Trade Winds: Federal Government Announces Next Commercial Offshore Wind Leasing Auction
Client Alert | 1 min read | 12.18.13
On December 17, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced a 60-day public comment period for a proposed auction process designed to open nearly 80,000 acres offshore Maryland for commercial wind energy leasing. The announcement, which follows recent auctions of 112,000 acres offshore Virginia and 164,000 acres offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts, is the latest in a series of actions by the federal government designed to increase wind and other renewable energy production and to facilitate the development of new clean technology industries generally (previously discussed here, here, here, and here).
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 06.23.26
EPA Hands Over AI Data Center Regulation to States and Communities to Develop Best Practices
The nation’s power grid and infrastructure are facing increased pressure from artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, prompting new questions around environmental regulatory design and compliance. As technology companies race to build and expand new data center factories, they face a web of permitting requirements as well as potential community opposition, and environmental litigation — all against a backdrop of rapid and still-evolving agency guidance.
Client Alert | 3 min read | 06.22.26
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From Checkout To Opt-Out: The EU Withdrawal Button Is Here – What E-Commerce Businesses Need To Know
Client Alert | 6 min read | 06.17.26
