cleanup Suit
• Hawaii, Green Groups Fight EPA Rebuff Of Regional Haze Plan
• 'Internal Affairs' Doctrine Trims Pa. Gas Investors' Lawsuit
• Baker Botts, Vinson Steer Matador's $1.3B Oil Operations Deal
• Being A Singer Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Interior Energy Pro Joins Holland & Hart In DC As Of Counsel
• Kirkland, White & Case Guide Brookfield's $7B Aypa Buy
• EPA 'Defying' Order Reviving $2.8B Grant Program, Judge Says
• Ex-Pink Energy CEO Offers $575K To Exit Solar Fraud Case
• EV Battery Co. Misled Investors On Expansion, Suit Says
• States Seek Win Over Trump Admin In DEI Contracts Dispute
• Canadian Solar Sued Over NC Plant's Development Hiccups
• Exxon Convinces 5th Circ. To Scrap OSHA Mental Illness Reg
• LG Energy Says Bosch, Others Infringe Battery Patents
• Colo. Energy Co., Meter Maker Settle $750K Equipment Suit
• Justices' Review Of Atty Fees Could Reshape Pipeline Takings
• McGuireWoods Adds Kirkland Energy Finance Pro In Houston
• 5 Firms Steer Novagold, Paulson On $4.2B Donlin Gold Deal
• Latham, Hughes Hubbard Lead Nth Cycle's $585M SPAC Deal
• Texas Judge OKs Deal Cutting Lizard's Endangered Listing
• Judge Blocks Exxon's Due Process Claims In Records Suit
• Maduro Gets 2027 Trial Date, Plans To Challenge Indictment
• Thompson Hine Opens Energy Practice With 4-Atty Team
• DC Circ. Backs Nuclear Plant Enviro Review Rules
• Heritage Coal Trustee Says Ex-Owners Hid Fraud
• 18 State AGs Sue EPA Over Hydrofluorocarbons Rollback
• High Court Ruling Doesn't Impact Pipeline Fight, 9th Circ. Told
• Sen. Warner Unveils 4-Part AI Guardrail Package
• Norway's Var Energi To Combine With BlueNord In $1.3B Deal
• Jordan Secures 10% Forced Labor Tariff Rate With US Deal
• USDA Rule Would Broaden Foreign Co. Reporting Burden
• Wash. Tribe, Enviro Org. Say FERC Hydro Delay Imperils Sites
• High Court Rulings Could Alter Agency Strategy For Cos.
• A&O Shearman Hires Davis Polk Restructuring Pro In NY
• Burnham Removes Tax On Electric Bills To Ease Living Costs
• Trump Unveils 50% Canada Tariffs Over 'Trade Discrimination'
• DOJ Hints Russian Court Ruling May Not Stop $5B Award
• Judge Orders EPA To Determine Soot Compliant Regions
• Trump Looks To Spur US Aluminum Output With Tariff Break
• Energy Cash-Grant Case Casts Light On Investment Tax Credit
• Judge Questions Exxon Bid To Revive Claims In Records Suit
• Oilfield Services Co. Says OT Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• Exxon Climate Suit Fate May Hinge On Preemption Precedent
• Water Transfer Co. Seeks $351K In Worker Credit Refunds
• NEPA Reforms Can Fix Permitting Without Weakening Review
• Chevron Wants $215M Award Against Ecuador Enforced
• Preparing For Next Congress With Eye On Investigation Risk
• Kirkland, Troutman Guide $4B Magnolia Oil, WildFire Deal
• CIT Judge Changes IEEPA Test Case But Retains Schedule
• NC Energy Efficiency Aggregator Hits Ch. 11 After $1B Penalty
• Petrobras Unit Seeks $700K Fees Over Failed Award Challenge
• Judge Says OMB Can't Change Grant Terms After Award
• Pipeline Worker Engaged In Interstate Commerce, Court Says
• Don't Miss It: Willkie, Orrick Steer Hot Deals
• Del. High Court Says Jarkesy Doesn't Extend To State Cases
• States Ask To Join Fight Against DOD Wind Project Blockage
• Russia Can't Pause $5B Crimean Award Suit, Judge Says
• DOJ Unveils Law Firm Subpoenas In ABA Docs Bid Fight
• Core Scientific Data Center Builder Hit With $2.5M Suit
• Solar's Momentum At Mid-2026 Will Help It Overcome Snags
