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Court Overturns Service Decision that Listing Joshua Tree is Not Warranted

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On May 12, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to reevaluate its decision not to list two species of Joshua tree—Yucca brevifolia (western...more

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Seismic Changes in Federal Environmental Reviews: CEQ to Rescind NEPA Regulations

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The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has issued an interim final rule and corresponding memorandum to heads of federal departments and agencies indicating its intent to rescind prior National Environmental Policy Act...more

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How the Congressional Review Act May Shape Environmental Rulemaking and Guidance

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Now that the 119th Congress has been sworn in, attention turns to how the Republican-controlled House, Senate, and White House will use the Congressional Review Act (CRA). The CRA creates a review period in which Congress can...more

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Congreso de Colombia expide ley que declara al Río Ranchería como sujeto de derechos

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El Congreso de la República de Colombia aprobó el pasado 8 de agosto la Ley 2415 de 2024, por medio de la cual se declaró el Río Ranchería como sujeto de derechos, reconociéndole al río los derechos de conservación,...more

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The Ministry of Major Questions Is Open for Business

Now that Congress knows there is such a thing as the Major Questions Doctrine, what can Congress do about it? Think big or go home. In West Virginia v EPA, the Supreme Court faulted the EPA’s plan for shifting electric...more

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The Inflation Reduction Act: Summary of the Budget Reconciliation Act

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The U.S. Senate on Aug. 7, 2022, passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). This comprehensive legislation is the result of many months of negotiations among Democrats to advance some of President Joe Biden's highest...more

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Exequible unificación de requisitos de autorizaciones ambientales en Colombia

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De conformidad con el comunicado No. 18 del 20 de mayo de 2021, la Corte Constitucional de Colombia, mediante Sentencia C-145 de 2021, resolvió declarar la constitucionalidad del artículo 125 del Decreto Ley 2106 de 2019 en...more

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Trump Seeks to Create Coordinated Federal Water Policy via Executive Order

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On October 13, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) entitled “Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Water Infrastructure.” The EO’s broad goal is to improve federal management of water resources and...more

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Shaping the Future of EPA

What should EPA and environmental protection look like in the future? A report issued by American University’s Center for Environmental Policy in December, entitled Moving Forward: Future Directions for EPA and Environmental...more

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California Communities Against Toxics: The "Continuing Project" of Clarifying Administrative Law

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In California Communities Against Toxics v. EPA, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit issued an opinion that may have a lasting impact on administrative agencies’ use of guidance memos and policy statements. For...more

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