NEWS OF THE DAY: Court finds environmentalists’ challenge to Trump NEPA rule too early in processMaya Weber, Richard Rubin, S & P Global Platts, June 21, 2021 Sees path for challenges after agencies make project decisions. Other cases stayed as Biden CEQ revises regulation. Streamlining rule was backed by gas pipelines. A US district court judge June 21 tossed one … read more

How the U.S. Made Progress on Climate Change Without Ever Passing a BillRobinson Meyer, The Atlantic, June 16, 2021 Here, at least, is the standard story: The past decade has been abysmal for climate-change policy in the United States. In 2009, a handsome new president took office pledging to pass a comprehensive climate bill in Congress. He did not. The … read more

NEWS OF THE DAY: From the Washington Examiner, Daily on Energy: SENATE CONFIRMS BEAUDREAU AS INTERIOR’S NO. 2: The Senate confirmed Tommy Beaudreau to be deputy secretary of the Interior Department today by a wide 88-9 margin with plenty of Republican votes, given his moderate reputation from his prior stints at Interior in the Obama administration. “He can serve as … read more