3/25/2025 12:40:09 PM EPA to Reconsider Previous Administration’s PM 2.5 NAAQS, Continuing its Deregulatory Push By Colin North Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu On March 12, 2025, EPA Administrator Zeldin announced that the agency, as one of its 31 historic deregulatory actions to advance...
3/17/2025 9:43:46 PM EPA Announces 31 Historic Actions Publicized as “Greatest Day of Deregulation Our Nation Has Seen” By Colin North Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu On March 12, 2025, EPA Administrator Zeldin announced that the agency will undertake 31 deregulatory actions to advance President...
3/14/2025 5:36:47 PM EPA and Army Corps Issue New Guidance for Implementing WOTUS Definition under Supreme Court’s Sackett Decision By Colin North Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu On March 12, 2025, EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers issued a joint memorandum providing guidance to field staff on implementing the...
2/11/2025 5:55:11 PM President Trump Appoints Scott Mason IV as Region 6 EPA Administrator By Colin North Clare Bienvenu Greg Johnson On February 6, 2025, the Trump Administration announced the appointment of Scott Mason IV as regional EPA Administrator for Region 6....
2/7/2025 8:04:29 PM NEPA Changes Slated Under President Trump’s Unleashing American Energy Executive Order By Emily von Qualen Clare Bienvenu Greg Johnson On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued the “Unleashing American Energy” Executive Order (“EO”) with the stated purpose of...
1/30/2025 10:09:56 PM Senate Confirms Zeldin as EPA Administrator, President Trump’s EPA Begins to Take Shape By Colin North Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu On January 29, 2025, the Senate voted to confirm former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin as EPA Administrator. Zeldin is a 44-year-old...
1/17/2025 9:23:07 PM Louisiana is “Open for Business,” but Projects Need to Proceed Carefully By Emily von Qualen Louis Buatt Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu +1 more... Show less On December 10, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump promised expedited permitting for energy and other construction projects worth more...
12/30/2024 4:42:00 PM Louisiana Tax Changes to Take Effect January 1 By Bob Angelico Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari At the conclusion of the 3rd Extraordinary Session of 2024, the Louisiana Legislature passed a series of bills aimed at reforming...
12/20/2024 1:42:00 PM LDR Rule Amendments and Emergency Rule By Bob Angelico Caroline Lafourcade John Rouchell Kevin Naccari Leon Rittenberg III +2 more... Show less As we approach the year-end, taxpayers should consider the following amendments to regulations made by the Louisiana Department of...
12/10/2024 2:40:00 PM Elimination of Louisiana’s Net Capital Gains Deduction from Income Tax By Bob Angelico Caroline Lafourcade John Rouchell Kevin Naccari Leon Rittenberg III +2 more... Show less Owners of businesses in Louisiana considering a sale or divestiture of their ownership interests or substantially all of the assets...
9/19/2024 8:33:48 PM EJ Analysis Remains Part of Louisiana’s Public Trust Duty By Emily von Qualen Clare Bienvenu Greg Johnson Cherrell Taplin +1 more... Show less The Louisiana Supreme Court has declined to review the First Circuit Court of Appeal’s ruling in Rise St. James v. LDEQ, essentially...
7/12/2024 7:01:31 PM EPA Releases New Version of EJScreen By Emily von Qualen Clare Bienvenu Greg Johnson This week EPA released the newest version of its environmental justice (EJ) screening and mapping tool, EJScreen 2.3. EJScreen is a...