A federal judge had enjoined a Trump-era rule limiting states’ discretion to certify projects under the Clean Water Act. But in Lousiana v. American Rivers, the Supreme Court reinstated Trump’s rule. In an emergency order in April 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a lower court’s decision to grant a […]
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Supreme Court Considers EPA’s Authority to Regulate the Electric Industry’s Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
on Thursday, 3 March 2022 in
Environmental Pulse: Vanessa A. Silke, Editor
Under review is a Trump administration rule that relaxed greenhouse-gas regulations for power plants. Challengers, who argue that those regulations lacked statutory authority in the first instance, would give new life to coal- and gas-fired plants. On February 28, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in West Virginia […]
Update: Nebraska Legislators Push Forward with Key Bills
on Thursday, 24 February 2022 in
Environmental Pulse: Vanessa A. Silke, Editor
We continue to monitor legislative activity in the Nebraska Unicameral this session. Below is an update on legislative bills of interest that could impact environmental permitting, cannabis, water projects, and drainage. The Second Regular Session of the 107th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 5, 2022. Legislators introduced bills through January […]
107th Nebraska Legislature, Second Session – Legislative Chart
on Monday, 31 January 2022 in
Environmental Pulse: Vanessa A. Silke, Editor
The Nebraska Legislature will hear and debate dozens of bills impacting environmental permitting, funding for water projects, cannabis, and drainage law. The Second Regular Session of the 107th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 5, 2022. It will conclude on April 20, 2022. The Legislature introduced bills through January 20, 2022. […]
Nebraska Legislature to Debate Dozens of Bills Impacting Environmental Permitting, Cannabis, Water Projects and Drainage
on Monday, 31 January 2022 in
Environmental Pulse: Vanessa A. Silke, Editor
The Second Regular Session of the 107th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 5, 2022. It will conclude on April 20, 2022. The Legislature introduced bills through January 20, 2022. Below are summaries of the introduced bills that relate to agricultural, energy, environmental, and natural-resources law. Please contact Vanesa Silke, a […]
