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Permitting
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Global Projects View
Final Debt-Ceiling Agreement Permitting Provisions
The now-passed Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA), memorializing the debt-ceiling agreement, includes a number of federal permitting provisions. These include: 2-year time limit for completion of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)-required…
The Nickel Report
EPA Proposes to Give Louisiana Authority for CO2 Injection Permits Under Condition that State Permit Process Includes Robust Environmental Justice Analysis and Outreach
By Kerry L. McGrath, Samuel L. Brown, Frederick R. Eames
On April 27, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Proposed Rule to grant Louisiana primacy to administer and enforce the Class VI Underground Injection Control (UIC) program within…
The Nickel Report
House of Representatives Approves Class VI Primacy Amendment
On March 29 the US House of Representatives adopted by voice vote an amendment offered by Reps. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) and August Pfluger (R-TX) to speed up Environmental Protection Agency…
Land Use Developments
New California Law Addresses Delays by Public Agencies in the Post-Entitlement Permitting Process
On January 1, 2023 Assembly Bill 2234, an important new post-entitlement accountability and streamlining law that amends the Housing Accountability Act and adds new sections to the Planning and Zoning…
Washington Energy Report
Senator Manchin’s Permitting Reform Bill Pulled From the Continuing Resolution
By Juan Dawson, Sahara Shrestha, Antonia Douglas, Elizabeth McCormick, Chuck Sensiba
On September 21, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the text of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022 (Act). This…
Ogden Glazer + Schaefer Blog
A Diagram for Success
One of the most critical steps in applying for your Brewers Notice with the TTB is putting together a diagram that shows your brewing operation and will be (happily) accepted…
The Nickel Report
USFWS Tries Again to Make Eagle Take Permitting Process Work for Stakeholders and Wildlife
By E. Carter Chandler Clements, Eric J. Murdock
On September 30, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or Service) published proposed rule that would revise the regulations governing the issuance of eagle take permits (ETPs) under the…
Energy & Cleantech Counsel
IRA Side Deal on Permitting Raising Ire
In order to pass the Inflation Reduction Act (“Act”) last month, a deal was struck with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) to create separate legislation to reform federal energy project permitting. …
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Failure to consider permit evidence warrants permission to appeal: Alberta Court of Appeal
Municipal development board's reasons didn't support its conclusion
Environmental Law Blog
NJDEP Proposes Rules Implementing Landmark Environmental Justice Law Which Will Change the Paradigm of Environmental Permitting in Overburdened Communities
On June 6, 2022, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) proposed its long-awaited environmental justice rule (the “Proposed Rule”). The Proposed Rule will impact permitting considerations on certain…