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Agricultural Law and Taxation Blog
The Judiciary – Is it the Most Dangerous Branch for Agriculture? – Part 1
Overview Alexander Hamilton famously described the federal judiciary as the “least dangerous” branch of government because, unlike Congress, it possessed neither the power of the purse nor the sword. The…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Proposes Dropping Air Dispersion Modeling Requirement from Natural Gas NEPA Reviews
By Mary-Kate Rigney, Adam Webster
On October 15, 2026, FERC issued a draft policy statement proposing to end its requirement that natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) project applicants submit air dispersion modeling for…
Inside Energy & Environment
Senate Unveils Bipartisan Permitting Bill: What the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act Would Mean for Energy and Environmental Permitting
By W. Andrew Jack, Jayni Hein, Gary S. Guzy, Nicholas Xenakis
On September 30, 2026, just before the Senate recessed ahead of the midterm elections, leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works and Energy and Natural Resources Committees introduced the…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
FCC Modernizes NEPA Environmental Regulations
The FCC adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), adopting a series of permitting reforms that aim to modernize the agency’s approach to National Environmental…
Broadcast Law Blog
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: September 28, 2026 to October 2, 2026
By David Oxenford, Keenan Adamchak
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
NEPA, Spectrum, TCPA Highlight September FCC Open Meeting Agenda
The FCC has published the tentative agenda for its September 2026 Open Meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. EDT, and will be livestreamed…
E2 Law Blog
Environmental Provisions of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
On July 11, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, Pub. L. No. 119-101, 140 Stat. 845, became law without the president’s signature. The ROAD Act is an effort to…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Streamlines Reviews to Expedite Actions at Hydropower Projects
By Monica Sterling, Sahara Shrestha
On July 16, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) unanimously approved measures in two orders streamlining its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review procedures for certain hydropower-related…
Environmental Law +
What We Are Reading: Environmental + Energy Series | Data Center Permitting, Environmental Review, and Environmental Justice
By Jon Schaefer
Week of July 13, 2026 As most of us were distracted by wildfire smoke, the World Cup, and avoiding lettuce, there were still a few interesting environmental and energy stories…
Last Month at the Supreme Court
Grant Alerts
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, Sadie Betting
With the close of the October Term 2025 (OT’25), the Supreme Court has started to assemble its growing list of cases it will hear in the next term (OT’26), including…