posted on February 18, 2026 by Victoria Arroyo
Image courtesy of The White House (public domain)
As anticipated, the Trump Administration repealed EPA’s 2009 endangerment finding and EPA’s vehicle standards. The final rule didn’t actually attack the underlying science showing
posted on February 11, 2026 by Seth Jaffe
United States Capitol Building in Washington DC public building
Last year, the United States sued the State of Michigan, seeking a preemptive court order preventing Michigan from filing suit against firms in
posted on January 7, 2026 by Peter Van Tuyn
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Credit: Peter Van Tuyn
Congress recently used the Congressional Review Act (CRA) of 1996 to prevent a number of federal land management plans from going into effect.
posted on December 17, 2025 by Chris Thomas
White Sands at Sunset photo by Chris Thomas
Seven months ago the U.S. Supreme Court rebuked lower courts for failing to provide sufficient deference to agency environmental reviews under the National Environmental
posted on November 24, 2025 by Jim Salzman
Boulder County Landfill
Ecologists often decry a problem known as “shifting baselines.” The kelp forests, whales and sea otters around Monterey Bay we witness today are extraordinary. But if you asked someone
posted on November 20, 2025 by Jeff Porter
EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers have published their most recent attempt to define a “Water of the United States” within the jurisdiction of the Federal Clean Water Act. As many
Posted on November 10, 2025 by Jeff Thaler
Remember the alliteration in this Blog’s title learned in childhood?In 2025 we have a great many “de” actions in our personal and professional lives. For those of us thinking of “downsizing” from
Posted on October 22, 2025 by Seth Jaffe
Last year, when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a mandamus petition and ordered that the complaint in Juliana v. United States be dismissed for the second time, I acknowledged that I had
Posted on October 7, 2025 by Kirsten L. Nathanson
Over the summer, the White House released its “AI Action Plan,” setting forth a host of policy pronouncements for the advancement and support of U.S. dominance in AI. One
Posted on October 2, 2025 by Janet McCabe
EPA is calling it the “largest deregulatory action in U.S. history.” The New York Times called it “President Trump’s most consequential step yet to derail federal climate efforts,” which “appears
