Energy Archive » August, 2026

Energy - August, 2026

274 articles

• Texas Court Sends Oxy Carbon Capture Claims To Arbitration
• How Did Litigants Fare In Judge Albright's 55 Patent Trials?
• DC Circ. Sides With FERC On Pipeline Project Approval
• Citigroup Must Face RICO Suit Over Mexico Fraud Scheme
• 5th Circ. Judges Cast Doubt On Fight Over La. LNG Permit
• 3rd Circ. OKs Ex-Biofuel Execs' Fraud Subsidy Convictions
• NFL Legend Emmitt Smith, Partners Sued Over Solar Venture
• Businesses Agree To Drop Norfolk Southern Derailment Suits
• Justices Gave Energy Industry A Needed Constitutional Reset
• 3 Firms Lead $4.4B Permian Midland Basin Asset Sale
• Shareholders Say Generator Co. Overhyped Data Center Deal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• SC Panel Waives Scrutiny On Kirkland-Guided Data Center
• Simpson Thacher Welcomes DC Energy Atty From Skadden
• EU Sets Evidence Standard For Steel Duty Anti-Evasion Rule
• SLB Buying Kelvion In $4.1B Data Center Cooling Deal
• Fintechs Back 24/7 Futures Trading As Energy Producers Balk
• Industries, States Take Soot Rule Fight To Supreme Court
• Judge Upholds Robert Bosch Victory In Fuel Patent Trial
• DC Circ. Won't Revisit Threshold Issues In Spain Cases
• ConocoPhillips Can't Dodge Climate Torts, Wash. Tribes Say
• Calif. Challenges Trump Admin's Offshore Wind Lease Buyout
• Feds Gain Ground In Energy Permit Turf War With States
• DOJ Cites National Security In $173M Ukraine Award Suit
• Polish Solar Co. GoldenPeaks Confirms Ch. 11 Wind Down
• Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Javad Asghari
• ITC Finds Pipes From 3 Countries May Harm US Industry
• Trump Admin Wants Oklahoma Smelter Suit Thrown Out
• NJ Law Requires Data Centers To Report Utility Usage
• Mazda Driver Avoids Sanctions In Oil-Burning Defect Suit
• Data Center Projects Outstrip Power Supply, CBRE Says
• Energy Biz Names Ex-SFO Senior Official As GC
• VW Can't Toss Claims Audi E-Tron Batteries Are 'Time Bombs'
• EV-Maker SPAC Investors Reach $4M Chancery Settlement
• JLL Arranges $856M In Loans For $1.3B Boston Tower
• The Expanding Litigation Front Against The Data Center Boom
• Rising Star: Blank Rome's Lamiya Rahman
• DC Circ. Says Challenges To Pa. Power Plant Orders Can Wait
• Taekwondo Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Oil Cos. Insist High Court Must End Colo. Climate Suit
• 3 Firms Steer Enbridge's $600M Crude Oil Assets Buy
• Tata Power Must Pay $640M Coal Award As Bias Claim Fails
• Norfolk Southern Says Precedent Undermines Derailment Suit
• Groups Ask Congress To Reject Idaho Toxic Waste Land Swap
• Texas Appeals Court Affirms Injured Oil Worker's Loss
• 9th Circ. Panel Won't Revisit Boeing's $72M Trade Secret Loss
• Cox Industries 'Corporate Looting' Suit Remains In La.
