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Energy - October, 2026

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• OCC Has 'Serious' Concerns On Calif. Climate-Disclosure Law
• States Say Trump Can't Limit Funding Freeze Injunction
• Mich. AG Challenges Google Data Center Power Deal Approval
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Reed Smith's Bid To Halt File Turnover
• ChargePoint To Fund $11M Investor Deal From Its Own Cash
• Jackson Walker Inks $500K Deal In EXCO's Ch. 11 Fee Fight
• 4th Circ. Probes Class Cert. In Utility Group 401(k) Fee Suit
• EU, Canada Seal Digital Trade Deal Amid Closer Partnership
• CIT OKs Chinese Solar Glass Valuation On 4th Try
• How AI Could Help Judges Spot Their Own Biases
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Gibson Dunn, Cravath
• Meta Faces Senate Inquiry Over AI Glasses Privacy Risks
• Navy Beats Clean Water Act Suit Over Fuel Discharges
• Lessons From The Past For Weil's Final Curtain Call
• Investors Awarded $3M Over Miscalculated Oil Co. Warrants
• Courts Can't Nix Calif. Waiver Moves, EPA Tells DC Circ.
• BP Board Members Could Favor Biz Break-Up, More Rumors
• 'We're Going To Get Sued': LA Revives Ban On Oil, Gas Wells
• Va. Data Center Order Shows State Air Permit Limits
• Canada, UAE Sign Economic Partnership Agreement
• US Signs Key Sector Memorandums With Hungary, Finland
• Tax Prep Biz Owner, Workers Charged In $177M Fraud Scheme
• Ex-ComEd CEO, Lobbyist Signal Plea Deal Over Retrial
• EU Pushes China For More Fair Trade Commitments
• EU Head Affirms Ties With Canada As Member Talks Open
• Ex-Eletson Gas Exec Looks To Nix Bankruptcy Sanctions
• Questions Remain In $1.5B Iraq, Turkey Feud, Court Hears
• Mich. Judge Weighs Toshiba Legal Bills Discovery Fight
• Mining Cos. Sanctioned Over Discovery In Peru Lead Case
• U. Of Buffalo Prof Skeptical Of SpaceX-Tesla Merger Benefits
• Where Species And Wetlands Reg Rollbacks Leave Cos.
• India, Mexico Take Step Toward Preferential Trade Deal
• 3 Strategies To Reduce AI Sycophancy In Legal Work
• GE Vernova Taps Skadden For $9B Grid Equipment Buy
• Anthropic's 'Existential Risks' Warning Sets Stage For AI IPOs
• Ex-FirstEnergy Execs Skirt Sanctions, Get Discovery Warning
• Permit Bill Speeds Up Project Fights With Appeals Court Push
• Texas Appeals Court Weighs Mootness In Uri Victims Appeal
• Energy Co. Investor Seeks Answers On Rebuffed Tech Bid
• New Jersey Says DuPont Deal Bars Town's $1B PFAS Claims
• Justices' Climate Ruling Should Preserve State Tort Claims
• CIT OKs Commerce's 3rd Try At Justifying Korean Steel Duty
• 2nd Circuit Rejects Venezuela's Bid To Void $3B In Bonds
• Pomerantz Attys Accused Of Overbilling For Hawaii Utility Suit
• Justices Won't Nix Stay In La. Coastal Damages Suit
• Amazon Seeks Atty Emails Over Alleged Solar Asset Fraud
• DOJ Says US Can Ax NAACP Suit Over X.AI Pollution
• Mexican Builder Says CFE $26M Award Feud Isn't Over Yet
• Russia Can't Duck $5B Ukraine Energy Co. Award Suit
• Mawson Creditor Says $1.5M Bond Defeats Contempt Bid
• Conn. Town Appeals Loss In $11M Quarry Deal Coverage Case
• Mozambicans Can Stay Anonymous In $4.7B Ex-Im LNG Fight
• Colo. Wind Tower Maker Shorted Workers On OT, Suit Says
• Treasury Seeks To Expand Curbs On AI And Biotech Deals
• Kirkland, Gibson Dunn Steer Merger Forming $50B Gas Co.
