The UK electricity grid queue has become one of the most consequential bottlenecks for data centre development, with contracted demand now exceeding 125 GW against a national peak of 45 GW. Ofgem’s updated Demand Connections Reform strategy introduces new rules
Natural hydrogen discoveries across Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE are attracting developers and investors alike, with legal frameworks still being written in real time. Greenberg Traurig attorneys Nikki Wise and Bill Garner break down what it means for energy
The U.S. Supreme Court held in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell that FIFRA preempts state-law failure-to-warn claims where the EPA has not required the warning at issue, resolving a circuit split and potentially limiting tort liability for pesticide registrants.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s repeal of the 2024 MATS amendments may signal a broader shift in environmental rulemaking and the treatment of ancillary benefits.
Three recent developments — a proposed EPA overhaul of New Source Review requirements, updated turbine emissions standards, and a DOJ intervention in a Clean Air Act citizen suit — may signal that air quality permitting is becoming a defining factor
When a private CERCLA plaintiff fails to serve the complaint on the Attorney General and EPA as required by Section 113(l), a recent Southern District of Indiana decision suggests the sanction may be an enhanced share in the final cost
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation takes effect Aug. 12, 2026, establishing a uniform framework covering recyclability, labeling, and extended producer responsibility for all companies placing packaging on the EU market, including non-EU businesses.
Japan’s Long-Term Decarbonization Power Source Auction Round 3 results signal a maturing BESS market, with stricter eligibility requirements, evolving balancing market regulations, and emerging co-location opportunities changing the investment landscape for energy storage developers.
New York’s FY 2026–2027 budget reforms SEQRA to accelerate housing and infrastructure through expanded exemptions, updated timelines, and preserved environmental safeguards.
Buyers of contaminated real estate may wish to avoid Superfund liability — and similar liability under Pennsylvania law — by conducting thorough pre-purchase environmental due diligence, commonly known as a “Phase I environmental site assessment.”
