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USEPA Releases Draft General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges

On Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed draft 2026 Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges (MSGP). The MSGP is a general permit that regulates...more

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California Open to Input on Endangered Species Listing for Burrowing Owl

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The western burrowing owl was just recently elevated to a “candidate species” under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). As a candidate species, the owl now...more

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NYPA Releases Draft Renewables Strategic Plan, Invites Collaboration with Private Developers

On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, the New York Power Authority (“NYPA”) released its draft 2025 Renewables Strategic Plan (the “Draft Plan”) and invited public comment. The 2023-24 New York State budget granted NYPA expanded...more

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FERC Acts to Bolster Electric Grid Reliability During Extreme Weather Events

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) recently issued Order Nos. 896 and 897 (collectively, the “Reliability Orders”), which are two final rules designed to bolster electric grid reliability...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

Comments on DOT Proposed Rulemaking for DBE and ACDBE Programs Extended to October 31, 2022

The Department of Transportation (DOT) recently published a notice in the Federal Register of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and the Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business...more

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CEQ Takes Action to Restore Pre-2020 NEPA Regulations

This post is part of an ongoing series covering the Biden administration’s efforts pursuant to Executive Order 13990 to repeal and replace regulations adopted during the Trump administration. ...more

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Pennsylvania Proposes PFAS Cleanup Standards

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Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board (EQB) proposed an amendment to Act 2, Pennsylvania's Brownfield and voluntary cleanup program. ...more

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K&L Gates Triage: ONC Signals Federal Health IT Priorities with 2020-2025 Strategic Plan

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In this week’s episode, Ryan Severson discusses the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, which was recently released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”). Mr. Severson discusses...more

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Organic Waste Regulation Cost Impacts

CalRecycle Study Makes Recommendations to Local Agencies - The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery released a draft report of cost impacts to local agencies to implement Senate Bill 1383 and reduce...more

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Proposed NEPA Regulation Overhaul: Next Steps and What Matters for Public Agencies

Public Comments Due March 10 - The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued a proposal to significantly overhaul, for the first time in 40 years, the regulations for implementing the National Environmental...more

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Trump Proposes Rules to Expedite Infrastructure Projects

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On January 9, 2020, in one of the more significant environmental proposals of the current administration, President Trump’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) proposed updates to its regulations for implementing the...more

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White House Releases NEPA Proposal

On Jan. 9, following a White House press conference, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released proposed revisions to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. The proposed rule seeks to rein in NEPA...more

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NEPA Overhaul? CEQ Proposes Significant Changes to Federal Environmental Review

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The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), a division of the Executive Office of the President, today published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would make significant changes to its regulations...more

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National Environmental Policy Act Alert: CEQ Proposes Rulemaking to Facilitate Infrastructure Development by Radically Overhauling...

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On January 9, 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) proposed major changes to National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) regulations originally issued more than four decades ago. The proposed rulemaking aims to...more

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FCC’s OTARD Rule Proposal: Comment Period Open - Partner Gerry Lederer Discusses New Developments in PublicCEO

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed an expansion of its rules for Over-the-Air Reception Devices in what it says is an effort to spur the deployment of 5G infrastructure. The FCC’s recommended changes have...more

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For the First Time in Forty Years, White House Council on Environmental Quality Poised to Propose Major Overhaul of its...

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On June 20, 2018, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued an advanced notice of proposed federal rulemaking, soliciting public comments on whether and how CEQ should update its National Environmental...more

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EPA Publishes Proposed Benchmarks for Revised District of Columbia MS4 Permit

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published on Nov. 17, 2016, a Notice of Intent to Reissue the District of Columbia's municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permit. The notice triggers a 45-day public...more

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