Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021
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BUILDER Act of 2021 or the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021 This bill places limits on the environmental review of proposed major federal actions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and establishes deadlines and other requirements to expedite the environmental review of such actions. Specifically, the bill limits the scope of the environmental review of major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment as specified by the bill. The bill also specifies the thresholds that trigger when agencies must issue environmental assessments and environmental impact statements for proposed agency actions, outlines when agencies are not required to prepare environmental documents for such actions, and establishes deadlines to complete such documents. The bill also establishes a process for designating a lead federal agency as well as a joint lead agency, such as a state government, to supervise the environmental review under NEPA. A lead agency may allow a project sponsor to prepare environmental documents under specified circumstances. Additionally, the bill revises requirements concerning the judicial review of NEPA cases, including by establishing deadlines to file lawsuits under NEPA.
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2024 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 886, Save our Seas Amendments Act 2.0 H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 H.R. 2670, FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 2989, Save Our Sequoias Act of 2023 H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act H.R. 4288, Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act H.R. 4368/S. 2131, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4394/S. 2443, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4821/S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5089, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2024 H.R. 7008, Judicial Review Timeline Clarity Act H.R. 7013, Confidence in Clean Water Permits Act H.R. 7021, Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act H.R. 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act H.R. 7206, Reducing Permitting Uncertainty Act H.R. 7650, Air Quality Standards Implementation Act of 2024 S. 646, Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023 S. 647, Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023 S. 648, Hydrogen for Trucks Act of 2023 S. 649, Hydrogen Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023 S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act of 2023 S. 1863, Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act S. 2283, PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2023 S. 3067, the Facilitating Hazard Mitigations Project Act S. 3261, the National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act S. 3439, Concrete and Asphalt Innovation Act of 2023 S. 3719, Sound Science for Farmers Act of 2024 S. 3826, Modernizing Clean Air Permitting Act of 2024 H.J. Res. 27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'" H.Res. 114 / S.J.Res. 61, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure H.J. Res. 117/S.J. Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter" H.Con.Res. 34, expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws Draft legislation titled the Wildfire Response Improvement Act Draft legislation to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to reauthorize brownfields revitalization funding, and for other purposes Draft legislation on PFAS Draft legislation relating to Basel convention implementing legislation Draft legislation relating to fugitive methane emissions Draft legislation relating to Establishing a Chief Resilience Officer at the White House and calling for interagency coordination and development of a national resilience strategy Draft legislation relating to increasing the portion of post-disaster funding directed for pre-disaster mitigation purposes, especially in FEMAs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program Draft legislation relating to promoting incentives, including tax credits for individuals and businesses for pre-disaster mitigation expenses Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1812 One Federal Decision Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2820/S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4309, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to e-waste export controls and Buy America Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6461, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7792, Water Data Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8059/S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8183/S. 3742, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to S. 3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislative action similar to H.J.Res.91/H.J.Res.27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of Waters of the United States" Potential legislation similar to S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Potential legislation to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require predisaster hazard mitigation assistance to be awarded during the fiscal year during which an application is submitted Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669-24,670, May 7, 2021) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021) Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, (86 Fed. Reg. 43,726 - 43,811, August 10, 2021) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022) Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews (87 Fed. Reg. 14,104-14,142, March 11, 2022) Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (87 Fed. Reg. 11,548-11,580, March 1, 2022) Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022) Proposed Rule, Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Designation of Experimental Populations (87 Fed. Reg. 34,625-34,629, June 7, 2022) Proposed Rule regarding Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (86 Fed. Reg. 69,372-69,450, December 7, 2021) Proposed Rule, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Endangered Species Status for Tricolored Bat (87 Fed. Reg. 56,381-56,393, September 14, 2022) Proposed Rule, National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2, (88 Fed. Reg. 49,924-49,988, July 31, 2023) Final Rule, Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (89 Fed. Reg. 16,202-16,406, March 6, 2024) Final Rule, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (89 Fed. Reg. 17,622-17,692, March 11, 2024) TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 72,439-72,441, November 25, 2022) Notice of Public Meeting: Environmental Justice Considerations for the Development of the Proposed Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) (87 Fed. Reg. 7,412-7,413, February 9, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under Subsection (i) the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (87 Fed. Reg. 76,738-76,813, December 15, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, Nov. 14, 2022) Supplemental Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources; Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (87 Fed. Reg. 74,702-74,847, December 6, 2022) Proposed Rule, PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 18,638-18,754, March 29, 2023) Request for Public Comment, Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution: Request for Public Comment (88 Fed. Reg. 27,502-27,504, May 2, 2023) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Addressing PFAS in the Environment (88 Fed. Reg. 22,399-22,403, April 13, 2023) Proposed Rule, Bureau of Land Management: Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19,583-19,604, April 3, 2023) Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles, (88 Fed. Reg. 29,184-29,446, May 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Chemical Substances Designated as Inactive on the TSCA Inventory; Significant New Use Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 4,937-4,945 January 26, 2023) Public Comment, Environmental Protection Agency; National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2027 (88 Fed. Reg. 2,093-2,097, January 12, 2023) Notice of Availability and Request for Information; Consumer Product Safety Commission; Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Consumer Products (88 Fed. Reg. 64,890-64,892, September 20, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Used Drum Management and Reconditioning Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 54,537-54,548, Aug. 11, 2023) Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under Subsection (h) of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (88 Fed. Reg. 72,216 - 72,312, October 19, 2023) Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 80,682-80,685, November 20, 2023) Proposed Rule, Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (88 Fed. Reg. 65,350-65,356, September 22, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for Releases from Solid Waste Management Units (89 Fed. Reg. 8,598-8,606, February 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Lime Manufacturing Plants Amendments (89 Fed. Reg. 9,088-9,103, February 9, 2024) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; nominations for EPA's Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Peer Review; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provisions implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. 116-284); implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLCA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Section 45V of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169): Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen; funding for water infrastructure programs authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); U.S.- Mexico water policy; definition of Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards; federal flood risk management standard; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); energy production in the Arctic; 2024 water policy priorities; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; toxicity classification of plastics in Canada (to USTR); Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008; deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology; the Border Water Infrastructure Program; inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy; regulation of and issues related to perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; provisions in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), related to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); request to extend the public comment period for EPAs upcoming review of MCL research; FERC certification of new interstate gas facilities; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; climate-related financial risk management for large banks; regulations affecting heavy-duty trucks; potential ban on the use of asbestos; Section 301 exclusions for water filters; national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants for existing combustion turbines; Circular No. A-4, Guidance to Federal agencies on the development of regulatory analysis; Ecosystem Services Guidance and Natural Capital Accounting for cost benefit analyses; social cost of greenhouse gases policy; environmental justice; Conference of the Parties (COP) 28; infrastructure and permitting including the White House Permitting Action Plan; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; water and western water issues; small and disadvantaged community water issues; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency; carbon border adjustments; voluntary carbon offset markets; voluntary methane reductions from agriculture/USDA research on methane reductions from agriculture; Proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) under interagency review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Water Strategy Action Plan; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E)); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; Department of Treasury hydrogen production tax credit (45V) guidance; EU Methane Regulations; Department of Energy Greenhouse Gas Supply Chain Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) Framework; EU PFAS regulations; implementation of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (P.L. 83-212); Canadian plastics consultations; Health Canada PFAS in drinking water consultation; Canadas State of PFAS Report; EU REACH PFAS consultation; FTC Green Guides; Global Plastics Pollution Agreement; UN water conference; DoD PFAS Critical Use Report; Chromium VI SAB hearing; methane mitigation from the natural gas value chain; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process, public hearing and comments; priorities for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2024 Farm Bill; proposed regulatory determination for PFHxS, HPFO-DA, GenX chemicals, and PFNA; and EPAs; proposed maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) and proposed maximum contaminant level goals (MCLGs); Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs)
