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Fish and Wildlife Service Revises Its Mitigation Policies
USA - May 25 2023 Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released two revised compensatory policies. The Mitigation Policy and the ESA Compensatory…
EPA’s New Carbon Standards for Power Plants Require Quick Decisions
USA - May 23 2023 EPA’s long-promised rules for reducing CO2 emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants have now been published. In the proposal, EPA lays out…
Another EPA Proposal to Overhaul the Water Quality Standards Program
USA - May 10 2023 EPA has proposed to establish “baseline” water quality standards that would apply to all Indian reservation waters where the tribe has not received…
EPA Proposes Class VI Primacy Approval for Louisiana
USA - May 2 2023 With little fanfare, EPA has finally proposed to approve Louisiana’s Class VI underground injection control (UIC) well program. The proposal to…
President Biden Signs Executive Order on Environmental Justice
USA - May 2 2023 On April 21, President Biden signed Executive Order No. 14096 (EO), titled “Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice For All.”…
New Jersey Moves Forward with Implementation of First-of-Its-Kind Environmental Justice Statute
USA - May 2 2023 In 2020, New Jersey enacted a first-of-its-kind environmental justice statute, the Environmental Justice Law (EJ Law). The EJ Law requires that…
EPA Advances PFAS Strategic Roadmap With Proposed Drinking Water Standards
USA - March 21 2023 On March 13, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took the long-anticipated step of proposing maximum contaminant level goals (MCLGs), as well…
Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes New Section 10 Regulations Under the Endangered Species Act
USA - February 24 2023 On February 8, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed regulatory changes (Proposed Rule) focused on the application and approval process…
CEQ issues Notice of Interim Guidance on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in NEPA Reviews
USA - February 17 2023 On January 9, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued an Interim Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and…
White House Releases New Version of the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool
USA - February 17 2023 On November 22, 2022, the White House released a new version of the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool, an online interactive MAP that uses…
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