On January 13, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule to revise the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 water quality certification regulations (40 C.F.R. Part 121), […]
On January 8, 2026, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published its final action reissuing and modifying Nationwide Permits (NWPs). This final action reissues 56 existing NWPs and issues one […]
On November 21, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively, the Services) have issued a coordinated package of four proposed rules that […]
On Monday, November 17, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) (collectively, the “Agencies”) released a pre-publication proposed rule to revise the definition […]
On September 29, 2025, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued long-awaited guidance to formalize agencies’ individual efforts to implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). After rescinding the CEQ […]
On July 23, 2025, the White House released “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan” (“AI Action Plan”), outlining over 90 planned federal policy actions the Trump administration plans to […]
On July 3, 2025, numerous federal agencies initiated an effort to revise the manner in which they comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA, a cornerstone of environmental […]
On June 18, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would reissue 56 of its existing Nationwide Permits (NWPs), introduce one new NWP, […]
On June 18, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued decisions in two significant Clean Air Act cases — EPA v. Calumet Shreveport Refining and Oklahoma v. EPA — clarifying the […]
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and cryptocurrency continues to drive unprecedented U.S. demand for energy. This acceleration is encountering an increasingly organized wave of opposition, particularly […]