Client expense: $23,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2023 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 H.R. 2670, FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 2989, Save Our Sequoias Act of 2023 H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act H.R. 4288, Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act H.R. 4368/S. 2131, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4394/S. 2443, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4821/S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 646, Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023 S. 647, Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023 S. 648, Hydrogen for Trucks Act of 2023 S. 649, Hydrogen Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023 S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act of 2023 S. 1863, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study and submit a report on the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of certain products S. 2283, PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2023 S. 3067, the Facilitating Hazard Mitigations Project Act S. 3261, the National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act H.J. Res. 27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'" H.Con.Res. 34, expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws S.J.Res. 9, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment S.J.Res. 24, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat" Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2024 Environment and Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Agriculture Appropriations Draft legislation titled the Wildfire Response Improvement Act Draft legislation to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to reauthorize brownfields revitalization funding, and for other purposes Draft legislation on PFAS Draft legislation relating to Basel convention implementing legislation Draft legislation relating to fugitive methane emissions Draft legislation relating to Establishing a Chief Resilience Officer at the White House and calling for interagency coordination and development of a national resilience strategy Draft legislation relating to increasing the portion of post-disaster funding directed for pre-disaster mitigation purposes, especially in FEMAs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program Draft legislation relating to promoting incentives, including tax credits for individuals and businesses for pre-disaster mitigation expenses Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1812 One Federal Decision Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2820/S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4309, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to e-waste export controls and Buy America Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6461, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7792, Water Data Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8059/S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8168, Save our Sequoias Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8183/S. 3742, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to S. 3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislative action similar to H.J.Res.91/H.J.Res.27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Revised Definition of Waters of the United States Potential legislation similar to S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Potential legislation to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require predisaster hazard mitigation assistance to be awarded during the fiscal year during which an application is submitted Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669 - 24,670, May 7, 2021) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021) Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, (86 Fed. Reg. 43,726 - 43,811, August 10, 2021) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022) Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews (87 Fed. Reg. 14,104-14,142, March 11, 2022) Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (87 Fed. Reg. 11,548-11,580, March 1, 2022) Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022) Proposed Rule, Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Designation of Experimental Populations (87 Fed. Reg. 34,625-34,629, June 7, 2022) Proposed Rule regarding Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (86 Fed. Reg. 69,372-69,450, December 7, 2021) Proposed Rule, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Endangered Species Status for Tricolored Bat (87 Fed. Reg. 56,381-56,393, September 14, 2022) TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 72,439-72,441, November 25, 2022) Notice of Public Meeting: Environmental Justice Considerations for the Development of the Proposed Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) (87 Fed. Reg. 7,412-7,413, February 9, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under Subsection (i) the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (87 Fed. Reg. 76,738-76,813, December 15, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, November 14, 2022) Supplemental Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources; Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (87 Fed. Reg. 74,702-74,847, December 6, 2022) Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (88 Fed. Reg. 5,558-5,719, January 27, 2023) Proposed Rule, PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 18,638-18,754, March 29, 2023) Request for Public Comment, Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution: Request for Public Comment (88 Fed. Reg. 27,502-27,504, May 2, 2023) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Addressing PFAS in the Environment (88 Fed. Reg. 22,399-22,403, April 13, 2023) Proposed Rule, Bureau of Land Management: Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19,583-19,604, April 3, 2023) Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles, (88 Fed. Reg. 29,184-29,446, May 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Chemical Substances Designated as Inactive on the TSCA Inventory; Significant New Use Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 4,937-4,945 January 26, 2023) Public Comment, Environmental Protection Agency; National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2027 (88 Fed. Reg. 2,093-2,097, January 12, 2023) Implementation of the Final Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (88 Fed. Reg. 73,098-73,212, October 24, 2023) Notice of Availability and Request for Information; Consumer Product Safety Commission; Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Consumer Products (88 Fed. Reg. 64,890-64,892, September 20, 2023) Proposed Rule, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (88 Fed. Reg. 62,025-62,043, September 8, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (88 Fed. Reg. 66,336-66,351, Sept. 27, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Revisions to the Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (88 Fed. Reg. 54,118-54,222, August 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Used Drum Management and Reconditioning Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 54,537-54,548, Aug. 11, 2023) Proposed Rule, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027-2032 and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030-2035 (88 Fed. Reg. 56,128-56,390, August 17, 2023) Proposed Rule, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce; Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary (88 Fed. Reg. 58,123-58,145, August 25, 2023) Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under Subsection (h) of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (88 Fed. Reg. 72,216 - 72,312, October 19, 2023) Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 80,682-80,685, November 20, 2023) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; nominations for EPA's Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Peer Review; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provisions implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. 116-284); implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLCA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Section 45V of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169): Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen; funding for water infrastructure programs authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); U.S.- Mexico water policy; definition of Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards; federal flood risk management standard; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); energy production in the Arctic; 2024 water policy priorities; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; toxicity classification of plastics in Canada (to USTR); Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008; deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology; the Border Water Infrastructure Program; inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy; regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; Provisions in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), related to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); request to extend the public comment period for EPAs upcoming review of MCL research; FERC certification of new interstate gas facilities; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; climate-related financial risk management for large banks; regulations affecting heavy-duty trucks; potential ban on the use of asbestos; Section 301 exclusions for water filters; Section 333 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 conference agreement, relating to procurement of certain products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants for existing combustion turbines; Circular No. A-4, Guidance to Federal agencies on the development of regulatory analysis; social cost of greenhouse gases policy; environmental justice; Conference of the Parties (COP) 28; infrastructure and permitting including the White House Permitting Action Plan; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) issues; water and western water issues; small and disadvantaged community water issues; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; regional roundtable discussions regarding Waters of the United States; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency; carbon border adjustments; voluntary carbon offset markets; voluntary methane reductions from agriculture/USDA research on methane reductions from agriculture; Proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) under interagency review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Water Strategy Action Plan; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E)); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; Department of Treasury hydrogen production tax credit (45V) guidance; EU Methane Regulations; Department of Energy Greenhouse Gas Supply Chain Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) Framework; EU PFAS regulations; implementation of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (P.L. 83-212); Canadian plastics consultations; Health Canada PFAS in drinking water consultation; Canadas State of PFAS Report; EU REACH PFAS consultation; FTC Green Guides; Global Plastics Pollution Agreement; UN water conference; DoD PFAS Critical Use Report; Chromium VI SAB hearing; methane mitigation from the natural gas value chain; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process, public hearing and comments; priorities for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2024 Farm Bill; proposed regulatory determination for PFHxS, HPFO-DA, GenX chemicals, and PFNA; and EPAs; proposed maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) and proposed maximum contaminant level goals (MCLGs)
