REGULATIONS & DEREGULATIONS TWO

REGULATIONS & DEREGULATIONS

FINALIZED 7/29/20
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Coal Ash Rule, Finalized

7/29/20

Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Action:DocketNo.:Residuals from Electric Utilities; A Holistic Approach to Closure Part A: Deadline to Initiate Closure

FINALIZED 7/29/20: Coal Ash Rule, Finalized

EPA

Coal Ash Rule, Finalized

7/29/20

Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Action:DocketNo.:Residuals from Electric Utilities; A Holistic Approach to Closure Part A: Deadline to Initiate Closure
RELATED ARTICLES: Nov52020

Insideclimate News

Trump EPA Targets More Coal Ash Rules for Rollback. Water Pollution Rules, Too.

By James Bruggers

The Trump administration made another attempt on Monday to prop up the sagging coal industry by proposing to relax two Obama-era rules meant to curb…

Nov42019

NPR

Trump Administration Proposes Relaxing Rules On Waste From Coal Plants

By Reid Frazier    Photo by Gerry Broome

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed relaxing two Obama-era regulations on waste products from coal-fired power plants, a move environmental groups say would prolong the…

Dec152017

Environmental & Energy Law Program

Coal Ash Rule

By EELP Staff

The Environmental & Energy Law Program is tracking the environmental regulatory rollbacks of the Trump administration.

IN LITIGATION 3/29/19
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Keystone XL Pipeline, Presidential Permit

Energy & Environment

Keystone XL Pipeline, Presidential Permit

3/29/19

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America, I hereby grant permission, subject to the conditions herein set forth, to TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. (hereinafter referred to…

IN LITIGATION 3/29/19: Keystone XL Pipeline, Presidential Permit

Energy & Environment

Keystone XL Pipeline, Presidential Permit

3/29/19

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America, I hereby grant permission, subject to the conditions herein set forth, to TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. (hereinafter referred to…
RELATED ARTICLES: Mar302019

Reuters

Trump tries fresh approach with long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline

By Timothy Gardner, Eric Beech

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a new permission for TransCanada Corp to build the long-delayed Keystone pipeline for imports of Canadian oil, replacing…

Mar292019

E&E News

Trump permit revives pipeline work

By Hannah Northey and Timothy Cama

President Trump today issued a presidential permit authorizing the construction, operation and maintenance of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

Feb132018

Environmental & Energy Law Program

Keystone XL Pipeline

By EELP Staff

The Environmental & Energy Law Program is tracking the environmental regulatory rollbacks of the Trump administration.

IN LITIGATION 8/5/20
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat

Federal Register

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat

8/5/20

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the “Services” or “we”), propose to add a definition of “habitat” to our regulations that implement…

IN LITIGATION 8/5/20: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat

Federal Register

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat

8/5/20

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the “Services” or “we”), propose to add a definition of “habitat” to our regulations that implement…
RELATED ARTICLES: Aug122019

VOX

The Endangered Species Act is incredibly popular and effective. Trump is weakening it anyway.

By Brian Resnick Photo by Mark Conlin

In May, a United Nations panel on biodiversity released a massive, troubling report on the state of the world’s animals. The bottom line: As many…

Jul272018

Environmental & Energy Law Program

Endangered Species Act Regulations

By EELP Staff

The Environmental & Energy Law Program is tracking the environmental regulatory rollbacks of the Trump administration.

FINALIZED 4/21/20
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The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of “Waters of the United States”

Federal Register

The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of “Waters of the United States”

4/21/20

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army are publishing a final rule defining the scope of waters federally regulated under the Clean Water Act. The Navigable Waters Protection Rule is the second…

FINALIZED 4/21/20: The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of “Waters of the United States”

Federal Register

The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of “Waters of the United States”

4/21/20

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army are publishing a final rule defining the scope of waters federally regulated under the Clean Water Act. The Navigable Waters Protection Rule is the second…
RELATED ARTICLES: Apr212020

EarthJustice

Trump’s EPA Finalizes Its Gutting of Clean Water Rules

By Erin Fitzgerald

Today, as we prepare to celebrate Earth Day, Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the final rule for the rollback of key parts of the Clean Water Rule.…

Jan232020

Politico

Trump erodes water protections: 6 things to know

By Annie Snider

The Trump administration on Thursday signed its long-promised regulation to remove millions of miles of streams and roughly half the country’s wetlands from federal protection,…

FINALIZED 7/8/19
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Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations

Federal Register

Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations

7/8/19

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing three separate and distinct rulemakings. First, the EPA is repealing the Clean Power Plan (CPP) because the Agency has determined that the CPP exceeded the EPA’s statutory…

