On December 14, 2016, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) finalized its proposed revisions to the Eagle Rule (Final Rule) and released its Record of Decision (ROD). The Final Rule allows companies and others to obtain...more
US District Court rejects US Bureau of Land Management’s rule regarding hydraulic fracturing operations on federal and Tribal lands.
On June 21, 2016, the US District Court for the District of Wyoming (District Court)...more
6/23/2016
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Department of the Interior ,
Energy Policy Act ,
Final Rules ,
FLPMA ,
Fracking ,
Oil & Gas ,
Public Land ,
Safe Drinking Water Act ,
Statutory Authority ,
Tribal Lands
On August 11, 2015, the US District Court for the Northern District of California remanded a US Fish & Wildlife Service’s (FWS) 2013 final rule that had extended the maximum duration of eagle take programmatic permits under...more
8/20/2015
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Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Final Rules ,
Incidental Take Permits ,
NEPA ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Remand ,
Renewable Energy ,
Takings Clause ,
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