March 2026 has brought the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) to the forefront of many disputes and political issues across the U.S. Notable NEPA challenges include challenges to the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) expedited approval of coal mine...
On April 02, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6). The CCL is a list of contaminants that are currently not subject to any proposed or promulgated national primary drinking water regulations...
On January 7, 2026, the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the advisory agency meant to assist and advise the President on environmental matters including the administration of the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) announced its official...
On February 10, 2026, members of the Georgia House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to send House Bill 211, also known as the “PFAS Receiver Shield Act,” to the House floor for consideration, reviving their efforts to shield the state's carpet and textile...
On February 12, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its repeal of the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which found that six greenhouse gases (GHGs) were a danger to public health and welfare due to their effect on climate change and formed the...
On September 4, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced over 100 actions as part of its upcoming regulatory agenda. These plans were included in the White House's semiannual "Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions," in which every...
On August 21, 2025, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection held its public hearing on its first wave of currently unavoidable use (CUU) determinations under Maine’s PFAS in products law, 38 M.R.S. § 1614, which prohibits the sale of consumer products containing...
April 2025 has been a turbulent time for NEPA. It started with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) circulating a draft template federal agencies on April 8 to assist them in updating their procedures for implementing the National Environmental...
On February 25, 2025, the Counsel on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the advisory agency within the Executive Office of the President meant to assist and advise the President on certain environmental matters including the administration of the National Environmental...