FINALIZED 7/8/19: Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations

Federal Register

Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations

7/8/19

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing three separate and distinct rulemakings. First, the EPA is repealing the Clean Power Plan (CPP) because the Agency has determined that the CPP exceeded the EPA’s statutory…
RELATED ARTICLES: Jun212019

Yale Climate Connections

The Trump EPA strategy to undo Clean Power Plan

By Dana Nuccitelli

The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on June 19 published its “Affordable Clean Energy” (ACE) rule to replace the Obama EPA’s Clean Power Plan…

Jun192019

VOX

Trump’s EPA just replaced Obama’s signature climate policy with a much weaker rule

By Umair Irfan

The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday killed President Obama’s signature climate change policy, the Clean Power Plan (CPP). It’s one of the few definitive wins…

Sep262017

Environmental & Energy Law Program

Clean Power Plan / Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines

By EELP Staff

The Environmental & Energy Law Program is tracking the environmental regulatory rollbacks of the Trump administration.

IN LITIGATION 4/9/20
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Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, In Litigation

EPA

Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, In Litigation

4/9/20

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action establishing a subcategory of certain existing electric utility steam generating units (EGUs) firing eastern bituminous coal refuse (EBCR) for acid gas hazardous air pollutant (HAP)…

IN LITIGATION 4/9/20: Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, In Litigation

EPA

Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, In Litigation

4/9/20

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action establishing a subcategory of certain existing electric utility steam generating units (EGUs) firing eastern bituminous coal refuse (EBCR) for acid gas hazardous air pollutant (HAP)…
RELATED ARTICLES: Apr172020

The Washington Post

EPA overhauls mercury pollution rule, despite opposition from industry and activists alike

By Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin    Photo: Stacy Kranitz for The Washington Post

The Environmental Protection Agency changed the way the federal government calculates the costs and benefits of dangerous air pollutants, a shift that could restrict the…

Apr162020

The New York Times

E.P.A. Weakens Controls on Mercury

By Lisa Friedman and Coral Davenport    Photo: John Raby/Associated Press

The agency is changing the way it calculates the benefits of mercury controls, a move that would effectively loosen the rules on other toxic pollutants.…

Dec292018

AP

Trump EPA orders rollback of Obama mercury regulations

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER

The Trump administration has targeted an Obama-era regulation credited with helping dramatically reduce toxic mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants, saying the benefits to human…

Sep272017

EELP

Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

By EELP Staff

Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) limit the amount of mercury and other toxic emissions from power plants. Mercury is a powerful neurotoxin that ends…

FINALIZED 9/12/19
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Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program

U.S. Department of the InteriorBureau of Land Management

Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program

9/12/19

The United States (US) Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alaska State Office, has prepared this environmental impact statement (EIS) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as…

FINALIZED 9/12/19: Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program

U.S. Department of the InteriorBureau of Land Management

Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program

9/12/19

The United States (US) Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alaska State Office, has prepared this environmental impact statement (EIS) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as…
RELATED ARTICLES: Aug172020

The Wall Street Journal

Interior Secretary Approves Oil Drilling in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge

By Timothy Puko

The Trump administration approved an oil leasing program for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Monday, opening up the pristine 19-million-acre wilderness to drilling for…

Aug172020

The Washington Post

Trump finalizes drilling plan for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

By Juliet Eilperin

The Trump administration said Monday it will open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, a move that will allow oil and gas rights…

Sep272017

Environmental & Energy Law Program

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – Oil and Gas Development



The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) consists of more than 19 million acres of wilderness in northeastern Alaska. The refuge includes some of the most…

IN LITIGATION 9/12/19
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – Oil and Gas Development, In Litigation

Bureau Of Land Management

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – Oil and Gas Development, In Litigation

9/1/19

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has completed a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program (Leasing EIS). The Final EIS addresses potential impacts associated with the BLM’s…

IN LITIGATION 9/12/19: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – Oil and Gas Development, In Litigation

Bureau Of Land Management

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – Oil and Gas Development, In Litigation

9/1/19

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has completed a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program (Leasing EIS). The Final EIS addresses potential impacts associated with the BLM’s…
RELATED ARTICLES: Aug172020

The New York Times

Trump Administration Finalizes Plan to Open Arctic Refuge to Drilling

By Brad Plumer and Henry Fountain Photo: Christopher Miller/NYT

The decision sets up a fierce legal battle over the fate of a vast, remote area that is home to polar bears, caribou and the…

Sep272017

EELP

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – Oil and Gas Development

By EELP Staff

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) consists of more than 19 million acres of wilderness in northeastern Alaska. The refuge includes some of the most…

