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Baker Botts L.L.P.

9 Questions About the 2009 Endangerment Finding Reconsideration (Updated with New Information from EPA Announcement on July 29,...

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Over the course of the last 15 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed a suite of regulations under the Clean Air Act (CAA) built upon EPA’s finding – originally made in 2009 – that greenhouse gas...more

Alston & Bird

EPA Once Again Extends PFAS Reporting Deadline Under TSCA

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has again extended the reporting deadline for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Trump EPA: Interplay of Deregulation and NGO Citizen Suits

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President Donald Trump’s second term has already proven to be an extension of his first-term deregulatory agenda at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Given historical trends, such deregulation will likely prompt...more

Goodwin

Environmental Regulations and Climate Initiatives: A Targeted Rollback

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During the first week of his second term, President Trump issued a slew of executive orders (EOs) and presidential memorandums that directly target environmental and climate initiatives addressed by previous administrations....more

ArentFox Schiff

Trump Administration Freezes All Environmental Litigation

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The Trump Administration has issued a memo directing a temporary freeze on all environmental litigation to allow for review and potential reconsideration by the new Administration of its position in these matters....more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Environmental Enforcement Update: What to Expect In the Second Trump Administration

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We anticipate President Trump’s upcoming term will usher in significant shifts in U.S. environmental enforcement priorities and practices. Beveridge & Diamond has helped clients navigate every change in administration since...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Trump 2.0: White House and Congressional Republicans Poised to Use the Congressional Review Act for Swift Regulatory Rollback

With unified control of Congress and the White House, Republicans are primed to use the CRA to swiftly overturn regulations promulgated in the final months of the Biden Administration. The Congressional Review Act (CRA)...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Trump 2.0: A First Look at the Department of Government Efficiency

Companies would be wise to take into consideration the potential outsized impact of DOGE as they develop public policy plans for the new administration. DOGE is intended to serve as an advisory or consulting organization...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

EPA to Modify the Navigable Waters Protection Rule

Proposed regulatory changes will increase the extent of lands throughout the country that will be designated, and regulated, as wetlands. On June 9, 2021, the Department of the Army and the Environmental Protection Agency...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Reading Between The Lines: EPA And DOJ Make Subtle Enforcement Changes That Could Be “Huge”

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The Trump Administration is making what might appear to be subtle changes in federal enforcement policies that have the potential to significantly shift environmental enforcement as prescribed by the prior administration. ...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: The First Six Months of the Trump Administration: Will Trump Successfully Deregulate U.S. EPA?

During the campaign, Donald Trump made clear one priority would be deregulating federal agencies should he win the presidency. In particular, Candidate Trump stated U.S. EPA was at the top of his list for deregulation. In...more

Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real...

Environmental Regs That Have Been Revoked, Stayed or Postponed by the New Administration

Only a few existing federal environmental rules have been set aside or overturned by the new Administration, and these actions were taken by the Congress in accordance with the special procedures of the Congressional Review...more

Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real...

In a First-Ever Move, EPA Asks Industry and Public What Agency Regulations to Repeal, Replace or Modify

On April 13, 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency published a notice in the Federal Register seeking public comments on any “regulations that may be appropriate for repeal, replacement, or modification.” This...more

Clark Hill PLC

Next Steps on the Executive Order on Reducing Regulation: OMB's Guidance Provides Some Clarity

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The Trump Administration's January 30 Executive Order on Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs established broad principles that federal agencies are now expected to follow: (1) for every new regulation an...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Buckle-Up, Uncertainty Paves a Bumpy Road Ahead: Environmental Regulation Under the Trump Administration

Sutherland attorneys are closely watching the developments concerning changes to environmental regulation under President Trump. This article begins a series of communications with our clients on developments of particular...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Impacts of the 2016 U.S. Election on Environmental Law, Policy, and Enforcement

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The 2016 election results will have wide-ranging impacts on the future direction of environmental law, policy, and enforcement in the U.S. With 100 lawyers in offices around the U.S. focused on environmental and natural...more

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