President Trump came into office pledging to speed up federal environmental permitting, and he has issued a series of executive orders that touch on some aspect of expediting environmental reviews....more
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The Trump administration’s strategy regarding the scope of the “waters of the United States,” which defines the geographic jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act, is coming into focus, but true clarity appears a long way...more
There is more uncertainty today about how to implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) than at any time in decades. NEPA is one of the primary laws governing the timeline for federal agency permits and serves as...more
The U.S. Supreme Court significantly reduced the scope of Clean Water Act regulation over wetlands last year in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency.
Originally Published in Law360.
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