In an important environmental decision, the Supreme Court narrowed the range of discharge limitations under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) for wastewater discharges. On March 4, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held the CWA does not...more
3/7/2025
/ Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Government Agencies ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
Pollution Control ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Wastewater ,
Water
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
Action May Have Far-Reaching Impacts -
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) announced a joint rule intended to substantially affect...more
9/20/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Motor Vehicles ,
National Emissions Standards ,
NHTSA ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trump Administration