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Project Applicants Can Now Pay for Expedited Federal Environmental Review Under NEPA

Allen Matkins on 7/17/2025

The budget reconciliation bill signed into law on July 4 (also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill”) adds a new provision to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that allows project sponsors/applicants to pay for...more

FERC Eases NEPA Review for Hydropower Projects With New Categorical Exclusions

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/17/2025

In a decision notable enough to merit a novel docket prefix (CX25-2-000), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) adopted two new categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) aimed at...more

BLM Announces Actions to Improve Mine Permitting

Snell & Wilmer on 1/23/2025

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has recently introduced a significant policy shift aimed at streamlining the permitting process for mineral projects on public lands. With the launch of the new “pre-plan coordination”...more

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Project Applicants Can Now Pay for Expedited Federal Environmental Review Under NEPA

FERC Eases NEPA Review for Hydropower Projects With New Categorical Exclusions

BLM Announces Actions to Improve Mine Permitting

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