Regulatory Updates

2025 Quarter 4 Regulatory Update

01/16/2026
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The final quarter of 2025 brought several important regulatory updates from federal and California agencies affecting our industry. These updates are summarized in the following sections. FEDERAL REGULATORY UPDATES Endangered Species Act On November 21, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in coordination with the

2025 Quarter 3 Regulatory Update

10/24/2025
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During the third quarter of 2025, there were multiple regulatory developments involving federal and California agencies. These updates are summarized in the following sections. FEDERAL REGULATORY UPDATES Bureau of Land Management On September 11, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Department of the Interior (DOI) published in the Federal Register a

2025 Quarter 2 Regulatory Update

07/10/2025
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During the second quarter of 2025, there were several regulatory developments involving federal and California agencies. These updates are summarized in the following sections. FEDERAL REGULATORY UPDATES Department of the Interior Eighteen Bureau of Land Management Regulations Rescinded On June 3, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Department of the Interior

2025 Quarter 1 Regulatory Update

05/04/2025
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During the first quarter of 2025, there were several regulatory developments involving federal and California agencies. These updates are summarized in the following sections. FEDERAL REGULATORY UPDATES Bureau of Land Management Records of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan for Greater Sage-Grouse On January 17, 2025, the Bureau of

California Public Utilities Commission Adopts General Order 131-E

03/13/2025
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On January 30, 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted General Order (GO) 131-E, updating rules for the CPUC’s electric infrastructure permitting processes. GO 131-E supersedes GO 131-D and is effective immediately. Notably, GO 131-E allows applicants to prepare a draft version of an initial study, Negative Declaration (ND),