The National Environmental Policy Act has drawn congressional and presidential frustration for long over a decade and the regulations of the body it created—the Council on Environmental Quality—have often been caught in the...more
4/22/2025
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Deregulation ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Judicial Review ,
NEPA ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trump Administration
On March 20, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (“EO”) entitled Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production. The EO builds on previous energy-focused actions taken by the Administration, and...more
4/2/2025
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Department of the Interior ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Energy Policy ,
Executive Orders ,
Export-Import Bank of the US ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Mining ,
Permits ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
SBA ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued several Executive Orders and memoranda (the “EOs”) signaling a significant policy shift favoring robust and market-based energy production (mostly relying on fossil fuels), while...more
1/27/2025
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Clean Water Act ,
Defense Production Act ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mineral Exploration ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory Reform
Environmental Justice: 2023 Year in Review and 2024 Look-Ahead -
As a concept, Environmental Justice, or EJ, has been around for more than 40 years. Beginning as a slogan at protests in Warren County, NC in 1982, EJ...more
12/21/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
CEQ ,
Clean Air Act ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
NEPA ,
Proposed Rules ,
Toxic Chemicals
On June 20, 2018, the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) announced that it is considering updates to its implementing regulations under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). CEQ is responsible for issuing...more
On January 24, 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed a slate of executive orders and presidential memoranda focused on pipeline and other infrastructure projects. Along with memoranda that specifically concern the...more
On January 24, 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed a slate of executive orders and presidential memoranda focused on pipeline and other infrastructure projects. Along with memoranda that specifically concern the...more