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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Comprehensive Guide to Trump’s Executive Actions on ESG, DEI & Environmental Policy

The recent wave of executive orders issued under the Trump Administration marks a dramatic shift in the landscape of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policy, sustainability initiatives, and DEI (Diversity, Equity,...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

EPA Announces Initial Recipients for Historic Community Change Grants Program

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced more than $325 million in funding for 21 projects aimed at addressing environmental and climate justice issues in disadvantaged communities. This funding...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Fiscal Year 2025: Biden Administration Budget Request

The Biden Administration has released its Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Proposal for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). EPA Administrator Regan in a March 11th news release states that the Budget Request...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces $2 Billion Environmental and Climate Justice Funding Opportunity - Historic Funding...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR), has announced an unprecedented funding opportunity entitled the “Environmental and Climate...more

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Equity, Environmental Justice, and Civil Rights: Cornerstones of the Biden Administration’s Environmental Agenda

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Recent action by the Biden administration has made clear once more that advancing equity, environmental justice, and civil rights is a key component of the environmental agenda that it seeks to address through a “whole of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

EPA Announces $100 Million in Environmental Justice Grants

On January 10, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $100 million for two environmental justice (EJ) grant programs. This funding is provided through the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L....more

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White House Releases Final Climate Environmental Justice Tool

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After reviewing public comments on the draft Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST), the Biden Administration recently finalized this important new screening tool. The CEJST is designed to help implement the...more

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Inflation Reduction Act: Environmental Provisions

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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Biden Administration’s signature legislative achievement, includes several provisions aimed at fighting climate change by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The law represents the...more

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Inflation Reduction Act: What You Need to Know

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​​​​​​​On August 16, President Biden signed into law the much-anticipated Inflation Reduction Act. The Act includes numerous clean energy, decarbonization, and climate-related provisions. ...more

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Environmental Notes - July 2021

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Can you still build a bulkhead along the shoreline in coastal Virginia to protect your property? Well, it depends, but now the answer is more likely to be “no.” Major changes to how Virginia tidal waterfront property owners...more

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