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California’s AB 550: A Blueprint for Balancing Development and Species Conservation

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California’s drive toward a net-zero carbon economy by 2045 is sparking innovative solutions to harmonize environmental conservation with infrastructure development. Assembly Bill (AB) 550, sponsored by Assembly Member...more

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State Control of Injection Well Permitting Stays in Focus Amid Legal Challenges Over CCS Infrastructure

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Key Takeaways - - EPA is evaluating the Texas Railroad Commission's formal primacy application. If granted, Texas will assume primary enforcement authority—or primacy—over Class VI wells. - Carbon capture and storage...more

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Mitigating Impacts of Solar Development on High Value Agricultural Land

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The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued final rules on Permitting Solar Energy Developments on High Value-Agricultural Land, with an effective date of April 20, 2025 (the “Rule”). The Rule...more

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New York City Proposes to Regulate Last-Mile Facilities

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The New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) has released materials outlining a proposed amendment to the city's zoning regulations to introduce a City Planning Commission (CPC) special permit intended to limit the...more

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CEQ Issues Memorandum on NEPA Implementation: Top Points

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The Trump Administration has begun operationalizing its regulatory strategy for projects requiring evaluation under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In this alert, we discuss two key actions being taken and key...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production (Trump EO Tracker)

This order revises federal policies to increase domestic timber production.  All relevant agencies shall eliminate, to the maximum extent permissible by law, all undue delays within their respective permitting processes...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

What Happens When Agency Administrators Don't Support the Agency's Statutory Mission?

I’ve always taken the position that, no matter how much I disagree with the President, the Senate should confirm his executive branch nominees (nominations to the Judicial Branch are different, since judges don’t work for the...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

CEQ Sounds Death Knell for Existing NEPA Regulations

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The rapid changes relating to NEPA-implementing regulations accelerated this week, as the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published an interim final rule (IFR) removing its NEPA regulations from the Code of...more

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Expedited Wetland Permitting/U.S. Army Corp of Engineers: 690 Permits Reclassified as Energy Emergencies (Including 3 Arkansas...

Pursuant to Executive Order 14156, the United States Army Corp of Engineers (“Corps”) has reclassified 690 Clean Water Act Section 404 Wetland Permits as Emergency Actions. Executive Order 14156 is entitled “Declaring a...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Call to Action: Impending Threat to Communities’ Property Rights, Revenues and Police Powers Demands Planning and Response from...

Local governments must prepare now for renewed efforts in Washington, D.C. to restrict, and in some cases, eliminate a community’s ability to manage their property, receive fair compensation for the private use of public...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

President Trump's New EPA Administrator Unveils Agency's New Priorities

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Amid uncertainty over future staffing and funding levels, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a new priority list for the agency titled the “Powering the Great American Comeback...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Maine is Ready for Energy Storage. Are Energy Storage Developers Ready for Maine?

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Maine has statutory goals for energy storage projects – 300 megawatts by the end of this year and 400 megawatts by the end of 2030. To help reach those goals, the state is beginning the process of developing and evaluating an...more

K&L Gates LLP

Proposed Texas Senate Bills Have Potential Negative Impacts on Wind and Solar

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Renewable energy developers should be aware of the proposed legislation in Texas that, if passed, will significantly impact existing wind and solar facilities as well as development-stage projects. Senate Bill 819 (SB 819)...more

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U.S. EPA Approves West Virginia’s Request for Primacy Regarding Issuance of Class VI Injection Well Permits

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved West Virginia’s application to obtain authorization and primacy regarding the issuance of permits for Class VI underground injection control (UIC) wells. This...more

Bennett Jones LLP

“Frequent” Calls for Power: Newly Re-Elected BC Government Prioritizes Clean Energy Development in 2025

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On 16 January 2025, the Government of British Columbia released mandate letters for Premier David Eby's new cabinet (Mandate Letters). The Mandate Letters direct cabinet ministers to focus on growing BC's economy and...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Key Energy and Environmental Takeaways from Trump’s Early Executive Orders

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In his first week in office, President Trump issued a series of executive orders that touched on energy and the environment. These orders are likely to significantly alter the makeup and actions of the executive branch for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Understanding AB 303: Potential Impacts for California BESS Project Development

A week after a large-scale fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey County, California Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 303. If passed, AB 303 – also referred to as the Battery...more

Perkins Coie

Presidential Memorandum on Wind Energy Designed to Decrease Permitting Efficiency and Increase Uncertainty for Onshore and...

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On January 20th, President Donald Trump launched his first attack on the wind industry by issuing a Presidential Memorandum, which temporarily bars future offshore wind leasing in federal waters and pauses issuance of any...more

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California Suspends Some Permitting and Environmental Review to Expedite Rebuilding After Southern California Fires

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Following the devastating fires in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-4-25 to expedite recovery and rebuilding efforts. Released on January 12, 2025, the Order suspends...more

White & Case LLP

Trump Orders Moratorium on Federal Actions for Wind Projects and Withdrawal of New or Renewed Wind Leases in Outer Continental...

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On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a Memorandum (the Memorandum) that orders a moratorium on new or renewed federal actions for onshore and offshore wind projects, pending federal review, and withdraws new...more

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Trump Executive Actions Impacting Renewable Energy

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On President Trump’s first and second days in office, the new administration released a flurry of executive actions, in the form of both memorandums and executive orders, focused on the energy industry:...more

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95th Arkansas General Assembly: Senate Bill 84 Prohibits Buffalo River and Other Watersheds Permitting Moratoriums

Senate Bill 84 has been introduced by Senator Blake Johnson of Corning and Representative DeAnn Vaught of Horatio prohibiting moratoriums in watersheds and other bodies of water....more

Perkins Coie

NEPA Practice Without CEQ Regulations

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By directing the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to propose rescinding CEQ’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, President Donald Trump’s executive order on “Unleashing American Energy” affects not...more

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BLM Announces Actions to Improve Mine Permitting

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has recently introduced a significant policy shift aimed at streamlining the permitting process for mineral projects on public lands. With the launch of the new “pre-plan coordination”...more

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Blogs | Environmental Coming This Summer! NJDEP’s New Climate Regulations Will Affect More Than The Jersey Shore

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The New Jersey commercial real estate industry is preparing for big statewide permitting changes slated to come into effect this summer. Under its controversial Resilient Environments and Landscapes (“REAL”) Rule, aimed to...more

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