2023 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 H.R. 2670, FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 2989, Save Our Sequoias Act of 2023 H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act H.R. 4288, Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act H.R. 4368/S. 2131, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4394/S. 2443, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4821/S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 646, Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023 S. 647, Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023 S. 648, Hydrogen for Trucks Act of 2023 S. 649, Hydrogen Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023 S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act of 2023 S. 1863, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study and submit a report on the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of certain products S. 2283, PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2023 H.J. Res. 27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'" H.Con.Res. 34, expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws S.J.Res. 9, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment S.J.Res. 24, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat" Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2024 Environment and Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Agriculture Appropriations Draft legislation titled the Wildfire Response Improvement Act Draft legislation to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to reauthorize brownfields revitalization funding, and for other purposes Draft legislation on PFAS Draft legislation relating to Basel convention implementing legislation Draft legislation relating to fugitive methane emissions Draft legislation relating to Establishing a Chief Resilience Officer at the White House and calling for interagency coordination and development of a national resilience strategy Draft legislation relating to increasing the portion of post-disaster funding directed for pre-disaster mitigation purposes, especially in FEMAs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program Draft legislation relating to promoting incentives, including tax credits for individuals and businesses for pre-disaster mitigation expenses Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1812 One Federal Decision Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2820/S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4309, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to e-waste export controls and Buy America Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6461, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7792, Water Data Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8059/S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8168, Save our Sequoias Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8183/S. 3742, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to S. 3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislative action similar to S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Potential legislation to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require predisaster hazard mitigation assistance to be awarded during the fiscal year during which an application is submitted Potential legislation similar to Facilitating Hazard Mitigation Projects Act Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669 - 24,670, May 7, 2021) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021) Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, (86 Fed. Reg. 43,726 - 43,811, August 10, 2021) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022) Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews (87 Fed. Reg. 14,104-14,142, March 11, 2022) Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (87 Fed. Reg. 11,548-11,580, March 1, 2022) Proposed rule, Asbestos Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos; Regulation of Certain Conditions of Use Under Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, General Services Administration; Single-Use Plastics and Packaging (87 Fed. Reg. 40,476-40,477, July 7, 2022) Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022) Proposed Rule, Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Designation of Experimental Populations (87 Fed. Reg. 34,625-34,629, June 7, 2022) Proposed Rule regarding Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (86 Fed. Reg. 69,372-69,450, December 7, 2021) Proposed Rule, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Endangered Species Status for Tricolored Bat (87 Fed. Reg. 56,381-56,393, September 14, 2022) TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 72,439-72,441, November 25, 2022) Notice of Public Meeting: Environmental Justice Considerations for the Development of the Proposed Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) (87 Fed. Reg. 7,412-7,413, February 9, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under Subsection (i) the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (87 Fed. Reg. 76,738-76,813, December 15, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, November 14, 2022) Supplemental Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources; Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (87 Fed. Reg. 74,702-74,847, December 6, 2022) Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (88 Fed. Reg. 5,558-5,719, January 27, 2023) Proposed Rule, PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 18,638-18,754, March 29, 2023) Request for Public Comment, Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution: Request for Public Comment (88 Fed. Reg. 27,502-27,504, May 2, 2023) Notice of Meeting and Request for Comment, Environmental Protection Agency; 1,4-Dioxane; Draft Supplement to the TSCA Risk Evaluation; Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) Meeting (88 Fed. Reg. 43,562-43,565, July 10, 2023) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Council on Environmental Quality National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2 (88 Fed. Reg. 49,924-49,988, July 31, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Carbon Tetrachloride (CTC), Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (88 Fed. Reg. 49,180-49,228, July 28, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Federal Baseline Water Quality Standards for Indian Reservations (88 Fed. Reg. 29,496-29,526, May 5, 2023) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Addressing PFAS in the Environment (88 Fed. Reg. 22,399-22,403, April 13, 2023) Notice and Request for Information, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Community Disaster Resilience Zones and the National Risk Index (88 Fed. Reg. 34,171-34,176, May 26 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; State of Louisiana Underground Injection Control Program; Class VI Program Revision Application (88 Fed. Reg. 28,450-28,456, May 4, 2023) Proposed Rule, Bureau of Land Management: Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19,583-19,604, April 3, 2023) Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles, (88 Fed. Reg. 29,184-29,446, May 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Plywood and Composite Wood Products (88 Fed. Reg. 31,856-31,887, May 18, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Primary Copper Smelting Residual Risk and Technology Review and Primary Copper Smelting Area Source Technology Review (88 Fed. Reg. 47,415-47,437, July 24, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Taconite Iron Ore Processing Amendments (88 Fed. Reg. 41,872-41,873, June 28, 2023) Request for Comments, Office of Management and Budget; Proposed Guidance for Assessing Changes in Environmental and Ecosystem Services in Benefit-Cost Analysis (88 Fed. Reg. 50,912-50,914, August 2, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 33,240-33,420, May 23, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Chemical Substances Designated as Inactive on the TSCA Inventory; Significant New Use Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 4,937-4,945 January 26, 2023) Public Comment, Environmental Protection Agency; National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2027 (88 Fed. Reg. 2,093-2,097, January 12, 2023) Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Environmental Protection Agency; Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (87 Fed. Reg. 68,647-68,667, November 16, 2022) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; nominations for EPA's Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Peer Review; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provisions implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. 116-284); implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLCA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Section 45V of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169): Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen; funding for water infrastructure programs authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); U.S.- Mexico water policy; definition of Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards; federal flood risk management standard; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); energy production in the Arctic; 2024 water policy priorities; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; toxicity classification of plastics in Canada (to USTR); Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008; deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology; the Border Water Infrastructure Program; inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy; regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; Provisions in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, related to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); request to extend the public comment period for EPAs upcoming review of MCL research; FERC certification of new interstate gas facilities; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; climate-related financial risk management for large banks; regulations affecting heavy-duty trucks; potential ban on the use of asbestos; Section 301 exclusions for water filters; environmental justice; Conference of the Parties (COP) 28; infrastructure and permitting including the White House Permitting Action Plan; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) issues; water and western water issues; small and disadvantaged community water issues; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; regional roundtable discussions regarding Waters of the United States; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency; carbon border adjustments; voluntary carbon offset markets; voluntary methane reductions from agriculture/USDA research on methane reductions from agriculture; Proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) under interagency review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Water Strategy Action Plan; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E)); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; Department of Treasury hydrogen production tax credit (45V) guidance; EU Methane Regulations; Department of Energy Greenhouse Gas Supply Chain Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) Framework; EU PFAS regulations; implementation of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (P.L. 83-212); Canadian plastics consultations; Health Canada PFAS in drinking water consultation; Canadas State of PFAS Report; EU REACH PFAS consultation; FTC Green Guides; Global Plastics Pollution Agreement; UN water conference; DoD PFAS Critical Use Report; Chromium VI SAB hearing; methane mitigation from the natural gas value chain; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process, public hearing and comments; priorities for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2024 Farm Bill; proposed regulatory determination for PFHxS, HPFO-DA, GenX chemicals, and PFNA; and EPAs; proposed maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) and proposed maximum contaminant level goals (MCLGs);
