On May 29, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County that promises to significantly alter the scope of judicial review of environmental reviews performed under the...more
The National Environmental Policy Act has drawn congressional and presidential frustration for long over a decade and the regulations of the body it created—the Council on Environmental Quality—have often been caught in the...more
4/22/2025
/ Department of Environmental Quality ,
Deregulation ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Judicial Review ,
NEPA ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trump Administration
On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued several Executive Orders and memoranda (the “EOs”) signaling a significant policy shift favoring robust and market-based energy production (mostly relying on fossil fuels), while...more
1/27/2025
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Clean Water Act ,
Defense Production Act ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mineral Exploration ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory Reform
President Biden issued an Executive Order on April 21, 2023 titled “Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All” (the “EO”). The EO continues the Administration’s emphasis on environmental justice by...more
5/3/2023
/ Clean Air Act ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Hazardous Substances ,
NEPA ,
NGOs ,
OSTP ,
Pollution Control ,
Right To Know ,
Transparency
On July 13, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued Notices of Intent indicating that the agency will begin soliciting applications in the coming months for funding support for two programs involving carbon capture,...more
Climate Change Litigation on the Horizon with Trump Environmental Overhaul -
On July 16, 2020, President Trump’s Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) published the long-awaited final rule revising the implementing...more
9/18/2020
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CFIUS ,
Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreclosure ,
Foreign Investment ,
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ,
Indonesia ,
Infrastructure ,
Joint Venture ,
Middle East ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Petrochemicals ,
PFAS ,
Pipelines ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Solar Farm ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Waste-to-Energy ,
Wind Farm
On July 16, 2020, President Trump’s Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) published the long-awaited final rule revising the implementing regulations for the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). 85 Fed. Reg. 43,304...more
7/22/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
CEQ ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Final Rules ,
Infrastructure ,
NEPA ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Solar Farm ,
Wind Farm
U.S. Government’s Continued Focus on Large Ship Air Emissions -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the U.S. Coast Guard (“USCG”) continue to signal interest in addressing air pollution from large ships...more
2/14/2020
/ Air Pollution ,
Air Quality Standards ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Midstream Contracts ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Tax Credits ,
Transportation Industry ,
Vessels
Agency consideration of climate change curtailed in update to decades-old policy -
On January 9, 2020, President Trump’s Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) proposed to “update” the nearly forty-year-old regulations...more
1/16/2020
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Climate Change ,
Comment Period ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Review ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
NEPA ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process