The Trump Administration has issued a Presidential Memorandum, "Updating Permitting Technology for the 21st Century," aimed at modernizing and streamlining the federal environmental review and permitting processes through...more
5/16/2025
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Environmental Review ,
Executive Orders ,
Expedited Actions Process ,
Information Technology ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Land-Use Permits ,
NEPA ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Technology ,
Trump Administration
In a significant policy shift, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) policy update designed to expedite the oil and gas leasing process on public lands. Through a newly issued...more
5/15/2025
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Department of the Interior ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Expedited Actions Process ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Mineral Exploration ,
Mineral Leases ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Permits ,
Public Land ,
Trump Administration
In a significant move to accelerate domestic energy development, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced emergency permitting procedures that will dramatically compress environmental review timelines. Under...more
4/25/2025
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Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
Expedited Actions Process ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Permits ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has issued an interim final rule and corresponding memorandum to heads of federal departments and agencies indicating its intent to rescind prior National Environmental Policy Act...more
2/26/2025
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Audubon Society ,
Biden Administration ,
CEQ ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Review ,
Executive Orders ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Judicial Review ,
NEPA ,
Permits ,
Regulatory Reform ,
SCOTUS ,
Trump Administration
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Jan. 31, 2025, declined a request to review its decision that challenged the authority of the Council for Environmental Quality (CEQ), leaving open questions...more
2/5/2025
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Biden Administration ,
CEQ ,
En Banc Review ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Judicial Authority ,
Judicial Review ,
NEPA ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Trump Administration
The global bulk chemical shipping industry relies on chemical transportation depots to be responsive to market demands by temporarily holding trailers and containers of chemical products en route to their final destinations...more
1/24/2025
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Clean Air Act ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EPCRA ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Trump Administration
In his final days in office, President Joe Biden has exercised his executive authority to withdraw more than 625 million acres of federal waters from future oil and gas leasing – the largest withdrawal of its kind in U.S....more
1/14/2025
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BOEM ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Leases ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Offshore Lease ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Outer Continental Shelf ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Waters of the United States
Chemical transport, tank cleaning and transportation depot operators breathed a sigh of relief in March 2024 when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) dropped provisions from a proposed rule when it issued its final...more
5/3/2024
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Chemicals ,
Clean Air Act ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Manufacturers ,
Obama Administration ,
Refineries ,
Risk Management ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rulemaking on Jan. 18, 2023, revising the definition of "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) within the Corps1 and...more
1/20/2023
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Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Final Rules ,
Navigable Waters ,
Rapanos v US ,
Regulatory History ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Sackett ,
SCOTUS ,
Substantial Nexus ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands