Earlier this year, Freedom Partners, a conservative advocacy group, released A Roadmap to Repeal containing a list of former President Barack Obama’s regulations that the group argued should be repealed quickly after the inauguration
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Trump Administration Takes Initial Steps To Implement Repeal Of Energy, Environmental Regulations
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By William R. Devine, Barry Epstein, Emily L. Murray | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has released the final version of its long-anticipated revised eagle management plan.
When a former Greenpeace executive director comes out in support of hydraulic fracturing, your first impulse probably is to check outside to see if pigs indeed have taken flight. The second and totally serious response is to understand and embrace the argument for fracking that’s being made by one leading environmentalist. That environmentalist is Stephen… Keep reading →
Renewable Energy Update – September 2016 #3
By William R. Devine, Barry Epstein, Emily L. Murray | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Interior unveiled the first phase of the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan.
Distinction With A Difference: Arctic Lease Sales Should Go Forward
By Lucas Frances
The Department of the Interior may have decided to exclude the Atlantic region from its upcoming five-year offshore leasing plan, but the existing lease sales in the Arctic should go forward as planned. As the public comment period for the proposed program closes today, it is essential that the federal government hear the voices articulating… Keep reading →
Department Of The Interior Releases Proposed Rule To Reduce Waste Of Natural Gas
By Ashley Dillon, Matthew Salzman | Stinson Leonard Street
Advances in oil and gas production technology, such as horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, have dramatically increased the production of oil and gas in the United States by unlocking shale gas and other resources that were previously difficult and expensive to recover.
Interior And Energy Departments Formally Establish The Manhattan Project National Historical Park
By U.S. Department of Energy
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz signed a memorandum of agreement today establishing the Manhattan Project National Historical Park. The agreement directs how the National Park Service (NPS) and the Department of Energy will work together to preserve, protect, and provide access to the historic… Keep reading →
Energy Department To Sign MOU With Interior Department To Assist Indian Tribes To Develop Energy Resources
By U.S. Department of Energy
WASHINGTON, DC — At the White House Tribal Nations Conference, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Department of the Interior to assist Indian Tribes throughout the United States to develop their energy resources. The MOU will assist Indian Tribes to manage energy resources on… Keep reading →
Energy & Environment Update – June 2015 #5
By David Leiter, Sarah Litke, Neal Martin | Mintz Levin - ML Strategies
The House and Senate are in recess for the Independence Day holiday before returning next week for the July work period.
The U.S. Interior Department is out with its Economic Report for Fiscal Year 2014 – which doesn’t sound like it would be a whole lot of fun reading. But the report actually contains some pretty important bits of information. For example, you get a clear sense that Interior Department activities support jobs and economic growth,… Keep reading →
