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Everything (Including Inconsistent Things) All at Once: The Trump Administration’s Initial Steps Toward Permitting Reform

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President Trump came into office pledging to speed up federal environmental permitting, and he has issued a series of executive orders that touch on some aspect of expediting environmental reviews....more

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Interior Department Streamlines Oil and Gas Leasing Process on Public Lands

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In a significant policy shift, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) policy update designed to expedite the oil and gas leasing process on public lands. Through a newly issued...more

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President Trump’s Day-One Executive Orders: Energy and Environment

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On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued several Executive Orders and memoranda (the “EOs”) signaling a significant policy shift favoring robust and market-based energy production (mostly relying on fossil fuels), while...more

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D.C. Circuit Court Upholds Mill Site Claim Rule Critical to Mining Projects in the United States

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Earlier this summer, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals issued a decision affirming the lower court’s decision that the Mining Law of 1872 does not impose a limit on the number of mill sites that a mining claimant may...more

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The Impact of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

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In this series of articles, your WBD team explores the pathways to finding a balance between responsible regulatory oversight and allowing mining projects for critical minerals to receive timely permitting approvals so they...more

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