2023 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 H.R. 2670, FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 2989, Save Our Sequoias Act of 2023 H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act S. 646, Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023 S. 647, Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023 S. 648, Hydrogen for Trucks Act of 2023 S. 649, Hydrogen Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023 S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act of 2023 S. 1863, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study and submit a report on the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of certain products H.J. Res. 27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'" H.Con.Res. 34, expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws Draft legislation on PFAS Draft legislation relating to Basel convention implementing legislation Draft legislation relating to fugitive methane emissions Draft legislation relating to Establishing a Chief Resilience Officer at the White House and calling for interagency coordination and development of a national resilience strategy Draft legislation relating to increasing the portion of post-disaster funding directed for pre-disaster mitigation purposes, especially in FEMAs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program Draft legislation relating to promoting incentives, including tax credits for individuals and businesses for pre-disaster mitigation expenses Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1812 One Federal Decision Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2820/S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4309, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to e-waste export controls and Buy America Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6461, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7792, Water Data Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8059/S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8168, Save our Sequoias Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8183/S. 3742, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to S. 3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislative action similar to S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669 - 24,670, May 7, 2021) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021) Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, (86 Fed. Reg. 43,726 - 43,811, August 10, 2021) Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews (87 Fed. Reg. 14,104-14,142, March 11, 2022) Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (87 Fed. Reg. 11,548-11,580, March 1, 2022) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units-Revocation of the 2020 Reconsideration, and Affirmation of the Appropriate and Necessary Supplemental Finding; (87 Fed. Reg. 7,624-7,673, February 9, 2022) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, General Services Administration; Single-Use Plastics and Packaging (87 Fed. Reg. 40,476-40,477, July 7, 2022) Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022) Proposed Rule regarding Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (86 Fed. Reg. 69,372-69,450, December 7, 2021) Proposed Rule regarding Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (87 Fed. Reg. 53,556-53,616, August 31, 2022) Notice of Public Comment Period, Environmental Protection Agency; Availability of the Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium (87 Fed. Reg. 63,774-63,775, October 20, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation Methodology for 2024 and Later Years (87 Fed. Reg. 66,372-66,409, November 3, 2022) Request for Stakeholder Input on Options for Combating International Deforestation Associated with Commodities (87 Fed. Reg. 63,142, October, 18, 2022) TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 72,439-72,441, November 25, 2022) Notice of Public Meeting: Environmental Justice Considerations for the Development of the Proposed Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) (87 Fed. Reg. 7,412-7,413, February 9, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under Subsection (i) the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (87 Fed. Reg. 76,738-76,813, December 15, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, Nov. 14, 2022) Supplemental Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources; Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (87 Fed. Reg. 74,702-74,847, December 6, 2022) Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (88 Fed. Reg. 5,558-5,719, January 27, 2023) Proposed Rule, PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 18,638-18,754, March 29, 2023) Request for Public Comment, Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution: Request for Public Comment (88 Fed. Reg. 27,502-27,504, May 2, 2023) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Addressing PFAS in the Environment (88 Fed. Reg. 22,399-22,403, April 13, 2023) Proposed Rule, Bureau of Land Management: Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19,583-19,604, April 3, 2023) Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles, (88 Fed. Reg. 29,184-29,446, May 5, 2023) Proposed Rule Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment, Environmental Protection Agency; Asbestos Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos; Regulation of Certain Conditions of Use Under Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (88 Fed. Reg. 16,389 - 16,391, March 17, 2023) Executive Order 14094; Modernizing Regulatory Review (88 Fed. Reg. 21,879-21,881, April 11, 2023) Notice of Interim Guidance and Request for Comments, Council on Environmental Quality; National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change (88 Fed. Reg. 1,196-1,212, January 9, 2023) Proposed Rule by the Environmental Protection Agency; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities Residual Risk and Technology Review (88 Fed. Reg. 22,790-22,857, April 13, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 33,240-33,420, May 23, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry (88 Fed. Reg. 25,080-25,205, April 25, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Chemical Substances Designated as Inactive on the TSCA Inventory; Significant New Use Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 4,937-4,945 January 26, 2023) Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (87 Fed. Reg. 77,766-77,770, December 20, 2022) Request for Comments, Environmental Protection Agency; Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed Interim Decision and Draft Risk Assessment Addendum for Ethylene Oxide (88 Fed. Reg. 22,447-22,449, April 13, 2023) Proposed Rule, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Methylene Chloride Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (88 Fed. Reg. 28,284-28,346, May 3, 2023) Public Comment, Environmental Protection Agency; National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2027 (88 Fed. Reg. 2,093-2,097, January 12, 2023) Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Environmental Protection Agency; Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (87 Fed. Reg. 68,647-68,667, November 16, 2022) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; nominations for EPA's Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Peer Review; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provisions implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. 116-284); implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLCA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Section 45V of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169): Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen; funding for water infrastructure programs authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); U.S.- Mexico water policy; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards; federal flood risk management standard; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); energy production in the Arctic; 2024 water policy priorities; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; toxicity classification of plastics in Canada (to USTR); Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008; deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology; the Border Water Infrastructure Program; inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy; regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; Provisions in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, related to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); request to extend the public comment period for EPAs upcoming review of MCL research; FERC certification of new interstate gas facilities; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; climate-related financial risk management for large banks; regulations affecting heavy-duty trucks; potential ban on the use of asbestos; Section 301 exclusions for water filters; environmental justice; COP 28; infrastructure and permitting including the White House Permitting Action Plan; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) issues; water and western water issues; small and disadvantaged community water issues; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; Waters of the United States," including definition, regional roundtable discussions regarding, potential legislation, and potential reintroduction of a proposed rule; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency; carbon border adjustments; voluntary carbon offset markets; voluntary methane reductions from agriculture/USDA research on methane reductions from agriculture; Proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) under interagency review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Water Strategy Action Plan; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; EU PFAS regulations; Implementation of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (P.L, 83-212); Canadian plastics consultations; Health Canada PFAS in drinking water consultation; Canadas State of PFAS Report; EU REACH PFAS consultation; FTC Green Guides; Global Plastics Pollution Agreement; UN water conference; DoD PFAS Critical Use Report; Chromium VI SAB hearing; methane mitigation from the natural gas value chain; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process, public hearing and comments; farm bill legislation; proposed regulatory determination for PFHxS, HPFO-DA, GenX chemicals, and PFNA; EPA proposed maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) and proposed maximum contaminant level goals (MCLGs); House and Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act 2024 House and Senate Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Relate Agencies Bill
