On his first day in office, President Biden issued Executive Order 14008, calling on federal agencies to prioritize environmental justice and find ways to address disproportionate pollution impacts on
Continue Reading Cumulative risk by any other name: Seeking environmental justice in an era of statutory, regulatory, and scientific uncertainty
The current federal administration has expressed a desire to defer largely to states through principles of cooperative federalism. A recent case involving the dune construction in Margate, New Jersey, offers
Continue Reading The Margate Dune Project, Cooperative Federalism, and Problems of Litigation Procedure
The Department of the Interior (the Department) last week issued a Federal Register notice calling on the public to identify regulations for repeal, replacement, or modification. The Department’s action is
Continue Reading Department of Interior’s Call for Identification of Rules for Repeal, Modification, or Replacement
We write to follow up on last month’s blog post, GT Alert, and webinar on the April 13 issuance of a federal register notice by the U.S. Environmental
Continue Reading The EPA’s Call for Identification of Rules to be Changed Results in a Majority of Comments in Support of EPA Regulation
On April 13, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a request for comments to aid EPA’s ongoing “Evaluation of Existing Regulations,” which seeks to identify regulations that
Continue Reading EPA Solicits Comments on Regulatory Reform