Over the weekend, major news outlets announced that former Vice President Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. Biden and his running mate, Vice Predident-elect Kamala Harris, pledged throughout the...more
11/10/2020
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Bureau of Land Management ,
Clean Energy ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Deregulation ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Green Infrastructure ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Methane ,
Paris Agreement ,
Presidential Elections ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Sustainable Projects ,
Trump Administration
This is the ninth issue of WilmerHale's 10-in-10 Infrastructure Series. In this series, our attorneys share insights on current and emerging issues affecting infrastructure project developers in the United States. Attorneys...more
This is the seventh issue of WilmerHale's 10-in-10 Infrastructure Series. In this series, our attorneys share insights on current and emerging issues affecting infrastructure project developers in the United States....more
4/13/2018
/ Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Expedited Approval Process ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
NEPA ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Trump Administration
This is the second issue of WilmerHale's 10-in-10 Infrastructure Series. In this series, our attorneys share insights on current and emerging issues affecting infrastructure project developers in the United States....more
3/2/2018
/ Clean Water Act ,
Deregulation ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Review ,
Executive Orders ,
Infrastructure ,
NEPA ,
Permits ,
Trump Administration ,
Waters of the United States
This is the inaugural issue of WilmerHale's 10-in-10 Infrastructure Series. Over the next 10 weeks, our attorneys will share insights on current and emerging issues affecting infrastructure project developers in the United...more
Last week, the Deputy Secretary of Interior, David Bernhardt, issued a memo directing the Department's bureaus to streamline environmental impact statements (EISs) prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act...more
On August 15, President Trump signed an Executive Order calling for streamlined federal review of major infrastructure projects. The Order applies to federal approvals for infrastructure projects in the following sectors...more
On September 22, the Administration announced two new policies that will facilitate a more transparent and efficient permitting and review process for complex infrastructure projects.
First, federal agencies announced...more
9/23/2015
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Coast Guard ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Permits ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Guidance Update ,
Infrastructure ,
NEPA ,
NOAA ,
Permits ,
Popular ,
Public Projects ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service