Topic
Environmental Permits
118 published works
CEQA Developments
California Chamber of Commerce Advances Pioneering Initiative to Amend CEQA to Streamline Permitting and Construction of “Essential Projects”
By Arthur F. Coon, Miguel Mauricio
On October 21, 2025, the California Chamber of Commerce (the “Chamber”) announced it had filed a voter initiative to modernize and streamline the review process for building the state’s most…
frESH
Consultation on Modernising the Environmental Permitting Regime for Industrial Activities
On 26 August 2025, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) launched a consultation to reform how industrial activities are regulated in England. DEFRA is also working alongside…
HeplerBroom Blog
Streamlining Environmental Permitting is Part of White House AI Action Plan
Examines how Trump’s AI Action Plan proposes streamlining environmental regulations and permitting to support rapid AI infrastructure development.
Stoel Rives Environmental Law
New Department of Interior Review May Heighten Scrutiny and Lengthen Permitting Timelines for Some Wind and Solar Projects
By Rachel Aramburu, Merissa Moeller, Sarah Stauffer Curtiss
On July 15, 2025, the Department of Interior (DOI) issued a memorandum titled, “Departmental Review Procedures for Decisions, Actions, Consultations, and other Undertakings Related to Wind and Solar Energy Facilities”…
Environmental Law +
Project Opponents of Empire Wind Strike Back
By Peter Knight
As recently reported, on May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior reversed the stop work order it issued on April 16, 2025, thereby allowing the $5 billion, 2…
SCOV Law
May 16, 2025: Permits and Parents
By Andy DelaneyIt's kind of a rainy, yucky day today. I'm not a big conspiracy theorist, but it sure seems like someone is doing their best to make sure I…
E2 Law Blog
When Is a Final Approval Not the Final Word? Empire Wind Halt Raises Questions About Managing Risk for Previously Approved Infrastructure Projects
BOEM Halts Construction of Empire Wind 1 On April 16, 2025, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a formal director’s order instructing Empire Offshore Wind LLC to cease…
Maine Appeals
May v. Must – The Scope of Agency Permitting Review under Statutory Standards
The Law Court recently issued a decision in Eastern Maine Conservation Initiative v. Board of Environmental Protection that contains an enlightening discussion of what an agency must consider—as opposed to…
E2 Law Blog
NY DEC Proposes Environmental Justice-Focused Amendments to SEQRA and UPA—Potential Impacts on Project Permitting
By Steven C. Russo, Jane McLaughlin
On Jan. 29, 2025, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) proposed amendments to its State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) (6 NYCRR Part 617) and the Uniform…
E2 Law Blog
Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Speak at 38th Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School
Six attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A.’s Environmental Practice will speak at the Florida Chamber Foundation’s 38th Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School, which will take place July 16-19 in Marco Island, Florida.…