John Geilman

2 months ago | mondaq.com | Dwight Draughon |John Geilman |Patrick Linehan |Alex Wolf

On February 15, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order stating that federal discretionary funds"should not be used" to "directly or indirectlysupport or subsidize" educational institutions or agencies– including colleges and universities – that require"students to have received a COVID-19 vaccination to attendany in-person education program." The order, as outlined, willaffect all discretionary federal funds received byinstitutions.

Mar 12, 2024 | jdsupra.com | John Geilman |Benjamin Lippard |Corinne V. Snow

On February 8, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published two proposed rules that would expand its regulatory authority over PFAS: one to list nine PFAS as hazardous constituents subject to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) corrective action program (the “PFAS Constituent Rule”) and another to expand the regulatory definition of RCRA hazardous waste to address PFAS releases from RCRA-permitted solid waste management units (the “Definition Rule”).

Sep 12, 2023 | jdsupra.com | John Geilman |Tyler Robinson |Kelly Rondinelli

As part of its Federal Sustainability Plan, the Biden administration has issued a proposed rule that would revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) to incentivize federal government buyers to prioritize the acquisition of sustainable products and services. This proposed rule follows the November 2022 proposed FAR rule that would require contractors to disclose information regarding greenhouse gas emissions, which we discussed here.

Aug 2, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Audrey Doane |Jason G. Fleischer |John Geilman

Federal agencies are required to conduct assessments under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) before taking “major federal actions,” such as granting permits needed for infrastructure projects and for certain other necessary approvals for both traditional and renewable energy projects. Compliance with NEPA has become a legal battleground, and protracted agency reviews and court battles have tied up a number of high (and low) profile projects for years.

Jun 29, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Nathan Campbell |Matthew Dobbins |John Geilman

June 29, 2023 Nathan Campbell, Matthew Dobbins, John Geilman, George Hopkins, Kelly Rondinelli Vinson & Elkins LLP + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or “the Agency”) this week released its final Renewable Fuel Standard (“RFS”) “Set Rule”.1 As explained in our prior article, the Set Rule represents a new period for the RFS, with EPA no longer bound by statutory...