2023 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 S. 646, Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023 S. 647, Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023 S. 648, Hydrogen for Trucks Act of 2023 S. 649, Hydrogen Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act H.J. Res. 27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'" Draft legislation relating to Basel Convention implementing legislation Draft legislation relating to fugitive methane emissions Draft legislation titled Building American Energy Security Act of 2022 Draft legislation relating to Establishing a Chief Resilience Officer at the White House and calling for interagency coordination and development of a national resilience strategy Draft legislation relating to increasing the portion of post-disaster funding directed for pre-disaster mitigation purposes, especially in FEMAs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program Draft legislation relating to promoting incentives, including tax credits for individuals and businesses for pre-disaster mitigation expenses Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1512, CLEAN Future Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1812 One Federal Decision Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2820/S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3925, SHELTER Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4309, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to e-waste export controls and Buy America (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6461, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7792, Water Data Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8059/S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8168, Save our Sequoias Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8183/S. 3742, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to S. 3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act (117th Congress) Legislative action similar to S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 (117th Congress) Nomination of Kathy Beckett for the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Committee Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669 - 24,670, May 7, 2021) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021) Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, (86 Fed. Reg. 43,726 - 43,811, August 10, 2021) Proposed Rule, Migratory Bird Permits: Authorizing the Incidental Take of Migratory Birds; notice of intent to prepare a National Environmental Policy Act); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (86 Fed. Reg. 54,667-54,672, October 4, 2021) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022) Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews (87 Fed. Reg. 14,104-14,142, March 11, 2022) Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (87 Fed. Reg. 11,548-11,580, March 1, 2022) Notice of proposed rulemaking, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units-Revocation of the 2020 Reconsideration, and Affirmation of the Appropriate and Necessary Supplemental Finding; (87 Fed. Reg. 7,624-7,673, February 9, 2022) Proposed rule, Asbestos Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos; Regulation of Certain Conditions of Use Under Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), (87 Fed. Reg, 21,706-21,738, April 12, 2022) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, General Services Administration; Single-Use Plastics and Packaging (87 Fed. Reg. 40,476-40,477, July 7, 2022) Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022) Proposed Rule, Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Designation of Experimental Populations (87 Fed. Reg. 34,625-34,629, June 7, 2022) Proposed rule, Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards (87 Fed. Reg. 17,414-17,415, May 3, 2022) Proposed Rule regarding Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (86 Fed. Reg. 69,372-69,450, December 7, 2021) Proposed Rule regarding Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (87 Fed. Reg. 53,556-53,616, August 31, 2022) Notice of Public Comment Period, Environmental Protection Agency; Availability of the Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium (87 Fed. Reg. 63,774-63,775, October 20, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation Methodology for 2024 and Later Years (87 Fed. Reg. 66,372-66,409, November 3, 2022) Proposed Rule, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Endangered Species Status for Tricolored Bat (87 Fed. Reg. 56,381-56,393, September 14, 2022) Request for Stakeholder Input on Options for Combating International Deforestation Associated with Commodities (87 Fed. Reg. 63,142, October, 18, 2022) TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 72,439-72,441, November 25, 2022) Notice of Public Meeting: Environmental Justice Considerations for the Development of the Proposed Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) (87 Fed. Reg. 7,412-7413, February 9, 2022) Notice of Public Comment Period, Environmental Protection Agency; National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2027 (88 Fed. Reg. 2,093-2,097, January 12, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency: Changes to Reporting Requirements for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and to Supplier Notifications for Chemicals of Special Concern; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (87 Fed. Reg. 74,379-74,387, December 5, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under Subsection (i) the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (87 Fed. Reg. 76,738-76,813, December 15, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Water Quality Standards Regulatory Revisions to Protect Tribal Reserved Rights (87 Fed. Reg. 74,361-74,379, December 5, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, Nov. 14, 2022) Supplemental Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources; Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (87 Fed. Reg. 74,702-74,847, December 6, 2022) Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (88 Fed. Reg. 5,558-5,719, January 27, 2023) Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Environmental Protection Agency; Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (87 Fed. Reg. 68,647-68,667, November 16, 2022) Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Chemical Substances Designated as Inactive on the TSCA Inventory; Significant New Use Rule; (88 Fed. Reg. 4,937-4,945, January 26, 2023) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; nominations for EPA's Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Peer Review; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provisions implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. No: 116-284); implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLCA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); U.S.- Mexico water policy; definition of Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards; The federal flood risk management standard; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); energy production in the Arctic; 2023 water policy priorities; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; funding for Advanced Nuclear in FY2024 Appropriations Legislation; Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; toxicity classification of plastics in Canada (to USTR); potential rider on appropriations legislation related to bioengineered salmon; Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008; deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology; the Border Water Infrastructure Program; inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy; regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; 2023 priorities for national ocean policy and water resources development policy; request to extend the public comment period for EPAs upcoming review of MCL research; FERC certification of new interstate gas facilities; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; climate-related financial risk management for large banks; regulations affecting heavy-duty trucks; potential ban on the use of asbestos; Section 301 exclusions for water filters; appropriations legislation; environmental justice; COP 27 and COP 28; infrastructure and permitting including the White House Permitting Action Plan; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) issues; water and western water issues; small and disadvantaged community water issues; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; regional roundtable discussions regarding Waters of the United States; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency; carbon border adjustments; voluntary carbon offset markets; voluntary methane reductions from agriculture/USDA research on methane reductions from agriculture; Proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) under interagency review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Water Strategy Action Plan; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; EU PFAS regulations; Implementation of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (P.L, 83-212); Canadian plastics consultations; Health Canada PFAS in drinking water consultation; EU REACH PFAS consultation; FTC Green Guides; UN water conference; DoD PFAS Critical Use Report; Chromium VI SAB hearing; methane mitigation from the natural gas value chain; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process, public hearing and comments; priorities for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2023 Farm Bill; request to the Federal Trade Commission for Extension of Comment Period: Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (Docket No. FTC-2022-0077)
| Republican |
| MO |
| Blake D. Moore | Republican | UT |
| Brett Guthrie | Republican | KY |
| Brian Babin | Republican | TX |
| Bruce Westerman | Republican | AR |
| Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Republican | WA |
| Dan Crenshaw | Republican | TX |
| David B. McKinley | Republican | WV |
| David Kustoff | Republican | TN |
| David Rouzer | Republican | NC |
| Debbie Lesko | Republican | AZ |
| Doug LaMalfa | Republican | CA |
| Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Republican | GA |
| Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Republican | AR |
| Frank D. Lucas | Republican | OK |
| Glenn Thompson | Republican | PA |
| Greg Pence | Republican | IN |
| J. French Hill | Republican | AR |
| James Comer | Republican | KY |
| Jefferson Van Drew | Republican | NJ |
| Jenniffer González-Colón | Republican | PR |
| Jim Hagedorn | Republican | MN |
| Kay Granger | Republican | TX |
| Kevin McCarthy | Republican | CA |
| Larry Bucshon | Republican | IN |
| Liz Cheney | Republican | WY |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Republican | IA |
| Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. | Republican | MT |
| Mayra Flores | Republican | TX |
| Michael C. Burgess | Republican | TX |
| Michael Guest | Republican | MS |
| Michelle Steel | Republican | CA |
| Mike Bost | Republican | IL |
| Nancy Mace | Republican | SC |
| Paul A. Gosar | Republican | AZ |
| Pete Stauber | Republican | MN |
| Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Republican | TX |
| Robert J. Wittman | Republican | VA |
| Rodney Davis | Republican | IL |
| Russ Fulcher | Republican | ID |
| Sam Graves | Republican | MO |
| Scott Franklin | Republican | FL |
| Stephanie I. Bice | Republican | OK |
| Steve Scalise | Republican | LA |
| Ted Budd | Republican | NC |
| Thomas P. Tiffany | Republican | WI |
| Tim Burchett | Republican | TN |
| Tom Cole | Republican | OK |
| Tom Emmer | Republican | MN |
| Tom Rice | Republican | SC |
| Troy Balderson | Republican | OH |
| Virginia Foxx | Republican | NC |
| W. Gregory Steube | Republican | FL |
| William R. Timmons IV | Republican | SC |
| Yvette Herrell | Republican | NM |
