Seyfarth Synopsis: The Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published their final rule this week, finally replacing the 2015 rule that “impermissibly expanded the definition of...more
4/21/2020
/ Clean Water Act ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Inland Waterways ,
Navigable Waters ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its final rule this week to repeal the 2015 rule that “impermissibly expanded the definition of ‘waters of...more
10/24/2019
/ Clean Water Act ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Final Rules ,
Inland Waterways ,
Navigable Waters ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
Seyfarth Synopsis: The regulated community had a pleasant surprise from President Trump this week. The President issued two executive orders that have the stated intent to make closeted or last minute agency guidance and...more
10/14/2019
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
New Guidance ,
OMB ,
OSHA ,
Public Access Laws ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Transparency ,
Trump Administration
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (Corps) have recently proposed a “clear, understandable, and implementable definition of ‘waters of the United States’...more
12/21/2018
/ Clean Water Act ,
Comment Period ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Inland Waterways ,
Navigable Waters ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
Today marks just over a month since Donald Trump was elected as the next President of the United States. As each cabinet appointment is announced, we get more clues to help us predict which direction the Trump...more
12/13/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Alternative Minimum Tax ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Cadillac Tax ,
Capital Investments ,
Capital Markets ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Clean Water Rule ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Coal Industry ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cuba ,
DACA ,
DAPA ,
Defense Contracts ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Deregulation ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EB-5 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Compensation ,
Exports ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Form I-9 ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Groundwater ,
H-1B ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Immigration Reform ,
Iran Sanctions ,
L-1 ,
Lending ,
Loans ,
Medicare ,
Minimum Salary ,
Multinationals ,
Paris Agreement ,
Popular ,
Presidential Elections ,
Renewable Energy ,
Repatriation ,
Repeal ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
STEM ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Trump Administration ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
USCIS ,
Venture Capital
Seyfarth Synopsis: With a dramatic change from a progressive democratic to a conservative republican administration, we anticipate that EPA is not only likely to pivot away from an enforcement heavy to a more business...more
11/15/2016
/ Clean Power Plan ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Mines ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
Federal Land ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Groundwater ,
Mineral Leases ,
Moratorium ,
National Enforcement Initiatives (NEIs) ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Paris Agreement ,
Presidential Elections ,
Renewable Energy ,
Repeal ,
Stream Protection Rule ,
Supreme Court Appointments ,
Trump Administration ,
Waters of the United States