On January 30, 2023, Phase 2 of the Biden Administration’s rule making revisions to Nation Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) were sent by the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Once OMB completes its review the proposed rule will be published in the Federal Register for public
Trump Administration Proposes Streamlining the NEPA Review Process
By Joseph Koncelik on
Posted in Federal and State Developments, Uncategorized
The Council on Environmental Quality has proposed a new rule which would streamline the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) which is the federal law that requires review of the environmental impacts from federal projects or projects that receive federal funding. NEPA has been called by its critics as an unnecessarily long paperwork exercise that delays
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Mercury, Cap and Trade, California Waiver and Other Developments on Climate Change and Coal
By Joseph Koncelik on
Posted in Climate Change
There has been major developments as a result of litigation, policy, rulemaking and legislation in the last few weeks relating to climate change and coal fired power plants. Some changes are a result of outstanding litigation. However, the most significant changes are indicative of the sea change that is occurring at the federal level under …