Regulatory Tracker

Our Regulatory Tracker explains the Biden administration’s steps to advance clean energy deployment and environmental protection, and provides an up-to-date and concise summary of both regulatory and litigation actions. The table below links you to pages that describe the significance and history of each rule, including the Trump-era rollback efforts. We work to update each page on the actions of the Biden administration and any related litigation. You can find our Federal Environmental Justice Tracker here.

We have paused or stopped updating many of the rules we were tracking under the Trump administration; you can find them here. If you have questions about our trackers, please email us.

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Tracker Entries

Rule
Agencies
Status
Last Updated

RuleDakota Access Pipeline (DAPL)

AgenciesEPA, DOI, USACE

Status

Pipeline is operational

Draft EIS issued Sep. 8, 2023, comments due Nov. 13

Last Updated09/08/2023

RuleMountain Valley Pipeline

AgenciesFERC

Status

the Fourth Circuit dismissed legal challenges to 3 environmental permits, allowing construction to move forward

Last Updated09/07/2023

RuleOil and Gas Development in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve

AgenciesDOI

Status

Willow Project ROD issued March 13, 2023 approving three of five drill sites

2013 management plan reinstated

BLM issued proposed rule on management of surface resources, Special Areas on Sep. 6, 2023

Last Updated09/07/2023

RuleLiquid Natural Gas by Rail Rule

AgenciesPHMSA & FRA (DOT)

Status

In Process

Last Updated09/06/2023

RuleThe Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases (Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Nitrous Oxide)

AgenciesMultiple

Status

IWG proposed interim values, EPA has also proposed new values

Last Updated09/06/2023

RuleArctic National Wildlife Refuge – Oil and Gas Development

AgenciesDOI, USFWS

Status

Seven remaining leases canceled on Sep. 6, 2023

Draft supplemental EIS issued on Sep. 6, 2023

Last Updated09/06/2023

RuleFederal Onshore Extractive Energy Leasing

AgenciesDOI

Status

BLM proposed updates to the onshore leasing process, comments open until Sep. 22

BLM planning lease auctions to comply with IRA

Last Updated09/05/2023

RuleDefining Waters of the United States (WOTUS)

AgenciesEPA, USACE

Status

EPA and ACE released a final rule amending the definition of WOTUS to conform to the Supreme Court's decision in Sackett

Last Updated08/30/2023

RuleFederal Offshore Oil and Gas 5-Year Leasing Program

AgenciesBOEM

Status

BOEM released draft 5-year leasing plan; holding leases as required by IRA

Last Updated08/24/2023

RuleAir Transport – Cross-State Air Pollution Rule/Good Neighbor Rule, Section 126 Petitions, and Section 184 Ozone Transportation Commission Petition

AgenciesEPA

Status

EPA published final Good Neighbor Plan Rule

Last Updated08/18/2023

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