The National Environmental Policy Act requires federal agencies to assess the environmental impacts of major projects. Now, ...

The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued new guidance and an accompanying template for agency National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review procedures on September 29, 2025, marking the ...

Predictions of chaos haven't come true, but legal challenges could thwart the president's effort to launch a new era of mining and drilling.

The Trump Administration has begun operationalizing its regulatory strategy for projects requiring evaluation under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In this alert, we discuss two key ...

For years, energy companies, or any builders really, have been dramatically slowed down by NEPA. The process is notoriously slow and environmentalists weaponize the law to further block or slow down ...

National Environmental Policy Act experts say the push could yield analyses with little recognition of environmental factors on the ground. The Interior Department is plowing ahead with plans to ...

The USDA will adopt new regulations on evaluating the environmental effects of grazing and other agency-approved activities, saying the rules will follow directions from President Trump and the U.S.

The National Environmental Policy Act has not been immune to changes since President Richard Nixon signed it into law 55 years ago. Under the direction of President Donald Trump and Republicans in ...

For most of us, the phrase “government bureaucracy” calls to mind a mountain of paperwork. Last week, the Supreme Court heard a case concerning one of the major sources of such paperwork: the National ...

Rising electricity prices are a top concern for American families, and with demand set to surge, we desperately need more supply. Yet bureaucratic inertia in America's permitting process has deterred ...