Natural Resources Law – Environmental and Energy Law Program

CleanLaw Podcast

CleanLaw — DOJ’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, Past and Present

Erika, Andy, and Sommer talk about their time at ENRD and how recent changes are reshaping the work of “the government’s lawyers.”

August 20, 2026

Regulatory Tracker

Alaska Roadless Rule

In Aug. 2026, USDA proposed to rescind the Roadless Rule.

August 20, 2026

Regulatory Tracker

The Izembek Refuge Road

The Department of Interior and King Cove Corp. signed a land swap agreement in Oct. 2025. In Aug. 2026, a district court judge vacated the exchange.

August 18, 2026

Regulatory Tracker

Endangered Species Act Regulations

The Trump administration finalized the rule rescinding the definition of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act.

July 14, 2026

Regulatory Tracker

National Monuments

The Biden administration designated and expanded national monuments. The Trump DOI has slated these for rollback.

July 13, 2026

Regulatory Tracker

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — Oil and Gas Development

In October 2025, BLM reinstituted a Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program which opened the 1.56 million acre Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas leasing.

July 8, 2026

Quick Takes

Tenth Circuit Sends Monuments Case Back to District Court

Litigation stems from President Biden’s restoration and expansion of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments using the Antiquities Act.

July 8, 2026

Regulatory Tracker

Marine National Monuments & Marine Sanctuaries

President Trump signed a proclamation opening the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument to commercial fishing.

June 11, 2026

Regulatory Tracker

Oil and Gas Development in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve

The Bureau of Land Management replaced the 2024 rule regulating management of the NPR-A with the prior rule, promulgated in 1977, and approved a new Integrated Activity Plan, reopening almost 82% of the reserve to oil and gas leasing.

May 15, 2026