The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently rejected EPA’s application of its “Reactivation Policy” to a St. Croix, USVI refinery, finding that a Clean Air Act (CAA) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)...more
From the earliest days, the Biden Administration has made environmental justice and equity a key pillar of its environmental policy, directing EPA to incorporate this concept at all levels of its decision-making process...more
On January 5, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Draft Environmental Justice Action Plan (Draft EJ Action Plan), which identifies Environmental Justice (EJ) measures that have been or...more
The Biden Administration has made environmental justice and equity a key pillar of its environmental policy, directing EPA to incorporate this concept at all levels of its decision-making process. EPA’s Administrator Michael...more
It has been 50 days since Joseph R. Biden was sworn into office. His inauguration was soon followed by the swearing in of two Democratic Senators from Georgia with the result that, for the first time since 2010, there is a...more
Consistent with former administrations, the Biden administration took early actions to halt or review administrative regulations. One of the earlies administrative actions taken by the Biden administration was to freeze...more
A unified Congress has the opportunity to reverse “midnight rules”– those regulations finalized in the waning days of the Trump administration - through use of its review powers under the 1996 Congressional Review Act, 5...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes that work shortages, stay-in-place orders, travel restrictions, social distancing recommendations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will have an impact on...more