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CEQ Issues NEPA Emergency Guidance

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On September 14, 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued nonbinding guidance to agencies to help them comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) during emergencies. The guidance comes less than...more

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CEQ Announces Final Changes to NEPA Regulations; Similar NRC Updates May Follow

The White House’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) recently published in the Federal Register a final rule, Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act. ...more

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Trump Administration Proposes Revisions to Streamline Environmental Review Process under National Environmental Policy Act

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For many mining and infrastructure projects in the United States, a primary cause of permitting uncertainty, expense, and delay is compliance with the environmental review process under the National Environmental Policy Act...more

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NEPA at 50: What Lies Ahead?

It seems to be the season for 50th anniversaries. The National Environmental Policy Act, signed into law by President Nixon on January 1, 1970, is now a half-century old. The first day of a new decade was no doubt seen as a...more

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Trump's Proposed NEPA Regulations Likely to Face Legal Challenge

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The Trump Administration recently proposed amendments to the regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) - the most significant of which are likely to face legal challenge. The proposed regulations...more

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Revisions to NEPA Proposed to Unlock American Investment

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President Trump and the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued proposed regulations on January 10, 2020 to modify the regulatory program for the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), that requires...more

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Proposed Rule Revisions for NEPA

In another step in President Trump's ongoing efforts to relax environmental restrictions impacting economic development, on January 10, 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality published its proposed rulemaking to update...more

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Proposed Elimination of Cumulative Effects Analysis under NEPA Leaves Climate Change Considerations in Jeopardy

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On January 9th, President Donald Trump in conjunction with the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) proposed sweeping regulatory revisions to rules that govern how the CEQ implements the National Environmental Policy Act...more

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Proposed Reforms to NEPA & Their Impact on New Nuclear

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The Council on Environmental Quality is proposing major changes to its regulations concerning the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), that if implemented could have impacts on advanced reactor licensing. ...more

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CEQ's NEPA regulatory overhaul: highlights and predictions

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The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a cornerstone of environmental law that Congress enacted in 1970. NEPA celebrated its 50th anniversary earlier this month. NEPA has been the focus of extensive litigation and...more

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Will Long-Awaited Changes to NEPA Materially Alter Federal Environmental Reviews?

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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

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Trump Administration Proposes New Guidelines for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act

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For the first time in over forty years, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (the “CEQ”) is proposing to revise the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) regulations. On January 9, 2020, the Trump...more

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NEPA Overhaul? CEQ Proposes Significant Changes to Federal Environmental Review

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The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), a division of the Executive Office of the President, today published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would make significant changes to its regulations...more

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Trump Administration Issues Draft Guidance on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Evaluation Under NEPA

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The Council on Environmental Quality published draft guidance June 26, 2019, on how to assess greenhouse gas emissions under the National Environmental Policy Act, the law that requires environmental impact assessment for...more

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Proposed ESA Revisions—Implications for Energy and Natural Resource Interests

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On July 19, 2018, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS, and collectively with FWS, the Services) announced several proposed changes to the regulations implementing the...more

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CEQ Seeks Input on Potential Revisions to NEPA Regulations

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Trump Administration is weighing potentially comprehensive overhaul to regulations governing federal environmental review to cut red tape and avoid excessive delay to process. The White House Council on Environmental...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Trump Administration Continues Project Permitting Streamlining Efforts

The White House’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced on June 20, 2018 that it is considering updating its regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Specifically, the CEQ issued an...more

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Trump Administration Reconsiders Greater Sage Grouse Plans

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It has been a busy October for the greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). On October 11, 2017, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced its intention to amend the existing greater sage grouse habitat management...more

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Trump Signs Executive Order to Streamline Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure

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On August 15, President Donald J. Trump signed a second executive order "streamlining" the federal environmental permitting process with a goal of making construction of transportation, water, and other infrastructure...more

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Executive Order Aims to Streamline Environmental Permitting of Infrastructure Projects

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In furtherance of the administration’s broad infrastructure initiative, President Trump on August 15 signed an executive order (EO) entitled “Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and...more

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The Trump Administration Delivers Much Needed Relief to the Coal Industry

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During the first six months of the new Administration, President Trump has delivered much needed relief to the coal industry. The President and Congress have been particularly effective at rolling back policies proposed at...more

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EIB Energy Highlights: New FERC Chair, Offshore Drilling-NC Says “No,” Atlantic Coast Pipeline EIS, Clean Air & More

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Our goal is to serve as a leading-edge resource for companies navigating the rapidly evolving landscapes of the domestic and global energy markets. Moore & Van Allen’s EIB Energy Highlights is a complement to our Energy...more

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