/energy?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Energy Copyright 2025 ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ. en-US Tue, 08 Jul 2025 18:15:58 +0000 /energy/articles/2362093?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2362093 The Fifth Circuit said an exclusion barring coverage for intellectual property infringement claims didn't necessarily relieve an insurer from covering defense expenses an oil and gas company incurred in an IP theft lawsuit, finding the exclusion's use of "the" led to a pro-coverage, reasonable meaning. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:58:43 +0000 /energy/articles/2360112?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2360112 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it is planning big changes to existing regulations and policies, including possibly rescinding its finding that greenhouse gases pose a danger to people's health and rolling back standards for forever chemicals. Here are some of the biggest regulatory matters to watch in the second half of 2025. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:12:06 +0000 /energy/articles/2362133?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2362133 Canadian gold and copper miner Aura Minerals has announced the terms for its U.S. initial public offering, with plans to raise $210 million to command a market value of $2.1 billion. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:18:21 +0000 /energy/articles/2361214?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2361214 Lawsuits over lithium-ion battery fires and explosions often center on the core question of whether the battery was defective or combusted due to some other external factor — so both plaintiff and defense attorneys litigating these cases must understand the forensic issues involved, says Drew LaFramboise at Joseph Greenwald. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:15:03 +0000 /energy/articles/2361079?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2361079 The Texas Supreme Court's decision in Cactus Water Services v. COG Operating, holding that mineral interest lessees have the rights to water extracted alongside oil and gas, should benefit industry players by clarifying the rules — but it leaves important questions about royalties unresolved, say attorneys at Yetter Coleman. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:55:17 +0000 /energy/articles/2352355?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2352355 The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the Trump administration move forward with its plans for large-scale layoffs and reorganizations at various federal departments and agencies, lifting a California federal judge's order that had paused the efforts, while a legal challenge continues. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:54:20 +0000 /energy/articles/2360192?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2360192 The American Bar Association's recent ethics opinion clarifies when attorneys may terminate clients without good cause, though courts may still disqualify a lawyer who drops a client like a hot potato, so sending a closeout letter is always a best practice, say attorneys at Thompson Hine. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:30:21 +0000 /energy/articles/2361848?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2361848 Two oil and gas companies can't proceed with bad faith claims against certain underwriters at Lloyd's of London in a dispute over coverage for the remediation of water byproduct pollution, a New Mexico federal court ruled, saying the companies failed to allege facts supporting their claims. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:17:55 +0000 /energy/articles/2358601?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2358601 The rapid overhaul of federal procurement, heightened domestic sourcing rules and aggressive immigration enforcement are reshaping U.S. construction, but several pragmatic considerations can help federal contractors engaged in infrastructure and public construction avoid the legal, financial and operational fallout, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:54:00 +0000 /energy/articles/2362089?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2362089 Michigan has paused the implementation of a new residential construction code after homebuilders filed lawsuits claiming the adoption of the code violated state law and would drive up the price of homes.  Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:15:20 +0000 /energy/articles/2362045?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2362045 Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced the 11th addition to its global energy and infrastructure team this year on Monday, welcoming a New York-based attorney from The Carlyle Group. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 21:27:37 +0000 /energy/articles/2361887?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2361887 President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Treasury Department on Monday to begin carrying out cuts and restrictions to the solar and wind production and investment tax credits that were mandated in the budget bill Trump signed Friday. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 21:18:30 +0000 /energy/articles/2361172?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2361172 State and federal courts have handed down rulings in Illinois cases so far this year that have clarified standing for data breach actions in the state's courts, affirmed coverage for attorney fees and costs paid as part of a settlement, and deemed insufficient a jury instruction frequently given in Illinois personal injury cases. Here's a breakdown of some of the biggest decisions courts have handed down in Illinois cases so far in 2025. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 21:18:07 +0000 /energy/articles/2361745?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2361745 An Ohio federal judge refused Monday to grant the request for a new trial from a former software engineer at a multinational power engineering conglomerate who alleged that prosecutors "ambushed" him with key evidence at his trial on a computer-sabotage charge, ruling the evidence in question was not "material." Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:01:21 +0000 /energy/articles/2361163?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2361163 A Delaware judge has declined to nix an order allowing units of Malaysia's national energy company to seek discovery relating to a third-party funding deal that led to a $14.9 billion arbitral award issued against Kuala Lumpur following a territorial dispute stemming from a 19th-century land deal. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:28:09 +0000 /energy/articles/2361607?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2361607 A well site operator is entitled to defense and indemnity for an underlying injury suit brought by a contractor's employee, the operator told a Texas federal court, saying the contractor and its Liberty Mutual insurers have wrongfully refused coverage. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:27:52 +0000 /energy/articles/2361780?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2361780 Green groups fighting to reclaim grant funding frozen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asked the D.C. Circuit on Monday to reject the agency's argument that Congress's recent tax and policy bill means their lawsuit should be dismissed. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:35:12 +0000 /energy/articles/2361494?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2361494 Royal Gold Inc. has agreed to acquire Sandstorm Gold Ltd. in an all-share transaction valued at approximately $3.5 billion and Horizon Copper Corp. in an all-cash deal worth about $196 million, the companies announced Monday. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:27:37 +0000 /energy/articles/2360761?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2360761 Despite possessing the nation's second-largest natural gas reserves and a legacy of energy infrastructure, Pennsylvania faces a fragmented and politically charged path to developing the energy resources it will need in the future, thanks to legislative gridlock, divided public opinion and competing energy interests, says Andrew Levine at Stradley Ronon. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:23:27 +0000 /energy/articles/2361752?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /energy/articles/2361752 An energy company that ended a contract with a Houston Ship Channel facility over a lack of dock space is asking an appeals court to back its $7.6 million award, writing that the lack of availability was a clear violation of its original agreement.