Environmental and Natural Resources

Trump Proposes Rules to Expedite Infrastructure Projects

by Patrick J. Paul On January 9, 2020, in one of the more significant environmental proposals of the current administration, President Trump’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) proposed updates to its regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). According to the White House, the rules are designed to modernize […]

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Oil and Gas Industry Seeks to Reframe Mindset on “Infrastructure”

by Frances A. Folin With the uptick in exploration and development resulting from rising oil prices, once again the task of getting resources from their (often rural) development locations to their ultimate destinations has moved to the forefront of the public mind. The President’s highly anticipated infrastructure improvement plan is set to be released soon, […]

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Former Associate

What’s Old Is New Again: Expedited Review of Energy Infrastructure Projects Under Trump’s Executive Order

by J. Matthew Derstine While the two Presidential Memoranda expediting review and approval of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines grabbed much recent attention, an Executive Order issued the same day could have a broader impact by expediting the environmental review and approval of infrastructure projects nationwide.  But whether this Executive Order will truly […]

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