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1 week ago | 
mondaq.com | James M. Auslander |Parker Moore |Patrick Redmond |Jonas Reagan
On March 29, 2025, a Texas District Court ruled that the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) should have considered economiccosts when crafting protections for the lesser-prairie chicken, athreatened species, under Section 4(d) of the Endangered SpeciesAct (ESA). The decision in Kansas Natural Resource Coalition v.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | James M. Auslander |Leticia Duarte |Jacob Duginski
As California remains at the forefront of environmental progress and regulation, 2025 will usher in pivotal developments in state-level policies addressing product stewardship, contaminants of concern, climate change, mobile and stationary sources, worker safety, and water rights, among others. Beveridge & Diamond closely tracks developments, upcoming deadlines, and business implications for companies with operations in California.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | James M. Auslander
On November 12, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)—the entity under the Executive Office of the President that has long overseen National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) policy and implementation—has no statutory authority to promulgate binding regulations. Marin Audubon Soc’y v. Fed. Aviation Admin., No. 23-1067 (D.C. Cir. Nov. 12, 2024).
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May 7, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | James M. Auslander
Skip to main content May 07, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 128 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | James M. Auslander |Barbara Marvin
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) recently proposed eliminating its longstanding process and requirements for compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The proposed rule would delete Appendix C to the Corps’ Clean Water Act permitting regulations and substitute the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s NHPA regulations at 36 C.F.R. Part 800, which applies across all federal agencies.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Jason Feingertz |Zachary Roop |James M. Auslander |Barbara Marvin
Skip to main content March 28, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 88 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found. Trending News United Kingdom | Statement of Changes Announced Print Mail Download i The Home Office published a statement of changes providing further details and additional updates to immigration rules intended to reduce net migration.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | James M. Auslander
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) recently proposed eliminating its longstanding process and requirements for compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The proposed rule would delete Appendix C to the Corps’ Clean Water Act permitting regulations and substitute the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s NHPA regulations at 36 C.F.R. Part 800, which applies across all federal agencies.
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Feb 23, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | James M. Auslander
On February 12, 2024, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published a final rule that created several long-awaited general permits under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (Eagle Act) to authorize incidental take of eagles associated with the operation of wind farms, power lines, and other activities.
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Oct 18, 2023 | 
natlawreview.com | James M. Auslander
Update: On June 26, 2023, EPA announced that it will redefine “waters of the United States” by September 1, 2023 to conform to the Sackett v. EPA jurisdictional limitations. On May 25, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Sackett v. EPA, No. 21-454, holding that Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction extends to wetlands only if they have a continuous surface connection to relatively permanent bodies of water.
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
natlawreview.com | James M. Auslander
Thursday, August 31, 2023 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (together, the Agencies) issued a straight-to-final-rule revised definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) on August 29, 2023. This rulemaking is in response to the recent Supreme Court decision in Sackett v. EPA invalidating provisions of the Agencies' recent redefinition of WOTUS under the Clean Water Act (CWA) (2023 Rule). The August 29, 2023 rule is effective immediately.
