On Oct. 6, 2021, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced Phase 1 of a proposed two-phase rollback of the most significant substantive changes included in the National
Continue Reading Turning Back the Clock: CEQ’s Recently Announced NEPA Amendments Aim to Restore Pre-Trump Administration Approach to Environmental Review
On Jan. 24, 2017, President Trump took four executive actions that affect the oil and gas pipeline industry. In the first two, he directed the appropriate agencies to take expedited
Continue Reading President Trump’s Action Impacts Pipeline Operators by Requiring U.S.-Sourced Materials and Equipment for Pipeline Construction, Retrofits, Repairs, and Expansions
On June 23, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an Order Denying Rehearing of its earlier April 6, 2015 order, authorizing Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC to construct and operate
Continue Reading FERC’s Reaction to CEQ’s Greenhouse Gas Guidance: For Now, Business as Usual
The Council on Environmental Quality has released draft guidance designed to promote more efficient environmental reviews of projects subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Continue Reading CEQ Issues Draft Guidance to Promote Efficient NEPA Environmental Reviews