On January 24, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order to expedite environmental reviews and approvals for high priority infrastructure projects.  Consistent with his campaign promises to reduce regulatory burdens for domestic manufacturers and to create more American jobs, the order purports that delays caused by agency processes and procedures have prevented the American people from the full benefits of increased infrastructure investments.  To that end, the order states “it […]

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The Department of the Army will not issue an easement that would allow the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe in North Dakota.  This is the latest ruling in a controversial legal battle that has been ongoing since July of this year that implicates provisions in the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), the Rivers and Harbors Act (“RHA”), the National Historic Preservation Act (“NHPA”), and the National Environmental […]

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California produces 218 million barrels of crude oil per year from 50,000 wells. It is the 3rd largest producing state in the U.S. It produces 349 billion cubic feet per year of natural gas from more than 1,500 wells and imports 2 trillion cubic feet of natural gas per year from other U.S. states. Because of the unique blend requirements for gasoline in California, the supply sources are limited and […]

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