• 2nd Circ. EFAA Ruling Shifts Employer Litigation Strategy
• Trump Plans To Nominate SC Governor's Counsel To Bench
• USPTO Chief Says China Ties Sink Fastener Patent Challenge
• Roark-Owned Co. Unlawfully Uses Noncompetes, Suit Says
• Grid Operator Defeats American Efficient's Ch. 11 Sanction Bid
• NJ Data Center Notified Of Suit Over Unpermitted Gas Engines
• Conn. AG Settles Sunrun Solar Sales Deception Claims
• Bribery Verdict Offers Guide To Post-Pause FCPA Priorities
• 4 Steps For Cos. Amid Russia Sanctions Law Uncertainty
• Feds Want Grant Ruling Foiling Priorities Stayed For Appeal
• SpaceX, Tesla Special Committees Review Potential Merger
• Trump Declines Tariffs On Wind Turbines, For Now
• Canada, Turkey Announce Partnership For Boosting Trade
• USTR Extends Pause On Chinese Maritime Tariffs, Port Fees
• US Opens Duty Investigations Into Chinese Compounds
• 8th Circ. Told EPA Misread Aquifer Rule For SD Uranium Mine
• Reed Smith Seeks 2nd Circ. Emergency Stay In Eletson Row
• Investor Says $68M Bulgaria Award Can't Be Nixed
• Russia Must Put Up Security In $50B Yukos Award Suit
• NextEra Investors Try Again On $150M Deal After 1st Denial
• Voltage Can't Keep Shoals ITC Appeal Alive At Fed. Circ.
• Valve Cleaning Blamed For U.S. Steel Coke Plant Explosion
• Vegas Man Gets 38 Months For $5M Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
• PE Giants In Talks With NFL As Nscale Gets Heat Over IPO
• Zurich Gets 11th Circ. To Shrink Solar Co.'s Coverage Win
• FTC's Meador Questions 'Reliance' On Hovenkamp Treatise
• How NRC's New Rules Alter Foreign-Financed Reactor Deals
• Texas Judge Finds Treasure Hunter Entitled To Booty
• Driving Boat To Oilfield Isn't Maritime Work, 5th Circ. Says
• Canada Plans Billions To Shield Steel, Autos From US Tariffs
• Being In The Peace Corps Made Me A Better Lawyer
• Feds' Latest Wind Permit Move May 'Blow Up' Permitting Deal
• 3rd Circ. Questions Claims Of Bias In $6B Citgo Sale
• Wind Groups Say DOD Continues To Freeze Project Reviews
• Calif. Man Sues Rivian Over Cannabis Test Firing, Wages
• Data Center Co. Looks To Toss Investors' Gas Wells Suit
• EPA Rollback Puts Power Plant GHG Rules In Flux
• Ex-Holtec CFO Wins $2.1M Verdict On Whistleblower Claim
• Vendor Says Nonprofit Pulled Millions In Mass. Energy Funds
• Forced Labor Tariff Lacks Justification, Biz Group Tells Court
• EU Says Trump's Russia Sanctions Waiver Weakens Pressure
• Blank Rome Lands 4 Hogan Lovells Commodities Lawyers
• US Steel Says Insurers Must Cover Utah Mill Cleanup Costs
• States' Suit Over Trump Energy EO Sparks Broader Questions
• Eton Park, Petersen Can't Keep Argentina Docs In $16B Case
• Texas Appeals Court Skeptical Uri Interference Claims Viable
• Biz Says 50% Canadian Tariff Is Yet Another Illegal Regime
• California Moves To Protect 15,000 Acres Of Coastal Waters
• Magellan, Powder Springs To Pay $20M To End Sunoco IP Suit
• Ex-Holtec CFO's Atty Asks Jury To Think Like 'Judge Judy'
• Judge Rejects DOJ Bid To End NAACP Suit Over XAI Pollution
• Hydropower Plant Sellers Hid Issues, Buyer Says
• Tariffs Could Be Behind Surge In FTZ Production Filings
• Justices Want Pensioners' Input On Southern Co. Petition
• Samoan Groups Challenge Planned Deep-Sea Mining Leases
• Former EPA Air Chief Soars Into New Role At Pillsbury In DC
• Davis Polk-Led Ara Wraps Inaugural $2.5B Energy Fund
• Ohio Justices Say Moratorium Ends Data Center Site Plan
• Oil Titans Denied 2029 Trial Date In Wash. Tribes' Climate Suits
• Spain Loses Appeal Over €291M Award In Singapore
