On July 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) issued a memorandum establishing significantly heightened review procedures for federal decisions, actions, consultations, and other undertakings related to wind and...more
From the outset, key goals of the incoming Trump Administration have been: supporting fossil fuel development, ending incentives for renewable energy and energy transition, removing burdensome environmental regulations and...more
To nobody’s surprise, it is already evident that President Trump’s second term will mark a significant shift in environmental regulation and policy from the Biden Administration. This article marks the first in a where we...more
1/27/2025
/ Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Paris Agreement ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s inauguration on January 20, 2021 as the forty-sixth President of the United States could usher in a sweeping period of environmental regulatory changes vastly eclipsing those of his immediate predecessor...more
1/15/2021
/ Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule ,
Biden Administration ,
CERCLA ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Cross-State Air Pollution ,
Endangered Species ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Orders ,
FIFRA ,
PFAS ,
RCRA ,
Renewable Energy ,
Repeal ,
Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) Policy ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ,
Waters of the United States
Two days ago, President Trump issued an executive order (Order) that will scale back the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) hotly contested “waters of the United States”...more
3/2/2017
/ Economic Development ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Justice Scalia ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rescission ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States