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The Trump Administration has made permitting reform a centerpiece of its infrastructure agenda. The White House has noted that major projects ‘often take longer to receive Federal permits than to build,’ and the Council on…
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Imagine a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review where final environmental assessments (EAs) and environmental impact statements (EISs) are posted online with no opportunity for public comment. That scenario is already occurring across several agencies…
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Apollo 8 launched on December 21, 1968. Three days later, on Christmas Eve, astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders became the first humans to witness the Earth rising above the moon’s barren landscape….
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On June 30, 2025, the Department of Defense (DoD) published in the Federal Register its new DoD NEPA Implementing Procedures. The procedures establish consolidated NEPA guidance for all DoD Components. In general, as it relates…
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On May 16, 2025, the Supreme Court handed down a unanimous ruling that effectively tightens the leash on what NEPA requires. For Department of Defense (DOD), Veterans Affairs planners and other federal agencies focused on…
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The environmental remediation industry is facing a wave of uncertainty. With recent potential shifts under the current administration, including potential rollbacks of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), rules and other regulatory delays, federal agencies and…
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In today’s federal contracting landscape, our industry must do more than deliver high quality services; we must also navigate the complexities of complying with national security requirements. Two key frameworks shaping this environment are the…
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Despite the title, “Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations,” NEPA itself is not being removed. Instead, what’s changing is how its implementing regulations are structured. The White House’s Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ)…
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As of February 10, 2025, President Trump has signed 53 executive orders (EOs) since taking office, and it can seem like a daunting task to make sense of them all. With many affecting environmental policies,…
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Over the years I’ve shared our key takeaways on NEPA regulatory shifts in our Scout monthly blogs, but the changes we’re seeing now are something else. As a senior NEPA professional and environmental attorney, I’ve…
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