On April 7, the Office of Policy for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from industry professionals, grid operators, local communities, Tribal governments, and other...more
On March 20, 2025, the Trump administration invoked emergency powers in an Executive Order (EO) entitled Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production, aiming to accelerate domestic mineral mining and processing....more
3/27/2025
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Critical minerals are the backbone of modern technologies and national security, powering everything from advanced semiconductors and electric vehicle batteries to missile guidance systems and renewable energy infrastructure....more
3/14/2025
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In just over a week, the second Trump administration has already announced initiatives that could lead to major shifts in the legal landscape for artificial intelligence (AI) and associated energy sources. What is more, the...more
The new order provides a pathway for certain industries to open doors sooner than others.
Retailers and other businesses are allowed to resume limited operations....more
After COVID-19, every facility will be to some degree a health care facility.
The energy and infrastructure sectors will emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic only with modifications to address the possibility of recurrence....more
4/13/2020
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Los Angeles issues sweeping order requiring employees and customers of essential businesses to wear face masks or face coverings.
Employees of certain categories of essential businesses must wear face masks or face...more
Governor Kemp orders Georgia residents and visitors to shelter in place and limit social interaction for 10 days.
By executive order, Georgia Governor Kemp issued a statewide 10-day shelter-in-place order, from April 3,...more
4/8/2020
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The April 3 State Health Officer order combines the state’s definition of essential activities with the federal definition of essential workforce.
Alabama mandates residents stay home except for defined “essential...more
Sweeping new regulations affect many aspects of public life.
The March 16 orders, identical around the Bay, were considered insufficient, and greater limits have been imposed....more
The Coronavirus response is testing the limits of overlapping jurisdiction in the public health arena.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, state and local governments with sometimes overlapping jurisdiction are overlaying a quilt of...more
President Trump signed an Executive Order on January 31, calling on executive branch departments and agencies to encourage recipients of defined types of new federal awards to use cement, iron, steel, aluminum and certain...more