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Army Corps Issues Notice of Nationwide Permit 12 Review and Seeks Stakeholder Input
On March 24, 2022, the Department of the Army and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) (collectively “Army”) announced their intent to publish a Notice (the “Notice”) in the Federal Register initiating a formal review of Nationwide Permit (“NWP”)...
PHMSA Informational Meeting on Upcoming Leak Detection Inspections
On January 27, 2022, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced a public informational meeting on February 17, 2022 regarding PHMSA’s plan for forthcoming audits of updated inspection and maintenance plans to eliminate and minimize leaks pursuant to...
Criminal Investigations and Prosecutorial Discretion in HSE
Join Kevin Collins , Tim Wilkins and former Acting U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of NY, Seth DuCharme, for a discussion on trends in environmental criminal enforcement and a frank discussion of how to approach prosecutors, what “rises to the level”...
The Administration’s Environmental Justice Focus
In January, President Biden formalized multiple campaign pledges to bolster the role of Environmental Justice (EJ) across the government. Those include creating a White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council and a White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council to address “current...
Climate Change on Every Menu
In Joe Biden’s Diner, you can order whatever you like, but you’ll be eating climate change. Ann Navaro , Jeff Holmstead , and moderator Kevin Ewing will tour the federal kitchen to see how agencies are adding climate change to...
The First 100 Days and the Second 100 Days of the Biden Administration
The panel will discuss the steps that the Biden Administration has already taken, and initiatives it has already announced, under a variety of federal laws and to be carried out by a variety of federal agencies. The panel will also...
Environmental Enforcement: Adjusting to the New Administration's Approach
Transition to the new Administration brings significant change to the policy and regulatory landscape for environmental attorneys. Bracewell’s Environmental Strategies Group is here to keep you informed. Throughout the month of March, we will host a weekly series of 30-minute...
Climate Change: A Policy Driver in Agency Decision Making
Transition to the new Administration brings significant change to the policy and regulatory landscape for environmental attorneys. Bracewell’s Environmental Strategies Group is here to keep you informed. Throughout the month of March, we will host a weekly series of 30-minute...
The Biden Executive Orders: Implementation at the Agencies
Transition to the new Administration brings significant change to the policy and regulatory landscape for environmental attorneys. Bracewell’s Environmental Strategies Group is here to keep you informed. Throughout the month of March, we will host a weekly series of 30-minute...
The Next Four Years: What Will the Clean Air Act Bring?
The Trump administration arrived four years ago with a strong deregulatory agenda, which included a number of promised changes to Clean Air Act (CAA) rules and policies. After getting off to a slow start, the Trump EPA carried out a...
Environmental Essentials: Citizen Suits
Increasingly, opponents of pipelines and other projects are using environmental citizen suit mechanisms to create obstacles to development. This month, Bracewell’s Environmental Essentials webinar will provide a tour through the various citizen suit authorities, identify valuable defenses, especially with respect...
ESG - A Look Ahead
Environmental, social, and governance issues are mainstreaming. Where is it heading next? Join Partner Kevin Ewing for a short update on all things ESG – challenges, risks, standards, and strategies. Tuesday, September 8, 2020 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. CT
Montana District Court Vacates and Remands Clean Water Act Nationwide Permit 12
In a surprisingly broad decision, the District of Montana vacated the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) Nationwide Permit (“NWP”) 12 on April 15, 2020. NWP 12 authorizes impacts from “utility line activities” to jurisdictional waters that have minimal individual...
As Cyberthreats Continue, PHMSA and TSA MOU Stresses Information Sharing and Coordination
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently finalized an Annex to a longstanding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding pipeline safety and security. This Annex comes just weeks after a publicized natural gas...
RMP Rule: What's Going On?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted revisions to the federal Risk Management Plan (RMP) rule in December 2019, undoing some – but not all – of the program changes adopted in the final days of the Obama administration. Please...