• DC Circuit Upholds Approval Of La. LNG Terminal, Pipeline
• 5th Circ. Revives Bank's Bid For Ponzi Proceeds
• What Mixed Safety Stats Mean For Offshore Injury Cases
• Colo. Developer Says Xcel Delayed Providing Service
• Feds Urge 6th Circ. To Affirm $100M DTE Clean Air Act Penalty
• Rising Star: Skadden's Emily Prezioso Walsh
• New Fortress Ch. 15 Adds Fuel To English Restructuring Trend
• Shoals Wins $96M Patent Infringement Verdict Against Rival
• Volato Group Inks $500M AI Infrastructure Merger Deal
• Ex-Coal Exec Asks Court To Toss Bribery Conviction
• NRDC Says EPA Let Cleveland Polluters Dodge Smog Cuts
• NJ Judge Sends Exxon Retail Voting Program Suit To Texas
• FERC Beats Environmental Challenge To La. LNG Terminal
• PG&E Investors Get Final OK For $100M Wildfire Suit Deal
• Albania Looks To Toss Judgment Enforcing $13M Award
• Investor Seeks Legal Fees In Del. Over Energy Co. Share Suit
• Commodities Firm Escapes Brazilian Bribery Case
• DC Circ. Says ESA Review Wasn't Needed For EPA Air Rule
• Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Chad Richards
• What To Know As Legal Duty To Consider AI Takes Shape
• Canada To Hit US With Retaliatory Tariffs, 'Dollar For Dollar'
• Why Data Centers Must Focus On Water Stewardship
• Enviro Groups' Drilling Suit Lacks Imminent Harm, Judge Says
• Nevada Challenges Feds' Plan For Colorado River Shortages
• DOJ Seeks To Beat UC Researchers' Challenge Of Grant Axings
• Ukraine Says Tatneft Appeal Over $173M Stay Should Be Axed
• DOD Invests $750M To Buy Rare-Earth Elements From Brazil
• Calif. Takes Trump Admin Pipeline Fight To 9th Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Revives Exxon Unit's Bid To Arbitrate Royalties Claims
• Residents Ask To Drop SpaceX From Data Center Noise Suit
• Battery-Maker Investor Sues Brass Over $200M DOE Grant
• Reed Smith Litigation Pro Joins King & Spalding In Dallas
• Rising Star: Cravath's Brittany L. Sukiennik
• Milbank To Open In Chicago With White & Case Energy Pro
• Sidley Expands Energy Practice With 4 Winston Taylor Partners
• Feds Cut Colo. River Basin Water For 2 Years Amid Drought
• W.Va. Residents Say Coal Co. Polluted Town's Water Supply
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Feds Seek Early End To Commodities Firm Bribery Case DPA
• Foley-Led NVent Buys Maverick Power For Up To $2.3B
• US-Canada Trade Talks Crater Ahead Of 50% Tariffs
• SEC Sues To Enforce Subpoena On Texas Oil Co.
• Convicted Trader Can't Toss CFTC Suit Over $100M Loss
• Mich. Homeowners Say Grid Overseer Exceeded Its Power
• Verdict Bars Ex-Fla. Rep's 'Sham' Contract Claim, Oil Co. Says
• DC Circ. Voids Block On OMB Funding Freeze
• SEC Files Insider Trading Case Against Ex-BofA Bankers
• 2nd Circ. Backs NY Water Permit For Pipeline Project
• Mass. Eyes More Time For 'Greenwash' Records Response
• How Solar Fraud Case Affects Lender Oversight Of Dealers
• GAO Says Congress Must Review Bears Ears Monument Plan
• Kirkland Guides Cloverleaf In Nvidia Stake For AI Buildout
• Taxation With Representation: Fenwick, Hengeler Mueller
• Suit Says 'Animus' Driving Feds' Push To Gut Climate Work
• Coal Co. Loses 4th Circ. Challenge To Black Lung Benefits
• EPA Moves To Clear Superfund Sites In 8 States
• 9th Circ. Revives Can-Am Fuel Claims Against Sinclair, Glovis
• SBA Proposes Broad Changes To Small-Biz Size Standards
• Coal Producer Must Face Suit Over Retirement Plan Fees
• Canadian Bioscience Cos. Settle 'Fake' Fuel Trading Suit
• Spain Faces Bid To Enforce €8.9M Solar Arbitration Award
• Dems Push For Probe Of LNG Tanker Tax Breaks At IRS
