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House Committee To Examine Cost Impacts of Natural Gas Ban
A circuit split over state and local bans on natural gas has made U.S. Supreme Court review a real possibility. The hearing, scheduled for September 2,...
DHS Cybersecurity Rules Create Compliance Conflicts
Three separate Department of Homeland Security agencies are imposing different cybersecurity rules on the same companies, forcing some operators to navigate...
National Grid Ends Four-Year Lobbying Deal With Forbes Tate
National Grid USA Service Co. Inc. terminated its lobbying relationship with Forbes Tate Partners LLC effective July 13, 2026, according to a termination...
Exelon Lobbies Against Corporate Minimum Tax
Exelon is lobbying on the corporate alternative minimum tax as it applies to H.R. 2872 and H.R. 5376. The company expects to pay an additional $250 million...
Exelon Lobbies Congress on Corporate Tax Deductions
Exelon is pushing Congress to reshape how utilities calculate taxes under a 2022 law that created a 15% corporate minimum tax. The company is lobbying on...
DOE's $1.1B Plan to Grout Hanford Radioactive Waste
A recent GAO report released in May 2026 examines how DOE plans to handle approximately 55 million gallons of radioactive waste stored in 177 underground...
NNSA Failed to Report Uranium Enrichment Costs to Congress
A GAO report released on August 20, 2026 found that NNSA has not yet conveyed long-term cost estimates in the biennial Enriched Uranium Management Plan...
U.S. Electricity System Undergoes Dramatic Transformation
The U.S. electricity system is undergoing a dramatic transformation that Congress must reckon with.
A Decade of Oil Development in Alaska Is Locked Into Place
A new Congressional Research Service report on the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska maps a fundamental shift in federal energy policy that will shape...
Trump Administration Raises 2027 Renewable Fuel Requirements
EPA's latest renewable fuel rule, released in March, expands the volume of biofuels required in U.S. transportation fuel for 2026 and 2027, but a...
Trump Administration Moves to Expand Critical Mineral Seabed Mining
The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to extract critical minerals from the ocean floor, with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)...
Solidion Technology Hires Ballard Partners for Trade Lobbying
The company registered with Ballard Partners LLC in August 2026 to focus on domestic and foreign trade issues. The U.S. government aims to reduce its...
Thousands of Wind & Solar Projects Lost Tax Credits
A recent CRS report details the mechanics of a federal tax incentive that shapes renewable energy investment decisions across the country. The Production...
Section 45X Credit Costs $20.1 Billion Through 2029
A recent CRS report on Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Credit reveals a production subsidy that has reshaped clean energy investment but leaves critical...
Pacific Fusion Corp. Lobbies On Fusion Energy Issues
Pacific Fusion Corp., a Fremont-based fusion energy developer, has hired Atlas Crossing LLC to lobby on energy and nuclear issues. Pacific Fusion is...
U.S. Accelerates Seabed Mining for Critical Minerals
The U.S. is 100 percent net import reliant for six critical minerals found beneath American ocean waters: gallium, manganese, niobium, scandium, titanium,...
NorthMark Strategies Group Lobbies on Nuclear Policy
NorthMark Strategies Group has hired Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP to lobby on energy and nuclear policy. The group joins a wave of organizations...
Cotton Pushes F-35 Training, Domestic Lithium Production
Sen. Tom Cotton spent the week back in Arkansas, meeting with local industries and state officials while weighing in on national security and domestic...