• Latham, Milbank Lead H1 '26 Private Infrastructure Deal Surge
• The Biggest Trade Secret Rulings Of 2026: A Midyear Report
• Top 4 Enviro Policies To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2026
• Tips For Investors, Creditors Before Venezuela Restructuring
• Judge Denies Bid To Fast-Track Alaska Refuge Road Ruling
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Commerce Opens Duty Probes Into Chinese Supplements
• Ukrnafta Must Produce Acct. Records In $150M Award Fight
• Feds Tell 11th Circ. It Can't Hear BP Offshore Drilling Case
• Calif. Says AT&T Mustn't Make Move From Copper 'Disorderly'
• Mich. Renews Enbridge Line 5 Permit, Tribes Vow Fight
• 11th Circ. Affirms Quarry Valuation Sank $23M Easement Perk
• FERC Pushes Reliability Standards For Data Centers
• Mich. AG Says Solar Financing Scheme Hit 1,700 Consumers
• Ga. Judge Proposes Streamlining EEOC Disability Bias Suit
• New Pipeline Repair Rules Shift Burden To Engineer Judgment
• USTR Broadens Exemptions Ahead Of 25% Brazil Tariff
• Belgian Energy Revenue Cap Is Lawful, EU Court Adviser Says
• Driller's Preshift Overtime Claim Survives In Wage Suit
• Being A Magician Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• US Probes Whether Ethiopian Solar Cells Skip Chinese Duties
• Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To The US Supreme Court's Term
• Adani Denies $10B Offer Led To DOJ Dropping Case
• Oil Giants Can't Move Chicago's Climate Suit, 7th Circ. Says
• Texas Appeals Court Flips $9M Misrepresentation Verdict
• Ex-Utah Land Exec Says Ute Tribe's Bias Suit Fails Again
• CIT Judge Says Order Incoming For Next Tariff Refund Phase
• Pa. Energy Co. Accused Of 'Massive' Leak Into Neighborhood
• Limetree Refinery Cos. Reach $35M Deal In Toxic Leak Action
• Canada, Brazil Sign Customs Coordination Pledge
• Russia Sanctions Bill Goes Too Far On Tariff Power, Dems Say
• Ex-Senate Committee Chief Counsel Rejoins Hunton
• Energy Regulatory Pro Returns To Baker Botts In Texas
• Troutman Adds Norton Rose Corporate Energy Pro In Houston
• 1st Circ. Says Sending GE PCB Suit To State Court Was Error
• Key Witness In Halkbank Exec's Sanctions Trial Avoids Prison
• EV Maker, CEO Settle SEC Action Over Debt Offering Claims
• NJ Supreme Court To Review Environmental Justice Rules
• Mich. Says DOJ Is Mischaracterizing Climate Antitrust Suit
• Top Enviro Policy Developments From The First Half Of 2026
• NY Gov. Signs Data Center Moratorium Executive Order
• US Trade Fraud Task Force Recovers Over $1B In 10 Months
• Lessons On Contingency Planning From OFAC's Iran Reversal
• Mass. Justices Say Town's Solar Permit Denial Unjustified
• 5th Circ. Undoes BP Retirees' Pension Info Suit Win
• Genesis, Vault Plan $3.9B Deal To Create Australian Gold Giant
• Reviving Prize Law Would Reshape Maritime Seizure Risks
• PDVSA Unit Says $131M Default Judgment Must Be Lifted
• EPA Floats New Permits For Proposed Coal Ash Regs
• Trump Cuts 3M Acres From Utah Monument Protections
• NJ Aims To Protect Ratepayers With Nuclear Power Guidelines
• EPA Says Calif. Can't Stop Congress From Reviewing Waivers
• Capital One Customer Renews Claims Over Fintech's Outage
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Bid To End NYC's Congestion Pricing
• Solar Co. Loses Challenge To Validity Of Conn. Panel Seats
• Adani Must Swear No Deal Prompted DOJ Dismissal Bid
• Javerbaum Wurgaft Beats Challenge To Defamation Suit Win
