This is the first in a series of articles Jones Walker LLP is providing that will explore the impact of the 2024 Election on Environmental Law.

There are several significant environmental regulations currently pending or recently implemented under the Biden-Harris administration that may be altered with a change of administration. These regulations demonstrate the stark contrast in approaches to environmental regulation with those from the Trump administration. If history can be used as a guide, pending and current regulations as well as the stances of regulatory agencies in defending regulatory actions may change after the election.

Such regulations include the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Air Act (CAA) New Source Performance Standards and Emission Guidelines for oil and gas facilities and fossil fuel power plants. Continue reading >