Over the last half century, federal courts have interpreted the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to require federal agencies to study an ever-growing range of indirect effects and impacts when approving large...more
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Statutory Interpretation
On May 9, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a new Executive Order titled Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations, marking a significant policy shift in how federal agencies and the Department of Justice (DOJ)...more
Over the course of the last 15 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed a suite of regulations under the Clean Air Act (CAA) built upon EPA’s finding – originally made in 2009 – that greenhouse gas...more
On November 12, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision that goes to the heart of how the National Environmental Policy Act is implemented. In Marin Audubon Society v. Federal Aviation...more
On September 5, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register a direct final rule announcing an 8-month extension to the PFAS reporting deadline under the Toxic Substances Control Act...more