Publications
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06.08.2023Substantive NEPA Amendments in the Debt Ceiling BillUpdatesThe Fiscal Responsibility Act, colloquially known as the Debt Ceiling Bill, was signed into law by President Joe Biden over the weekend and contains several amendments to the National Environmental Policy Act. These are the most substantive amendments to NEPA since the statute was enacted more than 50 years ago.
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05.12.2023Biden Administration Takes Steps To Accelerate Transmission PermittingUpdates
On May 10, 2023, the Biden administration announced its support for permitting reforms contained in Joe Senator Manchin’s Building American Energy Security Act of 2023. The administration also announced its support for the inclusion of eleven priorities in any bipartisan permitting reform package, including accelerated deployment of critical electrical transmission, improved permitting efficiency and predictability, and robust community engagement.
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08.19.2022The Inflation Reduction Act’s Impact on Offshore Wind LeasingUpdatesThe $437 billion Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law on August 16, 2022, by President Biden, makes historic investments in clean energy. The IRA allocates $369 billion toward energy security, carbon emissions reduction, and climate resilience.
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02.02.2022Escalating Stakes in Battle for Ocean WindUpdatesOffshore wind development in the United States continues to draw opposition from coastal landowners, businesses, organizations, and other users of ocean waters, as it has since the industry first emerged here.
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01.13.2020White House Proposes Overhaul of NEPA RegulationsUpdatesTaking the next step in its efforts to streamline the environmental review process for projects under federal jurisdiction, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published proposed regulations on January 10 that would revamp the rules implementing the National Environmental Policy Act.
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08.10.2019Fourth Circuit, Cowpasture, and the Appalachian TrailArticlesA decade ago, one would be hard pressed to find more than a handful of federal court decisions involving challenges to agency approvals of interstate oil and natural gas pipelines.
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05.2016Infrastructure Permit Streamlining Under the Fast ActArticlesIn December 2015, the U.S. Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, the first multi-year federal transportation bill enacted in a decade.
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03.01.2016Is the Endangered Species Act an Endangered Statute? Drought Stressors on Species ProtectionArticlesThe U.S. Supreme Court has remarked that the “the language, history, and structure” of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) “indicates beyond doubt that Congress intended endangered species to be afforded the highest of priorities.”
Presentations
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11.15.2023National Environmental Policy ActSpeaking EngagementsPanelist
32nd Annual Eastern Boot Camp on Environmental Law / Washington, D.C. -
02.16.2021
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02.15.2021Energy & Mineral Law FoundationSpeaking EngagementsEnvironmental/Regulatory Special Institute / Washington, D.C.
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11.05.2020
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10.15.2020Older or Wiser: NEPA's Golden YearsSpeaking EngagementsAmerican Bar Association, Section on Energy, Environment & Resources 28th Fall Conference / Virtual
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09.30.2020The Future of Pipelines: A Rocky Road for New Projects?Speaking EngagementsEnvironmental Law Institute / Webinar
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11.18.2019The National Environmental Policy ActSpeaking Engagements28th Eastern Bootcamp on Environmental Law
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09.19.2019Key Developments in Environmental Law and PolicySpeaking Engagements2019 Large Landowners Forum
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12.08.2016What the 2016 Election Means for Federal Water PolicySpeaking Engagements
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07.21.2016At Ground Level: A Closer Look at the Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation StrategySpeaking Engagements
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06.2016The Road to Construction: Speeding up the Process of Permitting and SitingSpeaking EngagementsPanelist
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03.22.2016Federal Mitigation Policy DevelopmentsSpeaking EngagementsAWEA Siting Conference
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09.2015Managing Habitat for Birds, Bureaucracies, Bankers, and BrokersSpeaking EngagementsInternational Endangered Species Act Conference
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09.2014Making Sense of Greater Sage-Grouse Issues in the WestSpeaking EngagementsEndangered Species Act Conference