Topic
Environmental Assessment
156 published works
Climate Law Blog
Environmental Review Before and After 9/11
As we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, I dug out an article that I wrote two months after the event, “The Birth, Death, and Rebirth…
E2 Law Blog
CEQ Issues Revised Guidance on Categorical Exclusions
By Steven Barringer, Stacey Bosshardt, Ed Roggenkamp
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.
Verfassungsblog
Climate Change in the High Court of Australia
By Nick Scott
In May, the High Court of Australia (HCA) will hear MACH Energy Australia v Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook Scone Healthy Environment Group & Anor (“Denman”), the first climate case to reach…
Climate Law Blog
Climate change in the High Court of Australia: Will a coal mine’s contribution to climate change cause likely environmental impacts ‘in the locality’?
By Publisher
Nick Scott, Harj Narulla, Nicholas Young, Michael Burger, Harro van Asselt, Jessica Wentz and Maria Antonia Tigre In May, the High Court of Australia (HCA) will hear MACH Energy Australia…
UK Constitutional Law Association | The Blog
Antoinette Nestor: “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt”: Real-World Consequences and Environmental Assessment after Finch
By UKCLA
Environmental Impact Assessments in the UK increasingly resemble We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. In Michael Rosen’s story, every obstacle presents the same catch phrase: “We can’t go over it. We can’t go…
Property Legal Insider
Update on the McDonald challenge to the Apartment Guidelines
By Alison Fanagan, Niamh Collins
Speed read On 10 February 2026, the High Court referred a number of legal questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) about the environmental assessment requirements…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Proposes NEPA Categorical Exclusion for Certain Hydropower Terminations and Revocations
By Sahara Shrestha, Chuck Sensiba
On February 19, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would expand an existing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) categorical exclusion to cover…
CEQA Developments
Process Versus Production: First District Upholds Program EIR For Tiburon’s General Plan/Housing Element Update, Holds Site-Specific Analysis Of Impacts Of Developing Identified RHNA Inventory Site Can Be Deferred Under CEQA Tiering Principles Until Specific Project Is Proposed
In a partially published opinion filed on February 2, 2026, the First District Court of Appeal (Div. 3) addressed a “weighty issue . . . affecting the CEQA responsibilities of…
Property Legal Insider
Implementation plan published for phased commencement of the Planning and Development Act 2024
By Alison Fanagan, Jason Milne, Alan Roberts, Rachel Kemp
The Planning and Development Act 2024 (the 2024 Act), signed into law on 17 October 2024, represents a significant overhaul of Ireland's planning system. The 2024 Act aims to enhance clarity,…
Green Building Law Update
Reliance Letters: An Essential Part of Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments
Reliance letters are an indispensable tool in the due diligence process