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Texas Progresses Toward CCS Primacy

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This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took the penultimate step to granting Texas the authority to directly issue Class VI permits under the Safe Drinking Water Act’s Underground Injection Control (UIC)...more

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Carbon Sequestration Advances in Texas as EPA Proposes to Grant Class VI Primacy

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On June 9, 2025, EPA issued a prepublication version of the proposed rule granting Class VI underground injection control (“UIC”) primary enforcement authority (“primacy”) to Texas. Class VI UIC wells are used for the...more

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Cooley Advisory: FCC About to Have Only Two Commissioners (Less Than a Quorum)

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Nathan Simington announced yesterday that he will resign his seat at the FCC on Friday, June 6, and Democratic Commissioner Geoffrey Starks announced that he also will...more

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Republican AGs Urge EPA to Recognize Greater State Control over Waterways

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A group of 18 Republican AGs and the Arizona legislature submitted a comment letter in response to the EPA’s request for feedback on the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), which determines which water bodies...more

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White House Council on Environmental Quality Releases Draft NEPA Template Following CEQ’s Rescission of Longstanding Regulations

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Last week, several news outlets reported that the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) circulated a draft template dated April 8, 2025 among federal agencies to assist in updating their procedures for...more

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President Trump Directs Federal Agencies on How to Repeal ‘Unconstitutional’ Rules

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On April 11, 2025, a new rule went into effect in which the United States government will start to strictly enforce the requirement that foreign nationals register their presence with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...more

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