• Tax Biz Owner Charged In Scheme That May Have Bilked $65M
• Managing OSHA Mental Illness Logs After 5th Circ. Vacatur
• Monitor Exposure, Stay Flexible Amid Tariff Uncertainty
• Mitsubishi Electric Agrees To Acquire PCI Energy For $1.4B
• Patent Holders Sue Data Center Co. Over Cooling Tech
• KKR Lobs $9B Takeover Offer At UGI, Plus More Rumors
• Commerce Orders Duties On Aussie, Norwegian Silicon Metal
• Trade Court OKs Pipe Duty Increase For UAE After 2nd Redo
• Being In A Band Made Me A Better Lawyer
• Wood-Pellet Execs' $650M Bet Blamed For Bankruptcy
• Generac Investors Ask 7th Circ. To Revive COVID Sales Suit
• Zurich Says Exxon Ignored Bid For Cancer Suits Billing Info
• DOJ Enviro Deputy AG Leaves Post
• EPA Waiver Review Could Upend Rulemaking, Judge Signals
• Notable Q2 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
• 6 Key Takeaways From CFIUS Annual Report
• Mining Project Beats Suit, But Species Harm Estimate Flagged
• DC Circ. Won't Block Loan For Mozambique LNG Project
• Pa. Court Lets Off-Grid Solar Projects Get Energy Credits
• Google Gets $12.2B Option To Buy Stake In Chipmaker Marvell
• Feds Urge Wash. Court To Back Axing Dam Workers' CBA
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Surviving A Long Trial
• Trump Delays Canada Tariffs, Says Deal Imminent
• DOI, Enviro Groups Trade Punches Over Wildlands Policy
• Alaska Judge Voids 500-Acre Land Swap For Refuge Road
• Pennsylvania Now Requires Local Approval For Data Centers
• 2 Cos. Claim Mich. City's Data Center Moratorium Is Unlawful
• ITC Probing Transformers Over Trade Secrets Theft Claim
• Blank Rome Taps Ex-Jones Day Partner To Co-Lead Practice
• Political Consultant Gets 5 Years In Venezuela FARA Case
• 2 Firms Guide Ohio Uranium Site Data Center Development
• EU Guidance Lays Out Cost Adjustments For Carbon Levy
• Petrochemical Co. Can Use $230M In Ch. 11 Funding
• Ch. 11 Dismissal Bid Fans Flames In Power Plant Control Fight
• ComEd Sues Chicago Hospital Over Unpaid $6.2M Electric Bill
• Suspended Pa. Atty Gets More Scrutiny In Investment Scheme
• 3 Firms Steer Madison Air On $5.4B Airflow Tech Biz Deal
• Willkie Adds Jackson Walker Energy Pro In Texas
• O'Melveny Hires Career Pillsbury Environmental Atty In DC
• Trump Monument Cuts Spur Disputed Utah Mining Claims
• 7th Circ. Reverses Alcoa Union Retirees' Lifetime Benefits Win
• Energy Biz Nostrum To Sell Kazakhstan Operations For $305M
• Solar Rival Is Filching Shoals' Customers, Exec Tells Jury
• Insurer Denies $10M Duty To Recycler In Lead Exposure Case
• Data Center Backlash Fogs Finance Picture For New Projects
• Texas Panel OKs Atmos' Win In Home Gas Leak Injury Suit
• Texas Justices Pass On Atty's Bid To Undo Exxon Sanctions
• Colo. Resident Says Energy Panel Dodged Open Meeting Law
• 11th Circ. Weighs Fiduciary Duty In Pension Calculation Suit
• 4 Questions On Excess Manufacturing Capacity Tariffs
• IRS Expands Carbon Capture Tax Credit's Safe Harbor
• Fashion Greenwashing Risk Goes From Reputational To Legal
• Diversified Energy In Talks To Acquire Texas Oil Producer
• 5th Circ. Nixes Fed Approval For Offshore Oil Export Port
• Wolfspeed Escapes Investor Suit Over 'Optimistic' Projections
• Arizona, Tribes Sign Deal To Offset Coal Economy Losses
• Fla. Law Firm Cost Bank's $134M BP Oil Spill Claim, Suit Says
• White House Aims Customs AI Tool At Chinese Tariff Evasion
• Davis Polk Sues Power Co. Ex-Clients Over $3.2M Fees
• Skadden Energy Litigator Joins Blank Rome In Houston
• Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Award Enforcement Is Just Step 1
• Via Renewables Buyout Suit Survives Dismissal Bid In Del.
