Updates to federal environmental and natural resource regulations and recent consequential decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court have resulted in a significant shift to the federal environmental and natural resource landscape...more
8/1/2024
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Clean Water Act ,
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Energy Projects ,
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Natural Resources ,
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This is the final in our series of eAlerts on the Council of Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) Phase 2 revisions to its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, published on May 1, 2024 (Final Rule)....more
This is the fifth in a series of six eAlerts on the Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule published in the Federal Register on May 1, 2024 (Final Rule) by the Council for Environmental Quality (CEQ). The Final Rule...more
6/5/2024
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Climate Change ,
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Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
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Regulatory Reform
This is the second in a series of six eAlerts on 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 Final Rule...more
On May 1, 2024, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published its final Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule (Final Rule), that revises regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),...more
This is the second in a series of eAlerts on proposed revisions to regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) issued by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more
This is the third in a series of eAlerts on revisions to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations published in the Federal Register on July 16, 2020 by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) (“Final Rule”)....more
Please join our interdisciplinary panel of infrastructure, environmental, real estate and eminent domain attorneys for a discussion on planning, procurement and financing strategies that can be implemented now to support...more
5/26/2020
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CEQA ,
Construction Industry ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Court Closures ,
Eminent Domain ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Infrastructure ,
NEPA ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Project Delivery Methods ,
Project Finance ,
Real Estate Development ,
Transportation Industry ,
Webinars
On January 10, 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) proposed amendments to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations. The Proposed Rule would represent the first significant overhaul of...more
1/14/2020
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Comment Period ,
Deregulation ,
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Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
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Environmental Review ,
Executive Orders ,
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Regulatory Standards ,
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On December 8, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected two challenges to the 20-mile South Mountain Freeway Project in Phoenix, Arizona. The decision is the latest in a series of court decisions...more
12/13/2017
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Appeals ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
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Highways ,
Infrastructure ,
NEPA ,
Public Projects ,
Regional Transportation Planning ,
Roads ,
State and Local Government ,
Urban Planning & Development
In a decision of national importance to the transportation community, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona rejected National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) challenges and Section 4(f) challenges to the 22-mile...more
In Jamul Action Committee v. Chaudhuri, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the National Indian Gaming Commission (Commission) did not violate the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) when...more
In This Issue:
- AUTHOR'S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- GUIDANCE FOR MANAGING LEGAL RISKS IN THE NEPA PROCESS
..Early Identification and Assessment of Legal Risks
..Methods for Managing Legal Risks
..Legal Risk...more
6/2/2014
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Federal Highway Administration ,
Highways ,
NEPA ,
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Public Projects ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Surface Transportation ,
Waters of the United States
On Jan. 22, 2014, the Ninth Circuit held that the final environmental impact statement ("FEIS") and supplemental environmental impact statement ("SEIS") regarding the effects of proposed leases for oil and gas development in...more
On January 22, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the Final Environmental Impact Statement ("FEIS") and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement ("SEIS") regarding the effects of...more