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  1. June 21, 2021

    Hazy Future Of Trump-Era NEPA Rule Dooms Suit, Judge Says

    A Virginia federal judge on Monday ended a challenge to a Trump-era rule overhauling the use of the National Environmental Policy Act, saying questions over whether the rule will ever be implemented by the Biden administration means there's no ripe dispute to adjudicate.

  2. April 21, 2021

    Groups Want To Scrap NEPA Overhaul Despite Biden Review

    Environmental groups on Wednesday pushed a Virginia federal judge to toss out the Trump administration's overhaul of the National Environmental Policy Act, telling him that the new administration's promises to review the act's rules don't meaningfully change anything.

  3. March 26, 2021

    Don't Let Trump NEPA Overhaul Linger, Advocates Say

    Conservation groups told a Virginia federal court that the Trump administration's rule amending National Environmental Policy Act implementing regulations should be considered on the merits or thrown out — not left in place — while the White House reconsiders it.

  4. March 18, 2021

    White House Wants Court To Remand Trump's NEPA Overhaul

    The White House has asked a Virginia federal judge to remand a Trump administration rule amending National Environmental Policy Act implementing regulations so it can be reconsidered by the agency, although environmental groups say the move doesn't go far enough.

  5. February 19, 2021

    White House Loses Bid To Delay NEPA Rule Challenge

    A Virginia federal judge on Friday rejected the White House's request for a 60-day stay of proceedings in litigation over the Trump administration's rule amending National Environmental Policy Act implementing regulations, siding with green groups who said a stay is uncalled for.

  6. January 03, 2021

    Transportation Cases To Watch In 2021

    A personal jurisdiction battle affecting the legal exposure of automakers and other product manufacturers, delivery drivers' feud with gig-economy companies over their independent contractor status and clashes over the scope of federal preemption are among the court battles that transportation attorneys are watching in 2021.

  7. September 23, 2020

    AGs Say White House Enviro Review Rule Threatens Species

    A group of state attorneys general have told the White House that its controversial overhaul of environmental review regulations violates the Endangered Species Act.

  8. September 21, 2020

    Feds Lose Bid To Dump Environmental Review Overhaul Suit

    A Virginia federal judge on Monday rejected the Trump administration's request to bring a quick end to what it had called a premature challenge from conservation groups to its overhaul of the National Environmental Policy Act.

  9. September 14, 2020

    Judge Won't Block NEPA Overhaul During Litigation

    A Virginia federal judge let Trump administration revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act take effect Monday, declining to enjoin the rule's overhaul in one of several pending challenges to the revisions.

  10. September 02, 2020

    Environmentalists Insist Challenge To NEPA Overhaul Is Ripe

    Environmental groups have blasted the Trump administration's argument that its overhaul of the National Environmental Policy Act can't be challenged yet because it hasn't been implemented, saying Wednesday the rule's plain language makes it binding on all federal agencies as soon as it goes into effect.

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