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Expertise and Discretion: New Jersey's Approach to Natural Resource Damages

With a Department of Environmental Protection that predates the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, New Jersey has always been at the forefront of combating pollution, becoming only the third state to consolidate all environmental protection and conservation into one cohesive agency on April 22, 1970, and paving the way for environmental protection nationwide with the passage of the New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act (Spill Act) in 1976.

84 FR 70328

The Department of the Army proposed to revise its procedures for implementing NEPA and CEQ NEPA regulations by clarifying and updating the regulations, incorporating current procedures and practices, and revising and adding categorical exclusions.

84 FR 66586

The Department of the Navy revised portions of its internal regulations that establish responsibilities and procedures for complying with NEPA; the revision clarifies what types of activities fall under categorical exclusions and normally do not require additional NEPA analysis.

84 FR 62553

BLM announced its intent to prepare an EIS for nine bureau field offices in Wyoming to analyze potential resource management plan amendments that would designate pipeline corridors as part of the Wyoming Pipeline Corridor Initiative.

84 FR 56940

FERC revised its policy statement on consultation with Indian tribes in commission proceedings by adding a specific reference to treaty rights, a statement that the Commission will address tribal input in its NEPA documents and orders, and a statement on consultation with Alaska Native corporations.

84 FR 56755

The Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that it intends to issue a series of revised conservation practice standards in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices and seeks comments on specified conservation standards in the handbook.

84 FR 55305

FERC's Office of Energy Projects announced the availability of its final Guidance for Horizontal Directional Drill Monitoring, Inadvertent Return Response, and Contingency Plans, which intends to assist the natural gas industry in preparing horizontal directional drilling project plans for FERC staff review.

Strategizing Against the Flame: What’s Next for California’s Wildfires?

The 2018 wildfire season was the deadliest and most destructive on record in California, destroying thousands of structures. Gov. Gavin Newsom created a strike force to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the destabilizing effect of wildfires on the state’s electric utilities. In April 2019, the strike force issued a report outlining a vision for clean energy policies to reduce the impacts of climate change on wildfire risk, and in July, the newly created Commission on Catastrophic Wildfire Cost and Recovery released its recommendations.

84 FR 51400

The Mine Safety and Health Administration, pursuant to a court order in United Steelworkers v. Mine Safety and Health Administration, 49 ELR 20101 (D.C. Cir. 2019), reinstated regulatory provisions for examinations of working places in metal and nonmetal mines.

84 FR 49644

The USDA Office of Rural Development updated regulations to allow its administrators limited flexibility to obligate federal funds for rural development infrastructure projects prior to completion of environmental reviews.