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EPA Announces 31 Sweeping Regulatory Reforms

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced on March 12, 2025, that the agency will take 31 deregulatory actions aimed at advancing President Donald Trump’s executive orders and economic agenda....more

Trump Halts Offshore Wind Leasing and Federal Permitting for Wind Projects

In a memorandum issued Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump halted federal offshore wind energy leasing and directed federal administrative agencies to cease the issuance and renewal of permits and approvals for onshore and...more

EPA Establishes Aug. 31 End Date for COVID-19 Era Discretion Policy

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an Aug. 31, 2020, end date for guidance issued in its March 26, 2020, policy memorandum (discretion policy) that indicated EPA might ease environmental obligations and...more

Additional EPA Guidance and Developments During the COVID-19 Era

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has published various guidance documents after it issued its March 26, 2020, policy memorandum announcing that it may ease environmental obligations and forgo enforcement in certain...more

State Environmental Enforcement Policies During COVID-19 And Response To EPA “Discretion” Policy

On March 26, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it may ease enforcement of environmental legal obligations during the COVID-19 national emergency. Though some incorrectly interpreted this...more

EPA Indicates That It May Relax Enforcement Measures For Narrow Categories Of Environmental Legal Obligations Occurring After...

On March 26, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it may ease enforcement of environmental legal obligations during the COVID-19 national emergency. Though some have incorrectly interpreted this...more

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