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Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

NEPA’s Future Comes Into View with New Guidance and Rule Recission ‎

The past few months have been a period of high uncertainty over implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In December, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that addressed the scope of foreseeable...more

Stinson LLP

First Month of the Trump Administration: Environmental Summaries and Insights

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President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with multiple headline-grabbing environmental acts. The Stinson LLP environmental team summarizes major actions and provides insight below on what it means for the...more

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Keeping Track of the Trump Executive Actions

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President Trump hit the ground running, issuing more executive orders, memoranda, and other actions on Inauguration Day than any previous president. Agencies are already working to implement those actions. Many of the actions...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

New Administration: Key Energy Issues Tied to Executive Orders

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After little more than a week in office, there is still plenty of speculation, but priorities of the Trump 2.0 Administration are becoming more concrete. Issuance of three energy-focused Executive Orders (Unleashing American...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Key Energy and Environmental Takeaways from Trump’s Early Executive Orders

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In his first week in office, President Trump issued a series of executive orders that touched on energy and the environment. These orders are likely to significantly alter the makeup and actions of the executive branch for...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FERC Formally Axes its Draft Policy Statement on Greenhouse Gas Emission Considerations for Natural Gas Act Projects

On January 24, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued an Order Terminating Proceeding in Docket No. PL21-3, Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure...more

McGlinchey Stafford

How a Second Trump Presidency Could Impact Brownfield Redevelopment: Policy, Economics, and Environmental Considerations

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A second Trump presidency may bring a renewed focus on deregulation and a reduction in federal oversight, which could have profound implications for brownfield redevelopment. Brownfields are previously developed sites, often...more

Nossaman LLP

National Environmental Policy Act Regulations: Phase 2 – Public Engagement

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This is the fourth in a series of six eAlerts examining the Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule published in the Federal Register on May 1, 2024 (Final Rule) by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). The...more

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Biden Administration Revitalizes and Advances the Federal Government's Commitment to Environmental Justice

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On April 21, 2023, the eve of Earth Day, President Biden continued his Administration's spotlight on environmental justice issues by signing Executive Order 14096, entitled "Revitalizing Our Nation's Commitment to...more

Goldberg Segalla

New Executive Order Renews & Strengthens America’s Commitment to Environmental Justice

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Right on the heels of Earth Day, President Joe Biden signed Executive Order 14096, titled “Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All”....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Environmental Justice and Why You Should Care

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“Environmental Justice” is the concept that all people - regardless of race, color, national origin, or income - should receive fair treatment and have meaningful involvement with respect to the development, implementation,...more

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Climate, NEPA, Environmental Justice Dominate Hearing for EPA, CEQ Nominees

During yesterday’s Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, President Biden’s nominees for Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Brenda Mallory, and for Deputy Administrator the...more

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