Dan Novak

1 week ago | law.com | Dan Novak

The Supreme Court’s decision Thursday limiting plaintiffs’ ability to challenge infrastructure projects on the basis of inadequate environmental reviews will likely lead to further efforts by the Trump administration to narrow the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act, environmental law experts said. In its decision, the high court ruled that agencies need not consider downstream effects of an infrastructure project in environmental reviews.

1 week ago | law.com | Dan Novak

President Donald Trump’s executive orders Friday streamlining the process by which nuclear reactors get approved places more White House control over the ostensibly independent Nuclear Regulatory Commission, long considered an international leader in safety standards, safety advocates said. The orders call for a reform to NRC's "culture" in order to maximize nuclear energy and complete the licensing process for new reactors within 18 months, rather than the current timetable of years.

2 weeks ago | law.com | Dan Novak

President Donald Trump signed four executive orders Friday aimed at deregulating nuclear energy production, including fast-tracking the reactor licensing process, reforming the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and clearing the way for construction on federal land.

2 weeks ago | law.com | Dan Novak

Many environmental and climate protections provided through former President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act would be repealed under the Republican tax and spending bill passed by the House 215-214 on Thursday and headed to the Senate. The legislation—dubbed by President Donald Trump as "One Big Beautiful Bill"—also calls for billions of dollars in funding cuts to climate and clean energy programs.

2 weeks ago | law.com | Dan Novak

Congressional Republicans are seeking to eliminate the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and move its responsibilities to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under provisions of a spending bill now before Congress. But several former PCAOB board members oppose the transfer, saying it would harm capital markets and increase investor risk.