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Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economy Development Act: Congressman Westerman (Arkansas) Introduces National...

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United States Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas) has introduced legislation into the United States House of Representatives titled: Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (“SPEED Act”)....more

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

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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

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U.S. Department of Interior’s Implementation of Emergency Permitting Procedures

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On April 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) announced newly adopted emergency permitting procedures it is implementing to accelerate the review and approval of projects in relation “to the identification,...more

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Major Changes in National Environmental Policy Act Process

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The Council for Environmental Quality’s (“CEQ”) published an interim final rule yesterday repealing all of its implementing regulations for the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). The interim final rule becomes...more

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Massachusetts Launches Cumulative Impact Analysis Regulations for Air Quality Permits Near Environmental Justice Populations

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Massachusetts has become the first state to require analysis of cumulative impacts for certain air quality permits in or near communities with environmental justice (EJ) populations. On March 29, 2024, the Massachusetts...more

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Congress Amends NEPA in Effort to Reform Federal Permitting

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On June 3, 2023, President Biden signed into law the Fiscal Responsibility Act. The law increased the debt ceiling and, among other things, amended the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA is a bedrock environmental...more

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