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Essay: Repealing Environmental Law’s Magna Carta Amidst the Devolution of Environmental Law 

Richard Lazarus examines the impact of SCOTUS’ Eagle County decision and considers implications for the future of environmental protection.

October 2, 2025

Essay: Repealing Environmental Law’s Magna Carta Amidst the Devolution of Environmental Law 
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NEPA Environmental Review Requirements

The Trump administration published an interim final rule withdrawing all CEQ rules implementing NEPA, and issued guidance on how agencies should revise their existing rules.

September 29, 2025

NEPA Environmental Review Requirements
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BSEE Blowout Preventer and Well Control Rule

Following the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, DOI altered its regulatory scheme and consolidated blowout prevention and well control requirements. The Biden administration revised the rule, and the Trump administration is now seeking comment on potential changes.

August 8, 2025

BSEE Blowout Preventer and Well Control Rule
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CleanLaw — Breaking Down Recent Changes to NEPA from Agencies, Congress, and the Courts

The history of NEPA, how it has changed over time, and what the Trump administration is doing to upend decades of settled practice.

July 15, 2025

CleanLaw — Breaking Down Recent Changes to NEPA from Agencies, Congress, and the Courts
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NEPA Overview

CEQ’s NEPA implementing regulations created a single framework for environmental reviews, but were designed to provide flexibility to each agency consistent with its mandate and activities.

July 8, 2025

NEPA Overview
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Decoding Agencies’ New NEPA Procedures

Review of the most important changes CEQ recommends and where they pull from previous CEQ rules.

July 7, 2025

Decoding Agencies’ New NEPA Procedures
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The Future of NEPA and Federal Permitting After Eagle County

If agencies rely on Eagle County to justify sharply curtailing the NEPA process they may invite more delay due to increased litigation and other opposition.

June 30, 2025

The Future of NEPA and Federal Permitting After Eagle County
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NEPA — Department of Energy

DOE last updated its NEPA rules in April 2024.

June 30, 2025

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NEPA — Department of the Interior

DOI last updated its NEPA rules in 2008. In April, DOI released “alternative arrangements for NEPA compliance,” outlining a novel process for certain energy projects to circumvent existing environmental review procedures.

June 30, 2025

NEPA — Department of the Interior

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