• CBP Sends Another $15B In Tariff Refunds To Treasury
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Fiduciary Duty Risks In Continuation Vehicle Transactions
• Blackstone-Led Group Invests $5.3B In Pipeline Co. Williams
• $100M Clean Air Act Ruling Transforms Parent Co. Liability
• Mass. Judge Hints At Fee Award In DOD Grant Cap Case
• Strategics Dominated N. America Dealmaking In 1st Half Of '26
• Biggest Illinois Decisions Of 2026: Midyear Report
• Trump Admin. Cuts ESA 'Harm' Definition, Groups Vow Fight
• Fed. Circ. Judge Calls Patent Case In-Court Demo 'Misleading'
• Colo. Panel Rules Mineral Rights Appeal Premature
• Top 5 Enviro Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2026
• Keystone Pipeline Operator To Pay $30M For Kansas Oil Spill
• Broker Wants Out Of Oil Co.'s Bond Insurance Conspiracy Suit
• CFIUS' Mandate Misses Foreign Risk In Project Subcontracts
• US-Canada Stalemate Expected To Hold Amid USMCA Review
• Dissolved LLC Can't Revive Trade Secret Suit, 5th Circ. Says
• How New FERC Orders Are Prepping Grid For Large Loads
• State Of 2026 Energy Dealmaking: Midyear Report
• Judge Backs Feds' Valuation Method In Windfarm Grant Fight
• Exxon, Chevron Can't Exit Climate Suit Over Wash. Heat Death
• EPA Floats Compliance Changes To Truck Emission Regs
• Russia Says No Arbitration Pact Backed $219M Crimea Award
• DOJ Joins Another Suit Aimed At Calif. Emissions Rules
• Orbital Data Centers Pose Environmental Risks, FCC Warned
• Investors Look To Enforce €52M Romania Energy Award
• Transportation Cases To Watch: Midyear Report 2026
• CFTC Puts CME's 24/7 Crude Oil Contract Trading On Ice
• Fed. Circ. Hunts For Definition Of Heat-Resistant Brick
• States Flag Freedom Forever's Deal With Financier In Ch. 11
• Bass Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• PacifiCorp Ruling Shows Limits Of Aggregate Wildfire Loss Models
• EU, South Africa Meet To Discuss Clean Energy Trade Deal
• Levona Pans Greenberg Traurig, Reed Smith Privilege Claims
• How Reincorporating In Texas May Alter Earnout Disputes
• WTO, IMF, World Bank, IEA Cite Uneven Iran War Toll
• DLA Piper Adds Kirkland Project Finance Partner In DC
• The Most Talked-About Supreme Court Decisions Of 2026
• Slovenia Defeats $684M Claim Over Fracking Ban
• US To Pay Anchorage $180M To End 12-Year Port Upgrade Suit
• Comcast Says Power Co. Still Flouts FCC Pole Upgrade Order
• Former DOE Worker Avoids Prison For Bribery Scheme
• 3rd Circ. Wonders If Pipeline Approval Passed CWA Muster
• Structuring Space Nuclear Deals For Regulatory Risk
• Archer Looks To Toss Remainder Of Joby's Trade Secret Suit
• Energy Litigation To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2026
• Justices' Cuba Ruling Narrowly Recasts Sovereign Immunity
• Kirkland-Led Avant Wraps Latest Fund With $1B In Tow
• Proof, Not Just Timing, Will Decide Clean Energy Credits
• 5th Circ. Says Green Groups Lack Standing In LNG Fight
• EU Parliament Approves Mexico Trade Agreement
• Norton Rose Adds Greenberg Traurig Corporate Duo
• Texas Business Court Rulings Show Deal Terms Paramount
• NC Will Tax Prediction Markets, Nix Break For Data Centers
• ASP Isotopes Investors Reach $9.4M Deal Over Tech Claims
• Viridis Chemical Gets OK On Ch. 11 Plan After Sale
• 4 Colorado Cases To Watch For The Rest Of 2026
• Foley Adds Attys From Kirkland, Goodwin To Corporate Team
• Fed. Circ. Wary Of Both Sides In DOE Breach Damages Row
• Cadillac Lyriq Drivers Plan To Move EV Defect Suit To Mich.
