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2023 Quarter 3 Regulatory Update

During the third quarter of 2023, there were several regulatory developments involving federal agencies. These updates are summarized in the following subsections. UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Waters of the United States Definition On August 29, 2023, the United States (U.S.) Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency …

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2023 Quarters 1 and 2 Regulatory Update

During the first and second quarters of 2023, there were several regulatory developments involving federal agencies. These updates are summarized in the following subsections. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT REGULATION REVISIONS On June 4, 2021, the United States (U.S.) Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service, together the …

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2022 Quarters 3 and 4 Regulatory Update

During the third and fourth quarter of 2022, there were several regulatory developments involving the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These updates are summarized in the following subsections. FINAL RULES Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat As discussed previously in our Q4 …

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2022 Quarter 2 Regulatory Update

During the second quarter of 2022, there were several regulatory developments involving the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the United States (U.S.) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nationwide Permit (NWP) 12, and Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). These updates are summarized in the following subsections. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT On April 20, …

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2021 Quarter 4 Regulatory Update

During the last quarter of 2021, there were several federal regulatory developments involving the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), Clean Water Act (CWA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the definition of waters of the United States (U.S.). Summaries of each of these developments are provided in the following sections. …

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