The Trump administration’s plan to more tightly control who gets federal grants is likely to face legal resistance from aspiring recipients worried the changes will hurt their ability to secure funds, grant specialists say.
States are reconsidering tax incentives that fueled the data center boom, as rising energy costs, budget pressures, and public pushback grow. With many projects stalling, the shift is reshaping competition for AI infrastructure.
State leaders, while largely siding with the industry this year, have sought to impose restrictions and reporting requirements on energy and water use in order to obtain lucrative sales tax exemptions. But repeal efforts are likely to return.
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A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency unlawfully terminated a Congressionally-appropriated $2.8 billion green grant program last year.
The US said an interim peace deal that reopens the Strait of Hormuz and ends Iran’s nuclear weapons ambitions looks increasingly likely and could be signed within days, though conflicting messages between Washington and Tehran continued to cast doubt on that timeline.
A bill reflecting Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s (R) alternative tax strategy for a proposed liquefied natural gas megaproject won wide approval in the state House Friday despite concerns it would deprive local governments of revenue.
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House lawmakers are setting the groundwork to extend a popular law that provides funding for public land maintenance, though the path forward is less clear in the Senate.
Renewable energy groups asked a federal judge to order the US Defense Department to lift its freeze on approvals of wind energy projects that has threatened billions of dollars of investments.
Emcasco Insurance Co. ended its lawsuit against a Texas-based stone slab distributor over liability coverage for litigation brought by a fabrication worker who allegedly died from exposure to silica contained in stone products.
Exports of oil from the US emergency reserves soared to an all-time high as the world grapples with the worst supply disruption on record because of the Iran war.
Lawmakers’ push to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act is being met with far less consensus on potential changes than 10 years ago, when Congress first overhauled the law.
A common flame retardant used for commercial, industrial, and consumer purposes presents few unreasonable risks, the EPA said in a draft evaluation released Friday.
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A US Supreme Court decision preventing Alabama from executing a man with nitrogen gas represents a win for a death-row inmate in a case testing how the justices would deal with an unusual move to quickly undo a final judgment of a lower court.
Paul Weiss placed a priority on its relationship with the wealthy Tisch family over its obligation to a former client, that ex-customer of the law firm alleges in a lawsuit filed Thursday.
Matthew Sperry joined Pillsbury as a partner in its private client and family office practice, the firm announced June 10. He will work out of the Miami, London and New York offices.
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP should see a reduction in fees for failing to follow proper billing protocols as lead bankruptcy counsel in proceedings launched by New York City landlord Pinnacle Group, the Justice Department’s bankruptcy oversight unit said.
President Donald Trump’s Ultimate Fighting Championship event will go on as planned on the White House grounds after a federal judge rejected an eleventh-hour bid to stop it.
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