Client expense: $19,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $13,590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $16,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $18,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2023 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 S. 646, Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023 S. 647, Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023 S. 648, Hydrogen for Trucks Act of 2023 S. 649, Hydrogen Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act H.J. Res. 27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'" Draft legislation relating to Basel Convention implementing legislation Draft legislation relating to fugitive methane emissions Draft legislation titled Building American Energy Security Act of 2022 Draft legislation relating to Establishing a Chief Resilience Officer at the White House and calling for interagency coordination and development of a national resilience strategy Draft legislation relating to increasing the portion of post-disaster funding directed for pre-disaster mitigation purposes, especially in FEMAs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program Draft legislation relating to promoting incentives, including tax credits for individuals and businesses for pre-disaster mitigation expenses Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1512, CLEAN Future Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1812 One Federal Decision Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2820/S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3925, SHELTER Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4309, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to e-waste export controls and Buy America (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6461, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7792, Water Data Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8059/S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8168, Save our Sequoias Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8183/S. 3742, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to S. 3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act (117th Congress) Legislative action similar to S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 (117th Congress) Nomination of Kathy Beckett for the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Committee Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669 - 24,670, May 7, 2021) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021) Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, (86 Fed. Reg. 43,726 - 43,811, August 10, 2021) Proposed Rule, Migratory Bird Permits: Authorizing the Incidental Take of Migratory Birds; notice of intent to prepare a National Environmental Policy Act); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (86 Fed. Reg. 54,667-54,672, October 4, 2021) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022) Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews (87 Fed. Reg. 14,104-14,142, March 11, 2022) Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (87 Fed. Reg. 11,548-11,580, March 1, 2022) Notice of proposed rulemaking, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units-Revocation of the 2020 Reconsideration, and Affirmation of the Appropriate and Necessary Supplemental Finding; (87 Fed. Reg. 7,624-7,673, February 9, 2022) Proposed rule, Asbestos Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos; Regulation of Certain Conditions of Use Under Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), (87 Fed. Reg, 21,706-21,738, April 12, 2022) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, General Services Administration; Single-Use Plastics and Packaging (87 Fed. Reg. 40,476-40,477, July 7, 2022) Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022) Proposed Rule, Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Designation of Experimental Populations (87 Fed. Reg. 34,625-34,629, June 7, 2022) Proposed rule, Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards (87 Fed. Reg. 17,414-17,415, May 3, 2022) Proposed Rule regarding Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (86 Fed. Reg. 69,372-69,450, December 7, 2021) Proposed Rule regarding Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (87 Fed. Reg. 53,556-53,616, August 31, 2022) Notice of Public Comment Period, Environmental Protection Agency; Availability of the Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium (87 Fed. Reg. 63,774-63,775, October 20, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation Methodology for 2024 and Later Years (87 Fed. Reg. 66,372-66,409, November 3, 2022) Proposed Rule, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Endangered Species Status for Tricolored Bat (87 Fed. Reg. 56,381-56,393, September 14, 2022) Request for Stakeholder Input on Options for Combating International Deforestation Associated with Commodities (87 Fed. Reg. 63,142, October, 18, 2022) TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 72,439-72,441, November 25, 2022) Notice of Public Meeting: Environmental Justice Considerations for the Development of the Proposed Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) (87 Fed. Reg. 7,412-7413, February 9, 2022) Notice of Public Comment Period, Environmental Protection Agency; National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2027 (88 Fed. Reg. 2,093-2,097, January 12, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency: Changes to Reporting Requirements for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and to Supplier Notifications for Chemicals of Special Concern; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (87 Fed. Reg. 74,379-74,387, December 5, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under Subsection (i) the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (87 Fed. Reg. 76,738-76,813, December 15, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Water Quality Standards Regulatory Revisions to Protect Tribal Reserved Rights (87 Fed. Reg. 74,361-74,379, December 5, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, Nov. 14, 2022) Supplemental Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources; Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (87 Fed. Reg. 74,702-74,847, December 6, 2022) Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (88 Fed. Reg. 5,558-5,719, January 27, 2023) Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Environmental Protection Agency; Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (87 Fed. Reg. 68,647-68,667, November 16, 2022) Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Chemical Substances Designated as Inactive on the TSCA Inventory; Significant New Use Rule; (88 Fed. Reg. 4,937-4,945, January 26, 2023) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; nominations for EPA's Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Peer Review; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provisions implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. No: 116-284); implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLCA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); U.S.- Mexico water policy; definition of Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards; The federal flood risk management standard; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); energy production in the Arctic; 2023 water policy priorities; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; funding for Advanced Nuclear in FY2024 Appropriations Legislation; Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; toxicity classification of plastics in Canada (to USTR); potential rider on appropriations legislation related to bioengineered salmon; Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008; deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology; the Border Water Infrastructure Program; inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy; regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; 2023 priorities for national ocean policy and water resources development policy; request to extend the public comment period for EPAs upcoming review of MCL research; FERC certification of new interstate gas facilities; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; climate-related financial risk management for large banks; regulations affecting heavy-duty trucks; potential ban on the use of asbestos; Section 301 exclusions for water filters; appropriations legislation; environmental justice; COP 27 and COP 28; infrastructure and permitting including the White House Permitting Action Plan; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) issues; water and western water issues; small and disadvantaged community water issues; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; regional roundtable discussions regarding Waters of the United States; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency; carbon border adjustments; voluntary carbon offset markets; voluntary methane reductions from agriculture/USDA research on methane reductions from agriculture; Proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) under interagency review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Water Strategy Action Plan; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; EU PFAS regulations; Implementation of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (P.L, 83-212); Canadian plastics consultations; Health Canada PFAS in drinking water consultation; EU REACH PFAS consultation; FTC Green Guides; UN water conference; DoD PFAS Critical Use Report; Chromium VI SAB hearing; methane mitigation from the natural gas value chain; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process, public hearing and comments; priorities for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2023 Farm Bill; request to the Federal Trade Commission for Extension of Comment Period: Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (Docket No. FTC-2022-0077)
Client expense: $18,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2022 · second_quarter · Transportation
Transportation/Infrastructure (Michael Kelley, Kim Dean, Marcie Haber, Michele Stockwell) House and Senate Issues/Topics Broadband access Clean energy infrastructure Rural infrastructure Infrastructure asset management NEPA reform Environmental review and permitting Private activity and direct payment bonds Gas tax, vehicle miles traveled fee TIFIA/WIFIA programs Innovative finance Disaster recovery reform Public-Private Partnerships Electric vehicle charging infrastructure BRIC Race to Net Zero Legislation Bills H.R. 5689, the Resilient AMERICA Act S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act H.R. 2515, the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Review (BUILDER) Act H.R. 1329, the Surface Transportation Investment Act S. 1931, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act S. 914, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act S. 2324, the Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act S. 1308, the American Infrastructure Bonds Act S. 1403, the Move America Act H.R. 2634, the Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act S. 479, the Lifting Our Communities through Advanced Liquidity (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act H.R. 2760/S. 1282, the Built to Last Act S. 267, the Investments in Rural Transit Act H.R. 4707/S. 2471, the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act H.R. 2895/S. 1499, the REPAIR Act H.R. 6461/S. 3531, the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act S. 2324, the Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act H.R. 5532, the National Disaster Safety Board Act S. 1952, the Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act S. 3502, the Achieving Equity in Disaster Response, Recovery, and Resilience Act
Client expense: $630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
Issues/Topics Broadband access Clean energy infrastructure Rural infrastructure Infrastructure asset management NEPA reform Environmental review and permitting Private activity and direct payment bonds Gas tax, vehicle miles traveled fee TIFIA/WIFIA programs Innovative finance Disaster recovery reform Public-Private Partnerships Electric vehicle charging infrastructure BRIC Race to Net Zero Legislation Disaster Housing Assistance Program IIJA Implementation Issues related to implementation of H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) Bills H.R. 5689, the Resilient AMERICA Act H.R. 2515, the Building Unites States Infrastructure through Limited delay and Efficiency Reviews Act (BUILDER) Act H.R. 1329, the Surface Transportation Investment Act H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act S. 1308, the American Infrastructure Bonds Act S. 1403, the Move America Act H.R. 2634, the Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act S. 479, the LOCAL Infrastructure Act H.R. 2760 / S. 1282, the Built to Last Act S. 267, the Investments in Rural Transit Act H.R. 4707 / S. 2471, the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act H.R. 2895 / S. 1499, the REPAIR Act H.R. 6461 / S. 3531, the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act H.R. 5532, the National Disaster Safety Board Act S. 1952, the Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act S. 3502, the Achieving Equity in Disaster Response, Recovery, and Resilience Act H.R. 7178, the CLEAR Act H.R.3037, the Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act S. 4699, the Disaster Assistance Simplification Act S. 4815 / H.R. 9637, Simplifying Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency (START) Act Building American Energy Security Act