• Port Of Seattle Challenges Trump Grant Terms Targeting DEI
• Solar Lender Seeks Exit From Michigan AG's $81M Fraud Case
• Trade Court Whittles Hydropower Co.'s Duty Protest Challenge
• Puerto Rico Towns Say Climate Suit Deadline Creates 'Trap'
• Meta Sends Data Center Lawsuit To Federal Court
• Tracking The 2027 Va. Bills That May Tighten Data Center Regs
• How Bipartisan Permitting Reform May Boost Green Energy
• Kirkland-Led EnCap Clinches $3.5B Continuation Vehicle
• 5th Circ. Says Texas Can Block China-Linked Energy Deal
• Arizona Wants In On Nevada's Fight Over Colorado River Cuts
• Florida Law Firm Seeks Toss Of Bank's $134M BP Oil Spill Suit
• Blackstone Wraps 5th Energy Fund With $8.7B In Tow
• High Court Won't Settle Circuit Split Over Automatic Stays
• Trump Waives Russia Sanctions, Tariff Law After Fuel Deal
• Permitting Bill Gives FERC A Bigger Enforcement Hammer
• GAO Finds Workforce Slump In Nuclear Weapons Agency
• Nikola Ex-CEO Says FBI Agent's Tweets Spooked Witness
• 10th Circ. OKs EPA's Okla. Indian Country Programs Approval
• NCR, Hydropower Cos. Settle Michigan River Cleanup Fight
• Could A Criminal Sentencing Case Upend Loper Bright?
• Challenges On The Horizon For Illinois Data Center Projects
• China Tightens Export Controls On AI, Biotech Technologies
• Dykema Adds Energy Atty, Trial Lawyer In Houston
• CFIUS Annual Report Reveals Enforcement Trends
• Commerce Eyes UK Assembly In China Saw Blade Duty Probe
• Expect These Post-Midterm Probes If The Hill Changes Hands
• 2nd Circ. Doubts NY's Power To Regulate Nuclear Discharge
• Louisiana Asks Justices To Undo Stay In Coastal Damage Suit
• Exxon Can't Escape $816M Verdict In Benzene Exposure Suit
• Colo. Panel Upholds Agency's Emissions Monitoring Rule
• Ex-Yukos Shareholders Say Pause Unwarranted In $50B Case
• FERC Makes Further Moves To Speed Up Gas Project Reviews
• Calif. Asks DC Judge To Void EPA's 'Unlawful' Waiver Moves
• Insurer Seeks To Curb Coverage For Talc Co. Asbestos Suits
• Importer Risk Rises As AI Enters Trade Fraud Enforcement
• Naftogaz Hit With Dutch Setback Over $4.2B Russia Award
• Trade Court Sustains Malaysian Wind Tower Duty Calculations
• Troutman Adds Energy Pro In Texas From Gov't In-House Role
• Maduro Decries 'False Testimony,' Denies Torture Charges
• Argentina Seeks Pause In $732M Arbitral Award Suit
• Havana Docks Wants $440M Cruise Cos. Judgment Revived
• Atty Sanctioned For Vulgar Emails To Opposing Counsel
• DC Circ. Not Fan Of EPA's Citation Habits In Methane Appeal
• 3rd Circ. Backs Pa. Regulator In Pipeline Approval Fight
• Paraquat Judge Demands To Meet 700 Opt-Out Plaintiffs
• FirstEnergy Beats 3rd Circ. Appeal In Fatal Catwalk Fall Suit
• Sens. Probe Meta For Claiming Tax Credits On AI Data Centers
• Venture Global Beats Investor Action Over IPO Disclosures
• EV Charging Co. To Pay Investors $4M In Liquidity Woes Suit
• Pa. County Urges Appeals Court To Revive Climate Suit
• Groups Win Bid To Reopen Suits Over Native Monument Cuts
• 4 Questions After US, China Announce Tariff Shield
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Review Brick Duty Definition Holding
• Bankruptcy Deadlines, Concessions Can Decide Lien Priority
• Conn. AG, Advocate Want Utility Regulator To Probe AI Use
• Canadian Mining Co., Mexico Move To Settle $1.3B Tax Feud
• Willkie Grows DC Office With Senior Westinghouse Atty
• What Lawyers Should Know Before Accepting Crypto Payment
• DC Circ. Mulls Whether EPA Can Set Waiver Post-Deadline
• Standing Rock Tribe Seeks To Halt DAPL Over Spill Risks
