Card – E&E News – 8-13-20
Trump Administration Finalizes Rule to “Gut” NEPA
President Trump announced on July 15 the issuance of a final rule to significantly revise the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The changes in NEPA, first proposed by the President in January, would require that Environmental Impact Statements, such as
Virginia Community Rights Network launched to challenge corporatism, Dillon’s Rule
Card – Augusta Free Press – 7/14/20
FERC Instant Final Rule Offers ‘Landowner Protections’ From Tolling Orders
Card – Natural Gas Intelligence – 6/10/20 Related: FERC issues rule to address landowner complaints
EPA Water Rule Won’t Speed Up New Oil, Gas Pipeline Projects
Card – Bloomberg Law – 6/8/20 Related: Will Trump’s EPA rule backfire on ‘energy dominance’?
President to Sign Order to Waive Environmental Reviews for Pipelines
The Washington Post has reported that President Trump was to sign on June 4 an Executive Order invoking a federal law where emergency circumstances make it necessary to take an action with significant environmental impact without observing normal requirements imposed by
EPA Issues Final Rule Limiting State Authority Under Clean Water Act
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued on June 1 its final rule amending Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, under which states are given authority to issue permits certifying that any discharges into the state’s waters from a
FERC order could bar offshore wind from U.S. power market
Card – E&E Energywire – 5/13/20
New EPA Navigable Waters Rule Challenged in Court
A group of conservation organizations on April 29 filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of South Carolina, Charleston District, challenging the Trump Administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule, which was published as a final rule on April 21. The
COVID-19 prompts delay for federal pipeline rule
Card – E&E Greenwire 0 4/23/20