Federal - In the first few months of the second Trump presidency, the Administration took steps to roll back environmental justice (EJ) considerations in federal decision making. This included a flurry of executive orders...more
5/9/2025
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President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders (EOs) in his first hours and days in office. The numerous EOs cover a range of topics, many of which impact environmental regulation and related areas....more
On Monday 17 April 2023, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (the Department) published long-awaited environmental justice rules (EJ Rules). The final EJ Rules come more than two years after Governor Murphy...more
On 11 January 2023, EPA‘s Office of the General Counsel released the Cumulative Impacts Addendum (the Addendum). This 52-page document provides the first-ever collection of examples of environmental and other legal...more
Following New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy’s re-election this November, his Administration shows all signs of entering the new term with an aggressive environmental agenda. In the past four years, Governor Murphy has...more