IN LITIGATION 3/25/20
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Dakota Access Pipeline, In Litigation

EarthJustice

Dakota Access Pipeline, In Litigation

3/25/20

The Court returns once more to the segment of the Dakota Access Pipeline running under the Missouri River and to its effects on the Indian Tribes living nearby. In February 2017, Defendant U.S. Army Corps…

IN LITIGATION 3/25/20: Dakota Access Pipeline, In Litigation

EarthJustice

Dakota Access Pipeline, In Litigation

3/25/20

The Court returns once more to the segment of the Dakota Access Pipeline running under the Missouri River and to its effects on the Indian Tribes living nearby. In February 2017, Defendant U.S. Army Corps…
RELATED ARTICLES: Aug62020

Reuters

U.S. court allows Dakota Access oil pipeline to stay open, but permit status unclear

By Reuters Staff

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) does not have to be shut and drained per a lower court order,…

Jul62020

The New York Times

Dakota Access Pipeline to Shut Down Pending Review, Federal Judge Rules

By Jacey Fortin and Lisa Friedman    Photo by Tom Stromme

The Dakota Access Pipeline, an oil route from North Dakota to Illinois that has inspired intense protests and legal battles, must shut down pending an…

Oct242017

Environmental & Energy Law Program

Dakota Access Pipeline



The Dakota Access Pipeline (or DAPL) was built by Energy Transfer Partners to transport crude oil from the Bakken field in North Dakota to Illinois.…

IN LITIGATION 6/5/20
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Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy

Federal Register

Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy

5/3/17

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., and in order…

IN LITIGATION 6/5/20: Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy

Federal Register

Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy

5/3/17

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., and in order…
RELATED ARTICLES: May32019

NPR

Trump Administration Moves To Roll Back Offshore Drilling Safety Regulations

By Laurel Wamsley Photo by Dave Martin

The Trump Administration is rolling back some of the Obama-era safety regulations for offshore drilling that were meant to prevent a repeat of the 2010…

Aug52018

Environmental & Energy Law Program

Offshore Oil and Gas 5-Year Leasing Program

By EELP Staff

Following the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, the Department of the Interior (DOI) underwent a significant reorganization and issued rules and guidance to fill…

REPEALED 12/12/16
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BLM Land Use Planning 2.0, Repealed

BLM Land Use Planning 2.0, Repealed

12/12/16

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is amending its regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA). The final…

REPEALED 12/12/16: BLM Land Use Planning 2.0, Repealed

BLM Land Use Planning 2.0, Repealed

12/12/16

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is amending its regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA). The final…
RELATED ARTICLES: Oct32017

Environmental & Energy Law Program

BLM Land Use Planning 2.0

By EELP Staff

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages over 260 million acres of land and 700 million acres of subsurface mineral rights. This rule was crafted…

Mar82017

Reuters

Senate revokes Obama federal land-planning rule

By Valerie Volcovici

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday revoked a rule that aimed to give the public more input into federal land management decisions, the latest move by…

IN LITIGATION 8/19/20
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Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Procedures for Evaluating Statutory Factors for Use in New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards

Federal Register

Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Procedures for Evaluating Statutory Factors for Use in New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards

8/19/20

The Department of Energy is amending its decision-making process for selecting energy conservation standards by specifying that it will conduct a comparative analysis of the relative benefits and burdens of potential energy conservation standard levels…

IN LITIGATION 8/19/20: Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Procedures for Evaluating Statutory Factors for Use in New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards

Federal Register

Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Procedures for Evaluating Statutory Factors for Use in New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards

8/19/20

The Department of Energy is amending its decision-making process for selecting energy conservation standards by specifying that it will conduct a comparative analysis of the relative benefits and burdens of potential energy conservation standard levels…
RELATED ARTICLES: Oct172020

Cleantechnica

NRDC Sues US Department Of Energy Over Efficiency Standards Process Changes

By Joe Vukovich

This may sound like a boring technical procedural issue, but it is part of an ongoing pattern to weaken a critically important program. And it’s…

Apr232020

State Of The Planet

The Climate Consequences of Rolling Back Energy Efficiency

By Hillary Aidun And Malia Libby     Photo by Michael Smith

On Tuesday, April 14, thirteen states plus New York City and the District of Columbia sued the Department of Energy (DOE) to challenge revisions to the rule…

Apr142020

The Hill

13 states, green groups sue Trump administration over energy efficiency rollback

By Rebecca Beitsch

Thirteen states and several environmental groups filed separate lawsuits against the Trump administration on Tuesday seeking to block a rule they say will impede efforts to…