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New Executive Action Aims to Streamline Environmental Reviews Through Digital Modernization

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

Interior Department Streamlines Oil and Gas Leasing Process on Public Lands

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

DOI Implements Unprecedented 14-Day NEPA Review Process Under National Energy Emergency EO

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

Seismic Changes in Federal Environmental Reviews: CEQ to Rescind NEPA Regulations

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

Court's Denial of Review Leaves Open Questions of CEQ Authority

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

Impacts of a Trump EPA on Chemical Transporters' Reliance on In-Transit Exemptions

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

Understanding President Joe Biden's Offshore Drilling Restrictions

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

Chemical Transporters Face Ongoing Challenges from EPA's Focus on "Transit-Related" Activity

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

Waters of the U.S. Rule Will Significantly Expand Federal Authority

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

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