by Ashleigh Myers, Robert A. James and Jillian Marullo
On June 27, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG Operating, LLC, No. 23-0676, resolving a high-stakes dispute over the ownership
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Texas Clears Penultimate Hurdle to Class VI Primacy: What it Means for CCS and State-Led Permitting
by Robert A. James, Ashleigh Myers and Jillian Marullo
On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed granting the State of Texas primary enforcement authority—commonly referred to as “primacy”—over the permitting and regulation of Class VI…
Resilience: Unlocking Private Debt for Energy and Infrastructure | Episode 6 (6.11.25)
In the newest episode of Resilience, Pillsbury’s Shellka Arora-Cox and Brookfield Asset Management’s Brian Callahan discuss one of the most dynamic corners of the energy and infrastructure market: private debt.
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Investing in Data Centers
by Allan C. Van Vliet, Adam J. Weaver and David E. Lillevand
It seems like such a simple question. Who owns data centers?
Ownership structures in the digital economy are more varied than might appear on the surface. While…
Interior Department Streamlines NEPA, ESA, NHPA Reviews for Geothermal Energy Projects
by Ashleigh Myers, Sidney L. Fowler and Cara M. MacDonald
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced on May 30 that it will invoke emergency permitting procedures to accelerate environmental review of select geothermal energy projects, with three…
Powering Data Centers with Nuclear Generation
by Robert A. James, Elina Teplinsky, Jeffrey S. Merrifield and M.C. Hammond
The rapid growth of electricity demand from data centers has emerged as a major challenge for the U.S. power sector. Much of this demand is being…
Spring 2025 Environmental Update: New Cases, New Rules and Other Developments
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City and County of San Francisco v. EPA (March 4, 2025)
In the first major environmental decision by the Court in the 2024 Term, the Court’s analysis of the Clean Water Act…
From Shale to Salt: Texas Supreme Court Applies Uniform Rule for Ownership of Subsurface Caverns
by Robert A. James, Ashleigh Myers and Jillian Marullo
In a closely watched opinion issued on May 16, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court in Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Undergrounds Services Markham, LLC, — S.W.3d —, No. 22-0878, 2025 WL…
States and Municipalities Advance Climate Change Lawsuits as Trump Administration Seeks to Block Them
by Amanda G. Halter, Ashleigh Myers and Jillian Marullo
Even as the Trump administration moves to block state and local climate liability efforts, states and municipalities continue to advance lawsuits seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for harms…