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-The Department of the Interior approved the reactivation of the Velvet-Wood uranium and vanadium mine using new emergency procedures issued pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order 14156, which declared...more
The Supreme Court of the United States’ opinion, issued May 29, 2025, in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, reaffirms the Court’s earlier, seminal decisions expounding judicial review under the...more
6/4/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron Deference ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Impact Statements ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Judicial Review ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v Eagle County Colorado ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Surface Transportation Board ,
Transportation Industry
On Friday, May 23, 2025, President Trump signed four executive orders related to nuclear energy, three of which seek to expedite approval processes for permitting new nuclear reactors.
The orders, which build upon...more
5/28/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Atomic Energy Act ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
National Security ,
NEPA ,
Nuclear Power ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
New York Bight Lease Sale Under Attack -
A New Jersey-based nonprofit organization, Save Long Beach Island, and its president sued in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in January 2022. They are asserting...more
3/25/2022
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
BOEM ,
Business Litigation ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Infrastructure ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
NEPA ,
Offshore Wind ,
State and Local Government