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Virginia Air Board Vote to Exit Climate Pact Sets Up Legal Fight

A Virginia air pollution board voted to pull the state out of a climate pact with 11 Northeastern states, delivering on the governor’s campaign pledge while setting up legal challenges from environmental advocates.

Flood of US Renewable Projects Risks ‘Breaking’ Power Markets

The potential for a flood of US renewable projects driven by new tax incentives is at risk of “breaking” power markets by pushing electricity prices to negative levels, according to Wells Fargo.

Hydrogen Tax Credit Talks Advance as Energy Tech Experts Join in

Energy Department technical experts are weighing in on how the Treasury Department should devise a production tax credit for hydrogen, a step toward much-anticipated guidance that has generated heated debate from industry and environmental groups.

Soaring EV Sales Could Still Leave World Short on Emissions Goal

Electric-vehicle sales are poised to more than double by 2026 but eliminating emissions from road transportation by the middle of this century will require even greater efforts, according to BloombergNEF.

Equitrans CEO Sees Pipeline Quantum Leap With More Permit Reform

Three days after President Joe Biden signed legislation approving the contested Mountain Valley pipeline, the project’s developer pressed Congress to set deadlines and limit legal challenges to attract investment in more natural gas projects.

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Paralegals Race to Stay Relevant as AI Threatens Their Future

Nowhere in law might the anxiety over AI be more acute than among the 353,000 US paralegals and legal assistants. For all the errors and fake information that generative AI throws up, it’s undeniable that it can identify and categorize documents much faster than a paralegal, sometimes within seconds.

US Battery Startup’s Failure Paved Way for China’s EV Dominance

On a 3-mile stretch of farmland in southwest Michigan, Ford Motor Co. is building a battery factory. The technology Ford needs to make cheap, stable batteries to power electric vehicles will come from China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., better known as CATL, the world’s biggest battery manufacturer. By most measures, Ford’s deal with the Chinese giant is a coup for the state—it’s getting a $3.5 billion investment in a 2.5-million-square-foot factory, thousands of new jobs and the ability to produce enough batteries annually to power 400,000 electric vehicles when the plant opens in 2026. But for anyone who’s been paying attention, it’s a devastating moment of irony for the US: The deal could have been the other way around.

Harris Brings $100 Million to Caribbean as China Makes Inroads

Vice President Kamala Harris will commit $100 million to address security and climate change in the Caribbean during a visit on Thursday, the latest effort to shore up relations in a region where China is making increasing inroads and leaders have felt neglected by the US.

Out of Control Fires Rage in Canada, Smoke Covers US Skies

Wildfires continue to ravage large tracts of forest in Canada, with little sign weather will provide much help to firefighters who are battling the blazes that sent smoke more than 1,000 miles southward and prompted air hazard alerts in cities on both sides of the US border.

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Akin Helps Paine Schwartz Invest in Elemental Enzymes

Akin advised Paine Schwartz Partners on the private equity firm’s strategic growth investment in Elemental Enzymes, which says it develops naturally occurring enzymes and biochemicals to protect and increase yields of commercial crops.

PGA Tour U-Turn Casts Monahan as Beleaguered Managing Partner

In an analogy comparing Big Law mergers to the PGA Tour’s proposed tie-up with the Saudis, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan is cast in the role of a managing partner selling an unpopular deal to a deeply divided group, and he’s lost the most important currency for a leader of a partner-run organization: Trust.

Paralegals Race to Stay Relevant as AI Threatens Their Future

Nowhere in law might the anxiety over AI be more acute than among the 353,000 US paralegals and legal assistants. For all the errors and fake information that generative AI throws up, it’s undeniable that it can identify and categorize documents much faster than a paralegal, sometimes within seconds.

Firefighters Will Be Suing, Getting Sued Over PFAS

States Scramble on Water Rights Pact as Deadline Nears

An Energy Regulator Crossed Manchin, Now He's Gone

Fusion Is Promising, but Isn't a Near-Term Solution