Client expense: $960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
Issues/Topics Broadband access Clean energy infrastructure Rural infrastructure Infrastructure asset management NEPA reform Environmental review and permitting Private activity and direct payment bonds Gas tax, vehicle miles traveled fee TIFIA/WIFIA programs Innovative finance Disaster recovery reform Public-Private Partnerships Electric vehicle charging infrastructure BRIC Race to Net Zero Legislation Disaster Housing Assistance Program IIJA Implementation Issues related to implementation of H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) Bills H.R. 5689, the Resilient AMERICA Act H.R. 2515, the Building Unites States Infrastructure through Limited delay and Efficiency Reviews Act (BUILDER) Act H.R. 1329, the Surface Transportation Investment Act H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act S. 1308, the American Infrastructure Bonds Act S. 1403, the Move America Act H.R. 2634, the Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act S. 479, the LOCAL Infrastructure Act H.R. 2760 / S. 1282, the Built to Last Act S. 267, the Investments in Rural Transit Act H.R. 4707 / S. 2471, the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act H.R. 2895 / S. 1499, the REPAIR Act H.R. 6461 / S. 3531, the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act H.R. 5532, the National Disaster Safety Board Act S. 1952, the Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act S. 3502, the Achieving Equity in Disaster Response, Recovery, and Resilience Act H.R. 7178, the CLEAR Act H.R.3037, the Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act S. 4699, the Disaster Assistance Simplification Act S. 4815 / H.R. 9637, Simplifying Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency (START) Act Building American Energy Security Act
Client expense: $870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 2637, American Critical Mineral Independence Act, All Titles H.R. 2604, Accessing Americas Critical Minerals Act, All Titles H.R. 3240, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2021, All Titles H.R. 488, Saving Americas Mines Act, All Titles H.R. 1884, To repeal section 3003 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, and for other purposes, All Titles S. 915, Save Oak Flat, All Titles H.R. 8981, Securing Americas Minerals Supply Chains Act of 2022, All Titles H.R. 8928, Permitting for Mining Needs (MN) Act of 2022, All Titles H.R. 9087, Transparency and Production of (TAP) American Energy Act, All Titles Mining Permitting Reform H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021, All Titles Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations Presidential Directive 2022-11 Coal to Rare Earth Elements Carbon Utilization S. 3915, Mining Schools Act, All Titles H.R. 8187, Mining Schools Act, All Titles H.R. 2176, Ensuring Access to Domestic Mineral Production Act, Multiple Titles S. 4083, Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022, All Titles H.R. 7580, Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022, All Titles H.R. 1599, Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act, All Titles H.R. 2794, Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act, All Titles S. 387, Grand Canyon Protection Act, All Titles H.R. 1052, Grand Canyon Protection Act, All Titles H.R. 7283, Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act, All Titles S. 3957, Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act, All Titles S. 4815, START Act, All Titles Building American Energy Security Act of 2022 H.R. 9078, PRIMED Act, All Titles
Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 1512, CLEAN Future Act H.R. 1812 One Federal Decision Act of 2021 H.R. 1884, Save Oak Flat Act H.R. 1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021 H.R. 1992 / S. 799, Storing CO2 and Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021 H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 H.R. 2820/S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 4309, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 H.R. 4372/S. 3034, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to e-waste export controls and Buy America H.R. 4549, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4599, Steel Upgrading Partnerships and Emissions Reduction (SUPER) Act of 2021 H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act H.R. 6461, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act H.R. 7242, Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022 H.R. 7776, Water Resources Development Act of 2022 H.R. 7792, Water Data Act H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 5499 H.R. 8059/S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act H.R. 8168, Save our Sequoias Act H.R. 8183, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 S. 2324, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 S. 3510, Disaster Resiliency Planning Act S. 3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act S. 3742, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 S. 3875, Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022 S. 4244, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022 S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Draft legislation relating to Basel Convention implementing legislation Draft legislation relating to fugitive methane emissions Draft legislation titled Building American Energy Security Act of 2022 Nomination of Alice Hill to serve as the Deputy Administrator for Resilience at the Federal Emergency Management Agency Nomination of John Goffman to serve as Associate Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Nomination of Mr. Richard Revesz to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669 - 24,670, May 7, 2021) Final Rule, Phenol, Isopropylated Phosphate (3:1) (PIP 3:1); Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under TSCA Section 6(h) (86 Fed. Reg. 894-911, January 6, 2021) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021) Extension of Comment Period; TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (86 Fed. Reg. 41,802 - 41,803, August 3, 2021) Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, (86 Fed. Reg. 43,726 - 43,811, August 10, 2021) Proposed Rule, Migratory Bird Permits: Authorizing the Incidental Take of Migratory Birds; notice of intent to prepare a National Environmental Policy Act); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (86 Fed. Reg. 54,667-54,672, October 4, 2021) Notice of Public Meeting and Request for Comments, Environmental Protection Agency, Draft Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Screening Level Approach for Assessing Ambient Air and Water Exposures to Fenceline Communities, (87 Fed. Reg. 3,294-3,296, January 21, 2022) Proposed Rule, designating the northern long-eared bat as endangered (87 Fed. Reg. 16,442-16,452, March 23, 2022) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022) Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews (87 Fed. Reg. 14,104-14,142, March 11, 2022) Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (87 Fed. Reg. 11,548-11,580, March 1, 2022) Notice of proposed rulemaking, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units-Revocation of the 2020 Reconsideration, and Affirmation of the Appropriate and Necessary Supplemental Finding; (87 Fed. Reg. 7,624-7,673, February 9, 2022) Proposed Rule Asbestos; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (87 Fed. Reg. 27,060-27,081, May 6, 2022) Draft Integrated Risk Information System Toxicological Review of Formaldehyde (Inhalation) (87 Fed. Reg. 22,208-22,209, April 14, 2022) Proposed rule, Asbestos Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos; Regulation of Certain Conditions of Use Under Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), (87 Fed. Reg, 21,706-21,738, April 12, 2022) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, General Services Administration; Single-Use Plastics and Packaging (87 Fed. Reg. 40,476-40,477, July 7, 2022) Notice of Availability and Request for Comment, Environmental Protection Agency; Perchloroethylene (PCE), Draft Revision to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Risk Determination (87 Fed. Reg. 39,085-39,091, June 30, 2022) Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule (87 Fed. Reg. 35,318-35,381, June 9, 2022) Proposed Rule, Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Designation of Experimental Populations (87 Fed. Reg. 34,625-34,629, June 7, 2022) Proposed rule, Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards (87 Fed. Reg. 17,414-17,415, May 3, 2022) Notice regarding Methylene Chloride; Draft Revision to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Risk Determination; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 39,824-39,830, July 5, 2022) Notice regarding n-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP); Draft Revision to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Risk Determination; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 39,511-39,517, July 1, 2022)(gei Notice regarding Trichloroethylene (TCE); Draft Revision to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Risk Determination; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 40,520-40,526, July 7, 2022) Proposed Rule regarding Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (86 Fed. Reg. 69,372-69,450, December 7, 2021) Proposed Rule regarding Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (87 Fed. Reg. 53,556-53,616, August 31, 2022) Notice of Public Comment Period, Environmental Protection Agency; Availability of the Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium (87 Fed. Reg. 63,774-63,775, October 20, 2022) Proposed Consent Decree, Environmental Protection Agency; Unreasonable Delay Claim Regarding Discarded Polyvinyl Chloride Listing (87 Fed. Reg. 26,351-26,352, May 4, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation Methodology for 2024 and Later Years (87 Fed. Reg. 66,372-66,409, November 3, 2022) Proposed Rule, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Endangered Species Status for Tricolored Bat (87 Fed. Reg. 56,381-56,393, September 14, 2022) Notice, Department of State; Request for Stakeholder Input on Options for Combating International Deforestation Associated With Commodities (87 Fed. Reg. 63,142-63,145, October 18, 2022) Proposed Rule, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Permits for Incidental Take of Eagles and Eagle Nests (87 Fed. Reg. 59,598-59,631, September 30, 2022) Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (85 Fed. Reg. 82,684-82,748, December 18, 2020) Request for Stakeholder Input on Options for Combating International Deforestation Associated with Commodities (87 Fed. Reg. 63,142-63,145, October, 18, 2022) TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 72,439-72,441, November 25, 2022) Notice of Public Meeting: Environmental Justice Considerations for the Development of the Proposed Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) (87 Fed. Reg. 7,412-7413, February 9, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Data Elements Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule (87 Fed. Reg. 36,920-37,119, June 21, 2022) Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review, Supplemental Proposed Rule (87 Fed. Reg. 74,702-74,847, December 6, 2022) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation and reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provisions implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. No: 116-284); implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLCA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; U.S.