President Donald Trump's April 8, 2025, proclamation extends the compliance deadline for the EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) by two years, from July 8, 2027 to July 8, 2029, asserting national security concerns...more
4/14/2025
/ Clean Air Act ,
Coal Industry ,
Compliance Dates ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Hazardous Substances ,
MATS ,
National Security ,
NESHAP ,
Pollution Control ,
Time Extensions ,
Trump Administration
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced on March 12, 2025, that EPA will undertake 31 distinct actions in an effort to advance President Donald Trump's Day One executive orders (EOs) to...more
3/18/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Air Quality Standards ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Deregulation ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
NAAQS ,
NESHAP ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Tribal Governments ,
Trump Administration
Efforts to pass federal permitting reform heated up in the previous Congress and continue to be a top priority, with Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives kicking off their agenda with the Lower Energy Costs Act...more
6/6/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Congressional Committees ,
Debt Ceiling ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Budget ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Permits ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Renewable Energy
When the 118th Congress convenes in January 2023, congressional activity on energy, environment and climate issues is expected to change dramatically as a result of the U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 8, 2022. With results now...more