Items Tagged with 'regulation'

Could a new federal AI framework reshape workforce planning and data-center development as contractors ramp up investment in artificial intelligence?

EPA’s proposed coal wastewater rule overhaul could reshape compliance work and environmental infrastructure planning as utilities reassess projects amid regulatory uncertainty and shifting grid demands.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission plans action on proposal to expand oversight of AI-driven data center grid connections as utilities accelerate transmission upgrades.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added the tiny particles of plastic known as microplastics for the first time to its most recent draft list of contaminants that are candidates for future regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

More states follow municipalities to block or restrict data center expansion, claiming they need time to hear from constituents, developers and power agencies—while big tech firms will sign, at March 4 White House event, administration-pushed "pledge" to cover power costs, but with few details confirmed.

Check out the top three laws and issues to consider when drafting construction contracts

What is keeping a proposed pipeline project stuck in planning as 2026 begins?

Push for larger federal role to expedite grid connections is set to finalize by April 2026, but states and utilities worry about power overload, reliability and ratepayer cost hikes and want more time to study impacts—as administration moves to curb state role in AI regulation.

Will new ESA rule changes narrow habitat reviews and reshape how federal agencies evaluate major projects? Interior’s proposal raises key questions for 2026.