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EPA Introduces Rule To Repeal Endangerment Finding
Blog August 01, 2025
EPA Introduces Rule To Repeal Endangerment Finding
On Tuesday July 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced a proposed rule to repeal its 2009 finding that greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions from new motor vehicles contribute to pollution and endanger public health and welfare (the “Endangerment Finding”)…
“Knowledge itself is power”: Foley Hoag Tracking President Trump’s Unprecedented Use of Executive Orders
Blog June 23, 2025
“Knowledge itself is power”: Foley Hoag Tracking President Trump’s Unprecedented Use of Executive Orders
In the first six months of his second term, President Donald Trump has set a new benchmark for the use of executive orders, proclamations and emergency declarations, surpassing all previous presidents since Franklin D. Roosevelt in both pace and scope…
The Funding Games: America’s Clean Energy and Infrastructure Funding Under the Trump Administration
Blog February 14, 2025
The Funding Games: America’s Clean Energy and Infrastructure Funding Under the Trump Administration
As we warned in a January 29 client alert, President Trump’s Executive Orders and the subsequent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum ordering federal agencies to “temporarily pause” any and all activities related to funding disbursements and obligations were “just the beginning…
A Fossil-Forward U.S. Energy Policy Begins to Take Shape under Trump
Blog January 23, 2025
A Fossil-Forward U.S. Energy Policy Begins to Take Shape under Trump
President Trump began his second term by issuing a barrage of executive orders, memoranda, and other directives, many of which targeted U.S. energy policy and the federal employees who implement it…
How Will the Election Results Affect the Supreme Court (If At All!)?
Blog November 01, 2024
How Will the Election Results Affect the Supreme Court (If At All!)?
As the election approaches, lawyers, clients, and those who don’t have enough to do are beginning to speculate about what the election might mean for the Supreme Court…
Supreme Court Refuses to Halt EPA Power Plant Emissions Rule Pending Federal Appeal
Blog October 17, 2024
Supreme Court Refuses to Halt EPA Power Plant Emissions Rule Pending Federal Appeal
On October 16, 2024, the United States Supreme Court shot down requests from states and industry groups to stay the implementation of the EPA rule to reduce carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants while their challenge moves forward in federal appeals court…
Supreme Court Decision Limits Ability to Curb Ozone and Other Air Emissions
Blog June 28, 2024
Supreme Court Decision Limits Ability to Curb Ozone and Other Air Emissions
The Supreme Court has released its opinion in Ohio v. EPA, a case involving whether the federal government’s “good neighbor” ozone regulations were properly promulgated. This decision impacts the authority of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, state regulators, and those who breathe air in non-attainment areas…
Biden Expands Consideration of Social Cost of Carbon by Federal Agencies
Blog September 22, 2023
Biden Expands Consideration of Social Cost of Carbon by Federal Agencies
On August 15, 2023, ISO New England presented preliminary results for an extended timeframe through Winter 2032 as the next phase in its ongoing exploration of potential resource adequacy impacts during extreme winter weather…
Supreme Court Curtails Federal Wetlands Protections; Developers Still Must Consider State and Local Wetlands Laws
Blog May 31, 2023
Supreme Court Curtails Federal Wetlands Protections; Developers Still Must Consider State and Local Wetlands Laws
On May 25, 2023, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, which significantly narrowed the Clean Water Act's (“CWA”) test for determining whether wetlands are protected “waters of the United States” and the federal permitting requirements for development projects in covered wetlands areas. The Court's Ruling The Supreme Court's ruling has two basic parts: It adopts Justice Scalia's plurality opinion in Rapanos v…
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