Wed Mar 1st, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
On February 28, 2017, the United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, E. Scott Pruitt signed a Notice of Intention to Rescind the Waters of the United States rule, promulgated by EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to the Clean Water Act. The Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Douglas W. Lamont, will sign the document today, March 1, 2017. The […]
Wed Feb 15th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
The Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) issued a press release on January 13, 2017, along with the publication of its accomplishments in 2016, documenting one of the most successful years in its history. The ENRD achieved record successes in environmental enforcement, natural resource damages, criminal penalties, and Lacey Act trafficking cases. The Department worked to restore the Gulf following the Deepwater Horizon release, prosecuted Volkswagen in […]
Mon Feb 13th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
Bick Law LLP published an article in Law360. Click here to read the article.
Fri Jan 27th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
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 […]
