In latest saga surrounding the formidable Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA or Act), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on April 21, 2025, withdrew its 2021 advance notice of proposed […]
On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued three executive orders reflecting the Administration’s push for increased domestic coal production. The orders point to the surge in electricity demand from data centers and other infrastructure required to support Trump Administration goals, including becoming a leader in artificial intelligence (AI), as a key rationale. Here are three takeaways from these orders.
A growing number of states are advancing indirect source rules (ISRs), making warehouse and related logistics operations responsible for reducing or offsetting air pollution from the vehicles that transport goods […]
Last month, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that it is considering a rule that would subject certain greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions sources to a mandatory […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened an electronic mailbox to allow regulated sources to request a Presidential Exemption under section 112(i)(4) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) from nine […]
On March 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order (the Order) directing the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and other agencies involved in the financing […]
On February 19, 2025, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) submitted a proposed Interim Final Rule rescinding its regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Rule will become […]
President Trump’s January 31, 2025, Executive Order (EO) titled “Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation,” is a part of the new Administration’s broader policy to reduce federal regulation. The EO finds that […]
The outcome of a lawsuit filed at the end of 2024 challenging the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (“NRC’s or the Agency’s”) authority under a 1956 rule to license certain nuclear […]
On January 20, 2025, President Trump began his second term with the signing of 26 executive orders (EOs), which included the recission of almost 80 EOs of the previous administration. […]