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Law Columbia
DECEMBER 22, 2023
On November 16, 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a proposed rule to expedite the environmental review process for certain renewable energy infrastructure projects through the use of categorical exclusions. Major federal actions include those that are undertaken, funded, or authorized by a federal agency.
Legal Planet
JUNE 26, 2023
One of the most important provisions, of the new NEPA law, § 107(f), allows the lead agency to delegate preparation of environmental reviews to project applicants. There are unsettled questions about when this provision applies and how it interfaces with other parts of NEPA. Below I discuss some of the main issues.
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Legal Planet
JULY 12, 2023
On June 5, President Biden signed the debt ceiling bill, which provides the first significant rewrite of NEPA since it was passed over fifty years ago. Overview of the NEPA Amendments, providing a roadmap to the new provisions. Download as PDF The post The NEPA Amendments in Nine Blog Posts appeared first on Legal Planet.
CEQA Developments
MAY 2, 2023
On April 7, 2023, the Third District Court of Appeal filed a lengthy published opinion – the latest installment in one of the longer ongoing CEQA battles in recent memory – affirming a judgment finding an EIR for the Federal relicensing of Oroville Dam and related hydropower facilities legally adequate. of Water Resources (2023) Cal.App.5th.
Legal Planet
JUNE 8, 2023
After the 2023 NEPA amendments, does the agency have to do some kind of environmental review before setting a fire next to a wilderness area? By way of background, NEPA requires environmental impact statements. There are arguments both ways, and courts will eventually have to resolve them.
Law Columbia
MAY 10, 2023
Photo credit: Bob Wick, Bureau of Land Management On March 13, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) approved a major oil drilling operation on the North Slope of Alaska. The land covered by ConocoPhillips’ NPR-A leases falls into the second category. National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Legal Planet
JUNE 5, 2023
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was passed over fifty years. It also created the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), which issued guidelines of implementing NEPA in 1978. Lawyers will need to retool quickly because of NEPA itself has now been extensively revamped.
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