A new executive order seeks to streamline funding for and construction of data center projects by reducing regulatory red tape.
On July 23, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order titled “Accelerating...more
7/28/2025
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Clean Energy ,
Clean Water Act ,
Data Centers ,
Deregulation ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Expedited Approval Process ,
Federal Funding ,
Infrastructure ,
NEPA ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
The decision emphasizes the importance of judicial deference to agencies on NEPA and narrows the scope of environmental analyses....more
6/3/2025
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Chevron Deference ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Judicial Deference ,
Judicial Review ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation
The reform mainly focuses on streamlining and narrowing the scope of environmental review at the federal level.
On June 3, 2023, President Biden signed legislation implementing the bipartisan debt ceiling and budget...more
6/8/2023
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CEQ ,
CEQA Reform ,
Debt Ceiling ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Federal Budget ,
Land-Use Permits ,
NEPA ,
Pending Legislation ,
Permits ,
Regulatory Reform
The guidance sends a signal that carbon capture and sequestration remains a focus of the current administration’s decarbonization efforts.
On June 8, 2022, the US Department of the Interior’s (Interior) Bureau of Land...more
CEQ report calls for widespread CCUS deployment to achieve climate goals.
On June 30, 2021, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a report to Congress that outlines a framework for how the US can...more
7/8/2021
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Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
CEQ ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Impact Statements ,
Environmental Policies ,
Global Economy ,
Information Reports ,
Infrastructure ,
NEPA ,
Net Zero ,
Regulatory Agenda
Report on the agencies’ review of programs provides a roadmap to understanding which energy policies the Trump administration will revise.
Several federal agencies have now issued reports responding to Executive Order (EO)...more
11/20/2017
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Department of Agriculture ,
Department of the Interior ,
Domestic Policy ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Land ,
FLPMA ,
Forest Service ,
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) ,
Mineral Leases ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Trump Administration ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service