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REPAIR Act Redux and a New Presidential Memorandum—No End in Sight for NEPA Uncertainty

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The National Environmental Policy Act has drawn congressional and presidential frustration for long over a decade and the regulations of the body it created—the Council on Environmental Quality—have often been caught in the...more

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Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — April 2025

After a flurry of actions in February, March seemed relatively calm by comparison, though there was plenty to track and unpack as the month progressed. All eyes are on what House Republicans will end up cutting from the...more

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Potential Rollback of Biden's Climate Policies Targets Billions in Clean Energy Projects

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According to media reports, Energy Department officials are compiling a list of clean energy projects, awarded billions of dollars, that could be overturned by the Trump administration in what may become the most significant...more

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Will President Trump Be a Champion of Construction and Infrastructure in Second Term?

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President-Elect Donald Trump's career in construction and development has made many believe that he will be a champion for the construction and infrastructure sectors in his second term. While we don't know the future, we can...more

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USFWS proposes to codify Trump Administration position on MBTA

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Yesterday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released a pre-publication version of its long-awaited update to regulations governing Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) implementation (Proposed Regulations)....more

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Proposed Elimination of Cumulative Effects Analysis under NEPA Leaves Climate Change Considerations in Jeopardy

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On January 9th, President Donald Trump in conjunction with the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) proposed sweeping regulatory revisions to rules that govern how the CEQ implements the National Environmental Policy Act...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Proposed NEPA Regulations Would Streamline Analysis and Eliminate Cumulative Impacts

The proposed NEPA regulations would eliminate agencies’ obligation to consider a project’s indirect and cumulative impacts in environmental reviews and would shorten the time frame for completing reviews, among other major...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Takeaways from the 2019 Solar + Storage Midwest Conference for the Ohio Solar Sector

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In November 2019, the Solar Energy Industries Alliance (SEIA) and the Smart Electric Power Association (SEPA) hosted the Solar + Storage Midwest Conference. (This conference was formerly named the “Solar Power Midwest”...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

EPA Issues Proposed Rule Updating Regulations on CWA Water Quality Certifications

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On August 8, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule to update regulations implementing Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The rule was proposed in response to President Trump’s...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

The Trump Administration Provides Another Lesson in How to Lose An Environmental Case

Last week, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the Fish and Wildlife Service’s Biological Opinion and Incidental Take Statement for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. It’s the second time that the Court has rejected the FWS...more

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