The Council on Environmental Quality issued revised guidance that clarifies the use of categorical exclusions in environmental reviews and outlines updated documentation and review expectations for federal agencies.
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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
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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
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The Council on Environmental Quality has released draft guidance designed to promote more efficient environmental reviews of projects subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
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