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In what it called “the greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history,” the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its most expansive deregulatory initiative to date on March 12, 2025. Through a...more
On March 12, 2025, EPA announced 31 intended actions by the agency in furtherance of the Administration’s goals of “Unleashing American Energy,” “Lowering the Cost of Living for American Families,” and “Advancing Cooperative...more
On the heels of its March 12 major announcement about 31 deregulatory actions, EPA also issued an important Memorandum honing the National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (NECI’s) adopted under the Biden administration...more
The Center for Biological Diversity and other organizations filed a March 10th Petition for Writ of Mandamus (“Petition”) before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit asking that the United...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this Wednesday that it will narrow the definition of waters that can be federally regulated to comply with the Supreme Court's 2023 Sackett v. EPA ruling. This...more
We expect newly-confirmed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to quickly follow through on President Trump’s promises to draw down federal enforcement efforts. In a stark directive, Trump has...more
Newly-appointed U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote in a memo this Wednesday that the Justice Department will reverse a Biden-era directive to prioritize enforcement of environmental laws in disadvantaged and low-income...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced today that Mr. Scott Mason IV has been appointed Regional Administrator for Region 6. Region 6 is denoted South Central Region....more
President Donald Trump on Monday issued a memorandum directing the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior to develop a new plan within 90 days “to route more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to...more
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
The Southern Environmental Law Center (“SELC”) on behalf of the Environmental Justice Community Action Network filed a Proposed Judicial Consent Decree (“CD”) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of...more
The United Stated Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (“9th Circuit”) in an August 28th Memorandum addressed a post-trial Motion subject to a Clean Water Act criminal enforcement trial. See U.S. v. Louie Sanft, 2024 W.L....more
The Biden-Harris Administration recently issued a suite of new rules aimed at addressing water and air quality, reducing methane emissions, protecting environmental justice communities, and accelerating the nation’s...more
Two individuals filed a Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“Board”) challenging an Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) Class II-D...more
What Is Environmental Justice? The Environmental Justice Initiative seeks to ensure that all Americans—regardless of race, color, national origin, or income—receive fair treatment and have meaningful involvement with...more
Protect PT and Three Rivers Waterkeeper (collectively, “Three Rivers”) filed a document before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board styled: Petition for Review by Protect...more
Though environmental justice (EJ) has been a cornerstone of the Biden Administration, it lacks federal enforcement laws. Executive orders and responses from federal agencies have shaped U.S. enforcement of EJ issues....more
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced its federal enforcement priorities for 2024 to 2027. U.S. EPA selects its National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives every four years to prioritize resources...more
In Short - The Situation: The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ" or "Department") and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") recently announced the creation of a regional, cross-agency taskforce, targeting...more
In the United States, environmental and public health measures often correlate to variables like education, income, and a community’s racial makeup. In the five decades since Congress began to create comprehensive...more
Addressing environmental justice (EJ) issues has been a primary concern for the Biden Administration. Recent developments — one in Chicago and one in Louisiana — show different ways local and state regulators have reacted to...more
President Biden is pushing in 2023 to strengthen Environmental Justice (EJ) initiatives and policies from the top down. This includes ordering more action and results from relevant federal agencies and pushing for the use of...more
What buzzwords define the environmental space in the past two years? Both “ESG” and “environmental justice” (EJ) are strong contenders. This post outlines how these concepts relate and provides guidance as to how companies...more
The Environmental Protection Agency recently published a Cumulative Impacts Addendum (“Addendum”) to its Legal Tools to Advance Environmental Justice (“EJ Legal Tools”), issued in May 2022....more
The annual results of the agency’s enforcement and compliance efforts repeatedly discussed Environmental Justice (EJ), touting general trends and specific enforcement actions related to potential communities of concern. The...more