Environmental Edge: Insights on Environmental, Energy, and Climate Change Law and Policy
Welcome to the Environmental Edge, an Arnold & Porter blog where we provide you with insights related to environmental, energy, and climate change policy and law. Environmental and energy law are rapidly changing at the federal, state, and local levels. With experienced environmental attorneys—many of whom previously served in high-level government positions at the federal and state executive level and on Capitol Hill—our team will keep you up-to-date on the quickly changing landscape, keeping you apprised on how these developments may affect your business going forward.
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June 13, 2025
How EPA May Accelerate Its Deregulatory Agenda
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced an ambitious deregulatory agenda targeting most of the prior administration’s major environmental initiatives and regulations.
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May 30, 2025
Class VI Primacy Update
A recent Fifth Circuit decision has eased the path for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to delegate authority to state agencies to issue and enforce Class VI injection well permits, a key permit needed for most carbon capture and storage projects.
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April 25, 2025
Brave New World: Understanding the Department of the Interior’s New Approach to Emergency Permitting Procedures for Energy Projects
On April 23, 2025, the Department of the Interior announced that certain energy-related projects are eligible for novel, expedited alternative permitting timelines and processes under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). In this post, we trace these new processes and their implications for sponsors of energy projects that depend on leases, permits, or other discretionary authorizations from the Department.
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April 25, 2025
Which Way Does the Wind Blow? DOI’s Order Halting New York’s Offshore Wind Project and What the Order Signals for the Future
The Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Doug Burgum, ordered the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on April 16, 2025 to halt construction of a new offshore wind project 15 to 30 miles southeast of New York’s Long Island.
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April 17, 2025
“Protecting American Energy From State Overreach”: Trump’s New Executive Order Could Jeopardize California Energy Laws
On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) entitled “Protecting American Energy From State Overreach.”
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April 16, 2025
Sarah Grey to Moderate Clean Hydrogen Law and Policy Webinar
Sarah Grey, a partner at Arnold & Porter, will moderate the upcoming GreenTech: Clean Hydrogen Projects, Policy, and Law in 2025 and Beyond webinar, hosted by the Environmental Law Institute on April 21, 2025.
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April 11, 2025
Incumbent Electricity Providers Targeted by New DOJ Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force
The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has established an Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force (Task Force). The Task Force is seeking public comment by May 26, 2025 regarding laws and regulations that create barriers to competition in certain industries. One of the sectors called out specifically for the Task Force’s scrutiny is electric energy.
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February 14, 2025
Trump Administration, Federal Circuit Set to Jumpstart Investments in Nuclear Energy
With new Executive Orders directing the slashing of red tape for the nuclear industry and new legal precedent from the Federal Circuit dramatically broadening government-backed indemnification for all steps of the nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear power enters 2025 as a key player in America’s energy security and green transition.
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January 29, 2025
Webinar: Energy and Energy Transition in the Trump Administration: Key Early Developments
On January 28, 2025, our attorneys held a webinar to recap the Trump administration’s myriad of initial Executive Orders pertaining to energy and energy transition.
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January 22, 2025
Update: Trump’s Unleashing American Energy Executive Order Attempts to Recast NEPA Regulations
President Trump’s “Unleashing American Energy Executive Order,” issued on January 20, 2025, includes a number of provisions aimed at the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulatory process.
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