Stakeholders following developments in states obtaining primary authority for implementation and enforcement of permitting of carbon storage and sequestration wells, take notice. With a recent Memorandum of Agreement between...more
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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Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
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Land-Use Permits ,
Mineral Exploration ,
Mineral Leases ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Permits ,
Public Land ,
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
In a surprise decision likely to add further fuel to the fires calling for permitting reform and uncertainty to the environmental review process for federal funding and approval, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...more
11/27/2024
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CEQ ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Review ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Legal History ,
NEPA ,
Permits ,
Phase II ,
Real Estate Development ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory History ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Statutory Authority