News & Analysis as of

Federal Budget Permits

Holland & Knight LLP

EPA Proposes Significant Budget Reduction for Fiscal Year 2026

Holland & Knight LLP on

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2026 fundamentally reimagines the federal government's role in environmental policy and regulation. If enacted by Congress, EPA's budget...more

Venable LLP

Reconciliation Bill Would Create New FERC Siting Regime for Petroleum, Hydrogen, and Carbon Dioxide Pipelines

Venable LLP on

On May 11, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce released its proposed energy provisions for inclusion in the budget reconciliation package, including several provisions that could dramatically reform the federal...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

What Happens When Agency Administrators Don't Support the Agency's Statutory Mission?

I’ve always taken the position that, no matter how much I disagree with the President, the Senate should confirm his executive branch nominees (nominations to the Judicial Branch are different, since judges don’t work for the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Congress Advances Federal Environmental Permitting Reform in Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

Latham & Watkins LLP on

The reform mainly focuses on streamlining and narrowing the scope of environmental review at the federal level. On June 3, 2023, President Biden signed legislation implementing the bipartisan debt ceiling and budget...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Permitting Reform Outlook, Based on Provisions from Debt Ceiling Compromise

Holland & Knight LLP on

Efforts to pass federal permitting reform heated up in the previous Congress and continue to be a top priority, with Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives kicking off their agenda with the Lower Energy Costs Act...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Administration's Infrastructure Plan Supports Reuse of Brownfields and Superfund Sites

Holland & Knight LLP on

• The Trump Administration released an ambitious $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan on Feb. 12, 2018 – a plan that includes many provisions focused upon encouraging the reuse of contaminated brownfields and Superfund sites. ...more

Perkins Coie

USDOT Seeks Input on Unnecessary Rules and Policies Impeding Transportation Infrastructure Projects

Perkins Coie on

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced today that it has initiated a review of its existing policies, guidance documents and regulations to identify “unnecessary obstacles to” transportation infrastructure...more

7 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide