Deregulatory Resources – Page 3 – Environmental and Energy Law Program

Media Inquiries

EELP News

EPA Rollbacks and the Future of Environmental Protection

Carrie Jenks and Richard Lazarus discuss the legal and policy implications of recent EPA rollbacks.

April 10, 2025

Quick Takes

Understanding the Waste Emissions Charge for Methane: What’s Changed and What’s Next?

Congress recently voted to eliminate the WEC. We take a quick look at potential implications.

March 5, 2025

Explainer

Proposed Changes to FEMA and the Future of Federal Disaster Response

How President Trump’s recent executive actions could reshape disaster response and the potential impact on affected communities.

February 27, 2025

CleanLaw Podcast

CleanLaw — Trump’s Bold Reversal on Energy and Climate Policy: ‘It’s a Lot’

Jody Freeman, Richard Lazarus, Andy Mergen, and Carrie Jenks discuss the Trump administration’s actions to date on climate, energy, and the environment.

February 13, 2025

EELP News

Lawfare: President Trump’s Campaign of ‘Structural Deregulation’

Jody Freeman and Sharon Jacobs catalogue what the president has done to the federal government and argue that it’s a provocation to Congress and the courts.

February 12, 2025

Quick Takes

Trump Administration Issues Deregulatory Order Undermining Agency Decision Making

As OMB looks to revoke the 2023 guidance, it will be important to watch what steps are taken and the justification and peer review process of reverting to the 2003 guidance.

February 11, 2025

Quick Takes

Quick Take: Iowa v. CEQ and the Future of NEPA

Summary of the recent district court decision that CEQ lacks rulemaking authority under the National Environmental Policy Act.

February 7, 2025

Legal Analysis

Crisis at DOJ’s Environment & Natural Resources Division

Sommer Engels, Andrew Mergen, and Justin Pidot write in LegalPlanet that dismantling ENRD will be disastrous for future administrations, the American people, and even for the Trump administration.

February 4, 2025

Legal Analysis

The President Targets EPA’s Authority to Address Climate Change — Will He Succeed?

Jody Freeman and Carrie Jenks on the future of the endangerment finding.

January 29, 2025