Climate-Proofing Our Infrastructure: Building Climate Resilience with the Army Corps of Engineers
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Closing out our Earth Week series this year, we provide an update on recent Clean Water Act regulatory developments and discuss their impact on renewable energy development....more
The Army Corps of Engineers has identified over 600 energy and other infrastructure projects that could be fast-tracked under President Donald Trump’s National Energy Emergency declaration, according to a Reuters review of...more
President Trump concluded that the integrity and expansion of the energy infrastructure of the United States is an immediate priority for the nation's economic and national security....more
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
In a move that could have far-ranging implications for projects that require federal permits and rulemaking across the entire federal government, the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) published interim...more
Environmental groups sue Army Corps of Engineers over pipeline permitting - The Hill – May 3 - A coalition of five environmental groups on Monday sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) in federal court in...more
It’s been a difficult several days for the oil industry. First, the Biden administration revoked the border-crossing permit for the Keystone XL pipeline on January 20. Another executive order, among other things, directed the...more
Update: On September 15, 2020, the Army Corps published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register (85 FR 57298) for the reissuance and modification of its Nationwide Permits....more
The Supreme Court’s decision on July 6 allows the Corps of Engineers to resume using Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP 12) to authorize certain types of utility line construction impacts to wetlands and waters of the United States in...more
States sue over rollback of fuel efficiency standards - Bullet The San Diego Union-Tribune – May 27 - California, joined by nearly two dozen other states, the District of Columbia and the City of Los Angeles, on...more
On April 15, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana issued an order with potentially broad-sweeping implications for energy-related projects across the country. ...more
On April 15, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana issued an order that could impact energy and development projects across the United States. The court granted partial summary judgment in favor of...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the rollout of its new Clean Water Act Section 401 Guidance for Federal Agencies, States and Authorized Tribes which replaces an April 2010 Interim Guidance...more
National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) challenges to pipeline projects and other natural gas infrastructure have become a commonplace tool in recent years for environmental groups seeking to defeat or delay midstream...more