• Going To Hardcore Shows Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• WSJ Says Binance Sued Because It's Unhappy With Facts
• In 'Close' Call, 7th Circ. Backs FDIC In-House Enforcement
• 11th Circ. Backs EPA, Fertilizer Co. In 'Radioactive' Road Case
• UMich Law Professor's Pro Bono Work Not FOIA Fodder
• 1st Circ. Urged Not To Revive Puerto Rico Climate RICO Suit
• She Has A Point: Shutts & Bowen's Jodi-Ann Tillman
• Lawmakers Probe Rare Earths Co. Over $620M DOD Loan
• What 'Good Faith' Means In Calif.'s 1st Climate Reporting Year
• Steel Tariff Exemption Denial Lacks Backing, Trade Court Says
• Army Corps OKs Enbridge Tunnel Amid Line 5 Permit Fight
• 5th Circ. Douses Biden-Era Gas Stove Efficiency Regs
• Cognizant Investor Seeks OK For $5.5M Derivative Case Deal
• Spain Loses Bid For Stay In $156M Award Suit
• Del. Chancery Keeps Power Plant Duty Claims Alive
• DC Circ. Says FERC Properly Allowed Grid Project Cost Shift
• Fed. Circ. Says Brick Duty Lacks Definition, Offers Alternative
• Renewed Gold Mining In Mojave National Preserve Halted
• 3 Rulings Show High Court's Transnational Litigation Stance
• Ohio Justices Advance Possible Ashville Data Center Vote
• Tribunal Rejects Bahrain's Abuse Claims Against Iran Oil Co.
• Del. High Court Ruling Signals Next Post-Jarkesy Phase
• Managing Data Center Power Issues, Public Pushback
• Judge Lets Feds Drop Adani Fraud Counts But Rebukes DOJ
• Calif. Unveils Novel AI Cyber Defense Plan For Critical Assets
• Mass. Data Center's Expansion Paused For Now
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Kids' Suit Over Trump's Energy EOs
• 9th Circ. Backs City Of Tacoma In Pension Liability Rate Fight
• 9th Circ. Backs Wash. In PacifiCorp Carbon Law Regs Fight
• Okla. Co. Says Rig Seizure Claims Don't Need Redo
• Crypto, Data Center Noise Has 'Shattered' NC Town, Suit Says
• Gates Manager Fired After His Bias, Safety Reports, Suit Says
• NJ Justices Rule No Purpose Needed In Takings Ordinances
• Cleary Starts Energy, Infrastructure Group With Latest Lateral
• Data Center Risks Include Schedules, Supply Chain, Labor
• Final Albright Patent Trial Ends In No Infringement Finding
• 1st Circ. Agrees Feds Can't Block Climate, Infrastructure Funds
• Oklahoma Tribe Wins Bid To Void Federal Drilling Approvals
• Net Power Urges Toss Of Investor Suit Over Texas Plant Delay
• UK Consulting Firm Seeks 2nd Afghanistan Award Enforcement
• Judge Approves NJ's $3B PFAS Deals With 3M, DuPont
• Grid Operator Objects To American Efficient's Ch. 11 Loan
• Judge Pans Atty's Effort To Sink Partnership's Tax Scam Suit
• Senate Clears Russia Sanctions Bill With New Tariff Authority
• King & Spalding Adds Porter Hedges Energy Pro In Houston
• Trump Orders Polysilicon Tariffs, Price Floor For December
• ERISA Recap: 6 Important Rulings From July
• Hanford Site Caused Delivery Driver's Cancer, Son Claims
• Commerce Kicks Off Duty Probe Into Pipes From 3 Countries
• Spain To Seek 2nd Chance In Award Enforcement Cases
• Trump Admin Pays RWE $1.2B To Drop Offshore Wind Leases
