David Bowie’s hit song "Space Oddity," about the fictional astronaut Major Tom, was released as a single in 1969. Environmental impact statements (EIS) for rocket launches in the US were not required at that time. Rocket...more
8/26/2025
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Environmental Impact Statements ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
NASA ,
NEPA ,
Outer Space ,
SpaceX ,
Trump Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins’ announcement at a Western Governors Association meeting in June 2025 to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, commonly known as the Roadless Rule, is...more
7/15/2025
/ Biodiversity ,
Climate Change ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Critical Habitat ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Land ,
Forestry ,
NEPA ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Roads ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
USDA ,
Wildfires