Topic
Permitting
136 published works
The Nickel Report
Will Executive Direction Accelerate Federal Environmental Review and Permitting?
Several presidential administrations have sought to shorten the lengthy process for obtaining federal authorizations and permits, with particular attention on infrastructure projects that usually require multiple federal permits with accompanying…
CommLawBlog
FCC Opens Broad Review of Wireless Siting Impediments
By Donald Evans
(Commission is looking for ways to streamline the site permitting process) At its April 2017 meeting, the FCC finally adopted a long awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice…
Environment, Land & Resources
U.S. Army Corps Reissues Fifty Existing and Two New Nationwide Permits
By Janice Schneider, Joel Beauvais, Stacey VanBelleghem, Jennifer Roy, and Francesca Bochner On March 19, 2017, 52 new or reissued nationwide permits (NWPs) for discharges into “waters of the United…
Capital Thinking
President Trump Expected to Discuss Infrastructure in Coming Weeks; House Transportation Committee to Hold Second FAA Hearing, Focused on Airports
Legislative Activity President Trump Expected to Discuss Infrastructure in Coming Weeks The President is expected to release additional information on his infrastructure agenda in the coming weeks. White House Press…
Environment, Land & Resources
The Department of Energy’s Simplified IIP Process Goes Into Effect in November
By Sara Orr, Bobbi-Jo Dobush and Francesca Bochner On November 28, 2016, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) simplified Integrated Interagency Pre-Application (IIP) Process will go into effect.[i] The IIP is a…
Environment, Land & Resources
BLM Moves Forward with Phase I of Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan
By Marc Campopiano, Josh Bledsoe, Jennifer Roy, and James Erselius Phase I of the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) has now been approved, paving the way for streamlined permitting…
Energy Business Law
Clean Air Act Permit Challenges — New Rules On the Way
By Julie Herward McConnell, Jacob Hollinger
In the United States, the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) requires all “major sources” of air pollution, such as power plants, refineries and other large industrial facilities, to obtain permits…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
U.S. EPA Proposes Revisions to Title V Permit Petition Process
By Ryan Elliott
On August 24, 2016, U.S. EPA proposed revisions to the rules governing the petition process for Title V permits under 40 CFR Part 70. Section 505 of the Clean Air…
Environmental and Climate
SECOND DISTRICT UPHOLDS CITY’S PERMITTING PROCESS FOR MALIBU HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT IN UNPUBLISHED DECISION
In an unpublished opinion, Malibu Community Alliance v. City of Malibu, 2016 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 3116, Division Seven of the Second Appellate District adjudicated a challenge to development permits…
From the Ground Up
SCOTUS Provides Pathway to Courts’ Challenging Army Corps’ Wetlands Calls
Access to courts to resolve disputes early on in a permitting process is critical for land use projects in terms of time- and cost-savings. In Army Corps of Engineers v.…