• Ore. Judge Says DOD Wind Project Blockage Was Unlawful
• Judge Tosses Nuclear Power Wage-Fixing Case, For Now
• Tax Prep Biz Owner Gets 30 Months For $5M Refund Scheme
• GOP Senators Float Repeal Of Calif. Vehicle Emissions Rules
• Akin Brings On 2 Mayer Brown Energy Attys In Chicago
• China Announces Trade Countermeasures After US Actions
• Ex-Goldman Exec Convicted Of Ghana Bribery Plot
• What Cos. Must Know About EPA Water Monitoring Proposal
• Energy Co. Says Russia Can't Relitigate $219M Crimea Award
• Ute Tribe Says Ex-Energy Manager Can't Evade Tribal Review
• Being A Sommelier Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Suit Against Ex-Lumio Execs Will Stay In Delaware
• DOE Can't Force FOIA Filers To Reaffirm Old Requests
• Goldman Exec Was Linchpin To Ghana Bribery Ploy, Jury Told
• Defense Dept. Was 'Ostrich Burying His Head', Judge Says
• Tesla Says Ky. Man's Full Self-Driving Fraud Suit Is Untimely
• Texas Governor Calls For Data Center Audit
• Utilities Say Toshiba Can't Redo Discovery After $394M Verdict
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revisit Klamath Project ESA Ruling
• Texas Firm Lands $150M HHS Services Deal For Migrant Kids
• Gran Tierra Selling Colombia, Ecuador Oil Assets For $1.33B
• Holland & Knight Hires Energy Finance Advisers In DC
• Wyoming Judge Says Congress Nixed Coal Lease Fight
• NJ Utility's Suit Over $6.8M In Added Project Costs Tossed
• 5th Circ. Confronts Intervention Row In Prairie-Chicken Suit
• Edison Equipment Sparked Eaton Fire, LA County Report Says
• Goldman Jury Sees Undercover Video As Bribe Trial Nears End
• 11th Circ. Backs $12M Battery IP Award, But Drops Damages
• DC Circ. Upholds Injunction Forcing EPA To Fund Clean Energy
• 11th Circ. Lets Honeywell Move Pollution Case To Fed. Court
• Climate Crisis Costs Top $8B In Indian Country, Justices Told
• Tech Co. 401(k) Faces Bias Suit Over Worker's Eco Beliefs
• Foley Hoag DC Office Leader Joins Foley & Lardner
• Key Compliance Insights From Calif.'s Volvo Diesel Deal
• Corps, Enbridge Seek Win In Tribe's Line 5 Reroute Permit Suit
• Mexico, Japan Eye Trade Cooperation On Energy, AI
• McGuireWoods Adds Regulatory Pro As Energy Partner In DC
• 3 Firms Guide $5.5B Momentum Midstream Deal
• ITC Tees Up Duties On Norwegian, Australian Silicon Metals
• Dems Urge CFTC To 'Rein In' Wildfire Prediction Markets
• Interior Dept. Floats Arctic Drilling Rule Changes
• Samsung Unit, Mousterian Ink US Floating Data Center Deal
• 10th Circ. Revives Clean Air Act Suit Against Suncor
• Where Is The Line On Actionable Comms In Securities Cases?
• Baker Botts Hires Litigators In DC And London
• Canada Imposes Temporary Cabinet Tariff But Exempts US
• Debevoise-Led KKR Raises $19.2B For Infrastructure
• Morgan Lewis Adds McGuireWoods Energy Pro In Houston
• Law360 Names 2026's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Mich. Justices Say Enbridge Line 5 Permits Need Reevaluation
• Trump Orders Quartz Tariffs Following ITC Recommendation
• Goldman Jury Sees Cash Talk In Energy Deal Email Deluge