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The 2024 Environmental Performance Index is out https://lnkd.in/erc3Eptn

The U.S. Supreme Court has overruled the Chevron doctrine in the Loper Bright case. This major shift means federal courts will no longer be required to defer to environmental agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes, signaling a groundbreaking change. Read our update authored by Jason S. Lichtstein and Michael Larson to learn more about the implications for federal environmental regulations. #LegalUpdate #SupremeCourt #EnvironmentalLaw https://lnkd.in/eNgvW2EF

The Supreme Court’s recent decision to dismantle the #Chevron deference marks a pivotal shift in the landscape of climate and environmental regulation in the United States. This decades-old precedent allowed federal agencies to interpret laws based on their expertise and scientific evidence, significantly shaping the nation’s regulatory framework. Although not immediately clear, the fallout from this decision is expected to open the floodgates for legal challenges against regulations by key agencies like the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Interior, both crucial players in the fight against climate change. ➡ https://lnkd.in/ehcfZ5bS Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Southern Environmental Law Center Sabin Center for Climate Change Law Sierra Club #climatechange #scotus

The White House Council on Environmental Quality recently issued a proposed rulemaking to implement Congress’s updates to the National Environmental Policy Act. Our lawyers explain the five areas of change focused on by Phase 2 of these amendments and the key dates for those affected by them here: https://ow.ly/BzMb50Pxsx5

Explore the latest insights and updates on environmental legislation in Arkansas with AEF's newsletter, available for reading now! Don't miss Vol. 66, Issue 1! https://lnkd.in/dkYCug5u

Learn more about the complex web of Environmental Regulation agencies in the US #treeswithbenefits #corporateESG

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO CURRENT EPA/ETC. REGS? The Supreme Court on Friday threw into question the future of climate and environmental regulation in the United States, scrapping a decades-old legal precedent that gave federal agencies leeway to interpret laws according to their expertise and scientific evidence. The impact of the decision to scrap the so-called Chevron deference will take years to become clear, but it could allow for far more legal challenges against regulations by agencies like the EPA and the Department of the Interior that have a huge role in the climate fight.  The court in several recent decisions has outlined its own standard for evaluating regulations. This standard, which the court’s conservative justices call the “major questions doctrine,” prohibits agencies from making rules on issues of “economic and political magnitude” without clear directives from Congress. The court has never outlined what constitutes an issue of such magnitude, but it cited the “major questions” test in a landmark 2022 case that limited the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases. https://lnkd.in/gefr4t3Z

Here's all you need to know about the staging of Federal environmental law reforms!

Does #NEPA require an agency to consider environmental impacts beyond the proximate effects of actions within the agency's jurisdiction? That's the question that the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up in response to a petition that Venable filed in March. Read more. #EnvironmentalLaw Jay Johnson Fred Wagner

Our latest blog examines the complex terrain where financial considerations and environmental stewardship intersect. https://ow.ly/RMPh50QutNI #oilandgas #businesslaw #calgary