From Executive Orders to court decisions, the environmental regulatory landscape seems to be changing from day to day. Many of the changes will increasingly have impacts on the timing, placement and cost of construction and...more
9/14/2022
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Biden Administration ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Conservation ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Infrastructure ,
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) ,
NEPA ,
Permits ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
US Army Corps of Engineers
From Executive Orders to court decisions, the environmental regulatory landscape seems to be changing from day to day. Many of the changes will increasingly have impacts on the timing, placement and cost of construction and...more
8/12/2022
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Biden Administration ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Conservation ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Infrastructure ,
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) ,
NEPA ,
Permits ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Webinars
In the last few weeks, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has published several major regulatory actions affecting federal avian protections. The Service has repealed a Trump-era rule that excluded incidental take...more
10/8/2021
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act ,
Biden Administration ,
Comment Period ,
Endangered Species ,
Environmental Policies ,
Incidental Take Permits ,
Infrastructure ,
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Linear infrastructure projects, including oil and gas pipelines, electric transmission lines and transportation, have faced a number of regulatory challenges over the last year. Some of these challenges stem from changes in...more
6/15/2021
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Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Construction Industry ,
Criminal Liability ,
Delays ,
Electricity ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Guidance Documents ,
Infrastructure ,
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) ,
Nationwide Permits (NWPs) ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rescission ,
Revocation ,
Risk Management ,
Transmission Lines ,
Transportation Industry ,
Waters of the United States ,
Zoning Laws
Linear infrastructure projects, including oil and gas pipelines, electric transmission lines and transportation, have faced a number of regulatory challenges over the last year. Some of these challenges stem from changes in...more
5/26/2021
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Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Construction Industry ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Criminal Liability ,
Delays ,
Electricity ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Guidance Documents ,
Infrastructure ,
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) ,
Nationwide Permits (NWPs) ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rescission ,
Revocation ,
Risk Management ,
Transmission Lines ,
Transportation Industry ,
Waters of the United States ,
Webinars ,
Zoning Laws
On May 5, 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“USFWS”) published its updated collision risk model (“CRM”) for bald and golden eagles at wind energy facilities. The CRM is a complex Bayesian model the USFWS has endorsed...more
Linear infrastructure projects, including oil and gas pipelines, electric transmission lines and transportation, have faced a number of regulatory challenges in recent months. Some of these challenges stem from changes in...more
7/14/2020
/ Construction Industry ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Endangered Species ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Infrastructure ,
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) ,
National Historic Preservation Act ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Waters of the United States ,
Webinars
On June 17, 2020, a federal court in Colorado vacated an incidental take permit (ITP) issued to the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) authorizing take of the endangered American burying beetle (ABB) that could occur in...more
On June 4, 2020, President Trump signed an executive order to provide federal agencies the foundation to speed up environmental permitting in the wake of COVID-19. ...more
6/12/2020
/ Clean Water Act ,
Construction Project ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Development ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Infrastructure ,
Marine Life Protections ,
NEPA ,
Permits ,
Regulatory Burden ,
Trump Administration
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. ...more