U.S. Government’s Continued Focus on Large Ship Air Emissions -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the U.S. Coast Guard (“USCG”) continue to signal interest in addressing air pollution from large ships...more
2/14/2020
/ Air Pollution ,
Air Quality Standards ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Midstream Contracts ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Tax Credits ,
Transportation Industry ,
Vessels
Agency consideration of climate change curtailed in update to decades-old policy -
On January 9, 2020, President Trump’s Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) proposed to “update” the nearly forty-year-old regulations...more
1/16/2020
/ CEQ ,
Climate Change ,
Comment Period ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Review ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
NEPA ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process
CMS and its contractors have announced that beginning January 1, 2020, the agency will repay hospitals for underpaid evaluation and management (E/M) services provided in excepted off-campus provider-based departments during...more
On October 9, 2019, President Trump signed two executive orders: Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance (Executive Order 13891) (the “Guidance Executive Order”) and Promoting the Rule of Law Through...more
10/16/2019
/ Administrative Interpretation ,
Auer Deference ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Draft Guidance ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Exceptions ,
Executive Orders ,
Kisor v Wilkie ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Trump Administration