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‘Delete, Delete, Delete’ Deadline to Oppose Coming Soon: Following Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairman Carr’s Delete, Delete, Delete Public Notice, this Direct Final Rule (DFR) eliminates several of...more
The Trump administration’s new Executive Order formally adopts a policy to “enhance American greatness in space.” The EO directs streamlining and reform efforts in four key areas—commercial launch and reentry, spaceport...more
As the United States faces escalating energy demands amid advancing resource-intensive technology and aging infrastructure, nuclear power has rematerialized as a central pillar of national and state-level energy strategies....more
On July 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed three Executive Orders1 aiming to push data centers’ development in the United States. This move marks a significant shift in policy as it introduces a comprehensive framework...more
On August 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) advised the public that it is withdrawing notices of intent to prepare environmental impact statements (EIS)...more
In just over one year since its passing, the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act has begun to unlock new opportunities for advanced nuclear energy projects, streamline...more
On July 23, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order titled “Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure.” Released alongside “America’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan,” the Order reflects a...more
On August 13, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) that is poised to dramatically reshape the regulatory landscape for the U.S. commercial space industry. Titled “Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space...more
On August 13, 2025, the Trump administration issued a widely-anticipated executive order (EO, or the Order) covering a range of commercial space regulatory issues to streamline commercial license and permit approvals for...more
President Donald Trump on August 13, 2025 signed an executive order aimed at streamlining federal review of commercial space launches and establishing a new framework for novel space missions. The order, titled Enabling...more
In a move he characterized as building on his far-reaching actions to promote U.S. space leadership in his first term, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) on "Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space...more
The implications of the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision overruling Chevron deference are becoming clearer. Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group examines how the Eighth Circuit’s Zimmer decision paves the...more
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
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) issued a Staff Requirements Memorandum (SRM) on July 28, 2025, directing NRC staff to proceed with rulemaking to implement the National Environmental Policy Act...more
The Trump administration came into office in 2025 promising to speed federal environmental permitting by, among other things, streamlining compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In the whirlwind of the...more
Recent changes to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) procedures for complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), geared at streamlining the environmental review process, may offer some benefits to...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • Weighty Penalty for Bootleg GLP-1 Drug Sales - • 50 AGs...more
On July 23, 2025, just hours after releasing the AI Action Plan, President Donald Trump signed three executive orders aimed at accelerating data center construction, expanding the global reach of U.S. AI technology and...more
The Commission recently issued a Staff Requirements Memorandum (SRM) directing NRC Staff to revise the NRC’s National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) regulations at 10 CFR Part 51 and update related NRC guidance and...more
There have been more changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) and its implementing regulations in the past nine months than perhaps at any point since NEPA was signed into law by President Nixon on January 1,...more
1 See National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations, 90 Fed. Reg. 29498, 29498 (July 3, 2025) (codified 43 C.F.R. Part 46); Procedures for Implementing NEPA; Processing of Department of the Army Permits, 90 Fed....more
On July 23, 2025, the White House released "America's AI Action Plan" (the "Plan"), a comprehensive federal strategy to secure U.S. global leadership in artificial intelligence ("AI"). The Plan is structured around three...more
On July 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (the "EO") that directs federal agencies to streamline permitting reviews, provide financial support, and utilize federal land for the expeditious development of...more
On July 23, 2025, the White House unveiled Winning the Race: America's AI Action Plan. The Plan outlines a sweeping federal policy for boosting domestic AI development across three pillars: (1) Accelerate AI Innovation,...more
On July 23, the White House released “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” (the "Plan") in response to President Trump’s January 23 Executive Order, “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial...more