• Del. Chancery Dismisses World Energy's Air Products Suit
• Judge Defends Decision Keeping Paraquat Cases In Philly
• Orrick-Led Nuclear Fuel Company Targets $356M IPO
• Feds Say Delay Undercuts Bid To Halt Mojave Mine Restart
• 5 Midyear White Collar Trends To Watch
• Jeep Maker FCA Loses Bid To Arbitrate Under-Hood Fire Suit
• Exxon Seeks $324M Judgment In Dispute On Qatar Deal Tax
• GM, Drivers Tell 6th Circ. Opt-Outs Delaying $150M Settlement
• EEOC Says Exxon's Delayed Disclosures Warrant Sanctions
• Spain Cert Denial Clears A Path, But Creditors Face Hurdles
• Why SEC Climate Rule Rescission Wouldn't End Disclosure
• Consultant Says FARA Verdict Should Be Erased
• Algerian Wire Rod Facing US Countervailing Duty
• Nevada Solar Plant Gets OK For Ch. 11 Wind-Down Plan
• 10th Circ. Sides With Gas Wholesalers In Storm Price Hike Suit
• Top Energy & Enviro Decisions Of 2026: Midyear Report
• ConEd Partners Exploit Foreign Workers, Suit Claims
• BakerHostetler Hires Ex-Kutak Rock Tax Credits Pro
• Calif. Judge Says No To Energy Funding Suit Transfer
• Travelers Unit Must Cover Toxin Exposure Suits, Tile Co. Says
• After Tense Terms, Hints Of High Court Harmony With Circuits
• The Moments That Shaped The Monsanto Decision
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• Stakeholders Push For Expanded Brazil Tariff Exemptions
• India, China Call Broad US Forced Labor Tariffs Not Justified
• High Court's FCC Fine Ruling Reframes Agency Enforcement
• Top Florida News: 2026 Midyear Report
• International Trade Policy To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2026
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• The Year Donald Trump Won Big At The High Court
• 9th Circ. Backs LA-Area Gas Appliance Nitrogen Oxide Ban
• YPF Investors Fight Argentina Over Discovery In $16B Case
• Ga. Court Revives Electrocution Suit Against Engineering Firm
• Blockbuster IPOs Bolster Capital Markets In First Half
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• Trade Court Orders Brass Rod Dumping Calculation Redo
• Exxon Shareholders Were Right To Save New Voting Program
• Corporate Veil Can't Block Claims In Kansas Pollution Suit
• Transportation Regulation To Watch: Midyear Report 2026
• Commerce Probes Thai Steel For Evasion Of China Duties
• Choral Singing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• US Hits Algerian Steel Rebar With Countervailing Duties
• TotalEnergies Sells Offshore Malaysia Assets For $350M
• Bankrupt EV Co.'s Execs Reach $20M Investor Deal
• 3 NJ Bills On Data Center Regulation Sent To Governor
• Tatneft Fights 'Indefinite' Stay In $173M Ukraine Award Case
• Latham-Led Bending Spoons Leads Trio Of IPOs Topping $2B
• Wash. AI Task Force Forgoes Data Center, Labor Safeguards
• Colo. Regulator Says Gas Co.'s Ask For Review Is Too Late
• 3rd Circ. Tests FERC's Attention To Public Input In Hydro Case
• Attorney Mental Health Is An Ethical Obligation In The AI Era
• USMCA Nonrenewal Brings New Caution For Business
• Chinese Investors Say Wash. EB-5 Developer Misused Funds
• Megadeals Driving Record M&A Values In Uneven 2026 Market
• US Not Renewing USMCA, But Deal Still In Force For Now
• Leveraging AI In MDL Discovery And Case Management
• MoFo Project Finance Atty Joins Taft In DC
• EV Battery Workers Say Ford Is Joint Employer