• Battles Over Murky Mineral Rights Stymie Pa. Energy Projects
• Norfolk Southern Wants Out Of East Palestine Derailment Suit
• Trade Court Backs Commerce On Solar Module Duty Scope
• Georgia Utility Failed To Protect Personal Info, Customer Says
• Sen. Justice Must Cover Coal Cos.' $25M Surety Bond Debt
• Shell Says Enviro Group's Suit Retreads Pa. Settlements
• Trump Admin Tests Permit Bill In Seeking Offshore Wind Redo
• US Steel Says Insurers Must Cover $120M Mill Cleanup
• Pa. High Court Snapshot: Jail Bargaining, Energy Land Tiffs
• FBI Portal Hack Sharpens Focus On Cyber Regulation Path
• Species Protections May Differ By State Under Senate Bill
• Iberdrola Loses Bid To Revive Mass. Power Plant Fraud Suit
• Hertz Settles Investors' Derivative Suit Over EV Fleet Losses
• Feds Say Calif. 'Clean Trucks' Pact Usurps Emissions Rules
• EU, China Make Trade Pledges On Hybrid Vehicles, Minerals
• Don't Miss It: Sidley, Gibson Dunn Steer Latest Hot Deals
• US Sets Rules For Mexico, Canada Metal Tariff Discount
• Macquarie Offers CMA Fix For Meter Reading Deal
• M&A Attys See Resilience Through Q3 Amid Geopolitical Risk
• Cos. Face Growing Exposure To Unfair Trade Practice Suits
• Taxation With Representation: Osler, Debevoise, Skadden
• Clean Energy Data Center Developer Inks $300M SPAC Merger
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Investor Says Power Tech Co. Hyped 'Sham' Data Center Deal
• Duke Energy, Tech Giants Ink Data Center Cost Deal
• Feds Say End Of Chevron Deference Justifies ESA 'Harm' Rule
• Energy Companies' Win In NYC Greenwashing Suit Affirmed
• ICC Finds Venture Global Delayed Galp LNG Deliveries
• Colo. Landowners Sue To Block Data Center
• Coastal County Tells Texas Justices It's Free To Tax Stored Oil
• 2nd Circ. Says Filed Rate Doctrine Bars Utility Bond Claims
• Nikola's Pardoned Ex-CEO Seeks To Flip Ch. 11 Claim Ruling
• Coal Co. Settles Fight With Miners Over Lifetime Benefits
• Utility Giant Southern Co. Sued Over Recent Data Breach
• 3 Firms Steer Crescent, Devon On $4.2B Eagle Ford Deal
• Trade Court Remands Commerce's Freight Coupler Duties
• Oil Co. Moves To Toss Landowners' Well Cleanup Claims
• Global Trade More Resilient Than Expected In 2026, WTO Says
• Linklaters Adds Atty To Lead Latin American Arbitration
• Cos. Must Prep For Changes To Calif. Battery Recycling Law
• CIT Unconvinced By Commerce's Landing Gear Scope Finding
• Mentalism Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• US Drops Appeal Of $49M In Grants Won By Wind Farm
• Enviro Group, Feds End Suit Over Alaska Refuge Road Work
• Maduro's Wife Loses Bail Bid As US Levels Torture Charges
• Ex-Coal Exec's Bribe Sentencing Paused Amid Witness Claims
• Alito Explains Recusal But Says It Shouldn't Become Practice
• Texas Justices Push Exxon On Explosion Suit Coverage Bid
• Holtec CEO Says Atty Is Confusing Jury Over Confidential Doc
• SEC Says Climate-Tied Investor Actions May Pose Legal Risk
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Against Dishwasher Water Rule
• 8th Circ. Upholds $35,000 Costs Award In DAPL Protest Case
• Stoel Rives Recruits Wash. Water Rights Atty From K&L Gates
• W.Va. Case Could Be An Existential Threat To Citizen Suits
• Why And How To Build A Neurodiversity-Informed Practice
• US, 14 Allies Pledge Coordination On EV, Chip Overproduction
• USTR Probes EU Carbon Tax's Impact On US Trade
• Commerce Finalizes Indian, Turkish Chromium Duty Rates
• Canadian Court Won't Review $270M Mexico Claim Revival
