There have been more changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) and its implementing regulations in the past nine months than perhaps at any point since NEPA was signed into law by President Nixon on January 1,...more
8/6/2025
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Department of Agriculture ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
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Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Environmental Impact Statements ,
Environmental Policies ,
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US Army Corps of Engineers
The Biden administration, now set to take office in January 2021, will face unprecedented challenges. These challenges, including the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump’s legal challenges to the election results, the call...more
11/11/2020
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Clean Power Plan ,
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President-elect Biden will assume office in January, 2021, with a divided nation, the global coronavirus pandemic, and a domestic energy market in a distressed state. The new administration will need to oversee the management...more
11/10/2020
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Bureau of Land Management ,
Clean Energy ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Fracking ,
Infrastructure ,
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) ,
National Monuments ,
NEPA ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Outer Continental Shelf ,
Policy Drafting ,
Public Land ,
Trump Administration
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently announced publication of its final Navigable Waters Protection Rule to define "Waters of the United...more
1/30/2020
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Final Rules ,
Inland Waterways ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Navigable Waters ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands