As the 2020 presidential campaign made clear, President-elect Biden plans to usher in a sharp shift in policy priorities across the federal government. We anticipate significant changes in the management of federal public...more
11/16/2020
/ Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ,
Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Land Management ,
Climate Change ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Conservation ,
Department of the Interior ,
National Monuments ,
NEPA ,
Net Zero ,
Oil & Gas ,
Outer Continental Shelf ,
Public Land ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Repeal
On July 15, the Trump Administration issued a long-anticipated overhaul of the regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) - the first substantive amendment to the regulations since the 1970s. The...more
The Trump Administration recently proposed amendments to the regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) - the most significant of which are likely to face legal challenge. The proposed regulations...more
This is the inaugural issue of WilmerHale’s 10-in-10 Hot Topics in Energy Series. Over the next 10 weeks, our attorneys will share insights on current and emerging issues affecting the US energy sector....more
2/1/2019
/ Bureau of Land Management ,
Clean Air Act ,
Climate Change ,
Congressional Committees ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Department of the Interior ,
Deregulation ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NAAQS ,
National Monuments ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Management ,
Subpoenas ,
Trump Administration
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 Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released an initial list of actions to implement Executive Order 13807, which was intended to streamline the federal review of major projects under the National...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
Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an opinion in Sierra Club v. FERC, No. 16-1329 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 22, 2017), concluding that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...more
On January 15, Secretary Sally Jewell announced that the Department of the Interior will launch a comprehensive review to identify and evaluate potential reforms to the federal coal program. During the review, which is...more
The Highway Authorization Act signed into law by President Obama last Friday, December 4, includes an important set of reforms for streamlining the federal permitting process for infrastructure projects in a broad range of...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
/ Clean Water Act ,
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