Edward (Ted) Boling
- Washington, D.C.
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Ted advises clients on renewable energy and transmission projects, resource development, transportation, and related infrastructure development, building on more than 30 years of high-level public service.
Ted Boling’s experience includes deep involvement in the environmental review and authorization of federal infrastructure projects; environmental mitigation and conservation programs; and leadership of the comprehensive revision of White House Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. He served at the CEQ in the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), and in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Ted counsels companies, agencies, and nongovernmental organizations navigating regulatory and funding programs to advance renewable energy, transmission, transportation, water, critical minerals, and manufacturing projects. His work includes:
- Wind and solar energy development projects and policy advocacy for industry and conservation organizations
- Transmission projects planned and designed to bring renewable energy to market
- Transportation projects ranging from highways and rail to port development
- Water resource projects that are necessary to meet the demands of a changing climate
- Semiconductor manufacturing facilities that are eligible for funding under the CHIPS and Science Act
- Critical minerals projects that advance domestic production goals
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- Washington University School of Law, J.D., Editor-in-Chief, Washington University Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law (now Journal of Law and Policy), 1990
- Mary Washington College, B.A., 1986
Bar and Court Admissions
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District of Columbia
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Virginia
Related Employment
- Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President, Associate Director for the National Environmental Policy Act, 2016-2020
- U.S. Department of the Interior, Deputy Solicitor for Parks and Wildlife, 2013-2016
- U.S. Department of the Interior, Deputy Solicitor for Land Resources, 2011-2013
- U.S. Department of the Interior, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, 2010-2011
- Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President, Senior Counsel for Environmental Policy and Public Involvement, 2009-2010; General Counsel, 2008-2009; Deputy General Counsel, 2000-2007
- U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Senior Trial Attorney, Natural Resources Section, 1998-2000
- U.S. Department of the Interior, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, 1996-1998
- U.S. Department of Justice, Trial Attorney, 1990-1996
Professional Recognition
Listed in Chambers USA “America’s Leading Lawyers” for Offshore Energy, 2023-2025
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Environmental Law, 2023-2025
Listed in Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Environmental Lawyers, 2023-2025
Impact
Professional Leadership
- George Washington University School of Law (adjunct faculty), Professorial Lecturer
- Transportation Research Board, Standing Committee on Environmental Issues in Transportation Law (AJL50), Chair, 2023-present; Member, 2022-present