• EPA's Climate Retreat Sidelined As Justices Weigh State Torts
• DOD Seeks 1st Circ. Relief Over Fee Award In Grant Cap Case
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Monopoly Suit Setback, Historic Deal
• Hess, Gunpowder Co. Resolve NJ Pollution Suits For $24M
• Travelers Says Silica Exclusions Bar Toxin Suits Coverage
• Willkie-Led LS Power Secures $6B For Energy-Focused Fund
• Holtec Fired CFO For Flagging False Statements, Jury Told
• Exxon Investors Clear Class Hurdle In Permian Valuation Suit
• USTR Keeps China Tariffs After Industry Push For Extension
• Cos. Say Trade Court Can Issue Nationwide Tariff Refunds
• Trump Allows Dyed Fuel In Highway Use, Defers Excise Taxes
• Upholding Energy Efficiency Rules If DOE Eases Enforcement
• Energy Transfer Inks $2.6B Permian Bolt-On Acquisition
• Emera, ATCO Reveal Plan To Create CA$72B Canadian Utility
• Justices Fret Any Climate Tort Ruling Will Open Pandora's Box
• Oil Giants Seek 2029 Trial In Wash. Tribes' Climate Harm Suits
• Gas Co. Plans Challenge To Arbitral Award In Moldova Feud
• Latham-Led Energy Capital Wraps $834M Continuation Fund
• Youths Lose Bid To Stay Repeal Of Climate Finding
• Justices Unsure Climate Lawsuits Are A Constitutional Matter
• Pause Mulled In $50B Yukos, Russia Award Case
• Colo. Judge Says Wyoming Can Join Oil Lease Sale Challenge
• No Consensus On Forced Labor Statement At G20 Meeting
• Why Importers Should Assess IEEPA Refund Claims Now
• Convicted Ex-Coal Exec Flags New Claim Against Key Witness
• Tribe, Enviros Say Utility Flouted Nebraska Power Line Block
• 3 Firms Steer $5.7B Cenovus, Athabasca Canadian Oil Deal
• Justices Seek Solicitor General's Views On Tribal River Claims
• Justices Skip 2 Patent Cases, 1 Trade Secret Dispute
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Venezuela Rig Seizure Case
• Justices Won't Disturb BP, Chevron Win In Well Cleanup Fight
• Up First At High Court: Climate Torts & Munitions Disposal
• PACCAR Can't Nix Drivers' Faulty Diesel Engine Warranty Suit
• NJ County Files Latest Climate Risk Suit Against Big Oil
• AGs, Enviros Sue Over Rollback Of Biden-Era Fuel Standards
• Venezuela Seeks Pause In 3rd Circ. Appeal Of Citgo Sale
• 4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In September
• Meet The Attys Arguing Colo. Climate Tort At The High Court
• Roberts Wants Less Talk. Supreme Court Attorneys Disagree.
• Former Fla. Rep. Gets 10 Years In Venezuela FARA Case
• G7 Pledges 100M Oil Barrel Release With Front-Loaded Diesel
• 5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall
• 4 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In October
• 4 Key Takeaways From The Senate Permitting Legislation
• $16B Ruling Faces High Court Sovereign Immunity Challenge
• Honeywell's $46M LNG Award Survives Delay Challenge
• Blue States Fight EPA Rollback Of Power Plant Climate Rules
• Colo. Energy Rules Can't Shake Federal Preemption Suit
• 11th Circ. Told Maduro Owes $217M, Not Venezuelan Oil Co.
• Colo. Judge Needs More Info In Energy Agency Records Fight
• 4 Questions About EU And Canada's Vow To Strengthen Ties
• 7th Circ. Won't Rehear Enbridge's Wis. Tribal Trespass Fight
• AG Watch: How Maryland Is Meeting The Data Center Age
• Walgreens Closes In On $9B Boots Sale, Plus More Rumors
• DC Circ. Ruling Highlights Limits Of DOE Grid Orders
• Testing AI's Promise For Large-Scale Document Review
• Kirkland Tapped To Replace HSF Kramer In Power Plant Ch. 11
• Commerce Probes Aluminum Composite For Duty Evasion
• Ex-DOJ Enviro Deputy AG Lands At Holtzman Vogel