- Mexico water policy; definition of Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards; federal flood risk management standard; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); energy production in the Arctic; 2023 water policy priorities; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; funding for Advanced Nuclear in FY2022 Appropriations Legislation Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; toxicity classification of plastics in Canada (to USTR); potential rider on appropriations legislation related to bioengineered salmon; Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008; deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology; the Border Water Infrastructure Program; inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy; regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; 2022 priorities for national ocean policy and water resources development policy; amendments to the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act, related to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); request to extend the public comment period for EPAs upcoming review of MCL research; FERC certification of new interstate gas facilities; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; climate-related financial risk management for large banks; regulations affecting heavy-duty trucks; potential ban on the use of asbestos; Section 301 exclusions for water filters; appropriations legislation; environmental justice; COP 27 and COP 28; infrastructure and permitting including the White House Permitting Action Plan; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) issues; water and western water issues; small and disadvantaged community water issues; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; regional roundtable discussions regarding Waters of the United States; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency; carbon border adjustments; voluntary carbon offset markets; voluntary methane reductions from agriculture/USDA research on methane reductions from agriculture; Proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) under interagency review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Water Strategy Action Plan; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; EU PFAS regulations; Implementation of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (P.L, 83-212); Canadian plastics consultations; nominations for EPAs Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Peer Review; request for information, General Services Administration; Federal Buy Clean: Construction Materials with Substantially Lower Embodied Carbon
Client expense: $20,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2022 · third_quarter · Transportation
Issues/Topics Broadband access Clean energy infrastructure Rural infrastructure Infrastructure asset management NEPA reform Environmental review and permitting Private activity and direct payment bonds Gas tax, vehicle miles traveled fee TIFIA/WIFIA programs Innovative finance Disaster recovery reform Public-Private Partnerships Electric vehicle charging infrastructure BRIC Race to Net Zero Legislation Disaster Housing Assistance Program IIJA Implementation Bills H.R. 5689, the Resilient AMERICA Act H.R. 2515, the BUILDER Act H.R. 1329, the Surface Transportation Investment Act H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act S. 1308, the American Infrastructure Bonds Act S. 1403, the Move America Act H.R. 2634, the Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act S. 479, the LOCAL Infrastructure Act H.R. 2760 / S. 1282, the Built to Last Act S. 267, the Investments in Rural Transit Act H.R. 4707 / S. 2471, the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act H.R. 2895 / S. 1499, the REPAIR Act H.R. 6461 / S. 3531, the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act H.R. 5532, the National Disaster Safety Board Act S. 1952, the Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act S. 3502, the Achieving Equity in Disaster Response, Recovery, and Resilience Act H.R. 7178, the CLEAR Act H.R.3037, the Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act S. 4699, the Disaster Assistance Simplification Act
Client expense: $860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, Multiple Titles H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022, Multiple Titles H.R. 4346, CHIPS Act of 2022, All Titles H.R. 2637, American Critical Mineral Independence Act, All Titles H.R. 2604, Accessing Americas Critical Minerals Act, All Titles H.R. 3240, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2021, All Titles H.R. 488, Saving Americas Mines Act, All Titles H.R. 1884, To repeal section 3003 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, and for other purposes, All Titles H.R. 8981, Securing Americas Minerals Supply Chains Act of 2022, All Titles H.R. 8928, Permitting for Mining Needs (MN) Act of 2022, All Titles H.R. 9087, Transparency and Production of (TAP) American Energy Act, All Titles S. 915, Save Oak Flat, All Titles Mining Law Amendments H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021, All Titles Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations Presidential Directive 2022-11 Coal to Rare Earth Elements Carbon Utilization H.R. 2872, Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act, All Titles S. 3915, Mining Schools Act, All Titles H.R. 8187, Mining Schools Act, All Titles H.R. 2176, Ensuring Access to Domestic Mineral Production Act, Multiple Titles S. 4083, Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022, All Titles H.R. 7580, Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022, All Titles H.R. 1599, Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act, All Titles H.R. 2794, Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act, All Titles S. 387, Grand Canyon Protection Act, All Titles H.R. 1052, Grand Canyon Protection Act, All Titles H.R. 7283, Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act, All Titles S. 3957, Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act, All Titles H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act, Multiple Titles S. 4815, START Act, All Titles Senate Draft, Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022 H.R. 9078, PRIMED Act, All Titles
Client expense: $630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 1512, CLEAN Future Act H.R. 1812 One Federal Decision Act of 2021 H.R. 1884, Save Oak Flat Act H.R. 1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021 H.R. 1992 / S. 799, Storing CO2 and Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021 H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 H.R. 2820/S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 4309, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 H.R. 4372/S. 3034, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to e-waste export controls and Buy America H.R. 4549, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4599, Steel Upgrading Partnerships and Emissions Reduction (SUPER) Act of 2021 H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act H.R. 6461, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act H.R. 7242, Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022 H.R. 7776, Water Resources Development Act of 2022 H.R. 7792, Water Data Act H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 5499 H.R. 8059/S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act H.R. 8168, Save our Sequoias Act H.R. 8183, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 S. 2324, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 S. 3510, Disaster Resiliency Planning Act S. 3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act S. 3742, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S. 3875, Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022 S. 4244, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022 S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Draft legislation relating to Basil Convention implementing legislation Draft legislation relating to fugitive methane emissions Nomination of Alice Hill to serve as the Deputy Administrator for Resilience at the Federal Emergency Management Agency Nomination of John Goffman to serve as Associate Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Nomination of Mr. Richard Revesz to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669 - 24,670, May 7, 2021) Final Rule, Phenol, Isopropylated Phosphate (3:1) (PIP 3:1); Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under TSCA Section 6(h) (86 Fed. Reg. 894-911, January 6, 2021) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021) Extension of Comment Period; TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (86 Fed. Reg. 41,802 - 41,803, August 3, 2021) Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022) Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, (86 Fed. Reg. 43,726 - 43,811, August 10, 2021) Proposed Rule, Migratory Bird Permits: Authorizing the Incidental Take of Migratory Birds; notice of intent to prepare a National Environmental Policy Act); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (86 Fed. Reg. 54,667-54,672, October 4, 2021) Notice of Public Meeting and Request for Comments, Environmental Protection Agency, Draft Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Screening Level Approach for Assessing Ambient Air and Water Exposures to Fenceline Communities, (87 Fed. Reg. 3,294-3,296, January 21, 2022) Proposed Rule, designating the northern long-eared bat as endangered (87 Fed. Reg. 16,442-16,452, March 23, 2022) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022) Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews (87 Fed. Reg. 14,104-14,142, March 11, 2022) Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (87 Fed. Reg. 11,548-11,580, March 1, 2022) Notice of proposed rulemaking, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units-Revocation of the 2020 Reconsideration, and Affirmation of the Appropriate and Necessary Supplemental Finding; (87 Fed. Reg. 7,624-7,673, February 9, 2022) Proposed Rule Asbestos; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (87 Fed. Reg. 27,060-27,081, May 6, 2022) Draft Integrated Risk Information System Toxicological Review of Formaldehyde (Inhalation) (87 Fed. Reg. 22,208-22,209, April 14, 2022) Proposed rule, Asbestos Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos; Regulation of Certain Conditions of Use Under Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), (87 Fed. Reg, 21,706-21,738, April 12, 2022) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, General Services Administration; Single-Use Plastics and Packaging (Fed. Reg. 40,476-40,477, July 7, 2022) Notice of Availability and Request for Comment, Environmental Protection Agency; Perchloroethylene (PCE), Draft Revision to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Risk Determination (87 Fed. Reg. 39,085-39,091, June 30, 2022) Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period and Public Hearing Comment Period, Environmental Protection Agency; Proposed Determination to Prohibit and Restrict the Use of Certain Waters Within Defined Areas as Disposal Sites; Pebble Deposit Area, Southwest Alaska (87 Fed. Reg. 32,021- 32,024, June 30, 2022) Notice of Virtual Public and Tribal Meetings Regarding the Modernization of Army Civil Works Policy Priorities, Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Input (87 Fed. Reg. 33,756-33,763, June 3, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Worst Case Discharge Planning Regulations (87 Fed. Reg. 29,728-29,729, May 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule (87 Fed. Reg. 35,318-35,381, June 9, 2022) Proposed Rule, Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Designation of Experimental Populations (87 Fed. Reg. 34,625-34,629, June 7, 2022) Request for Information, Environmental Protection Agency; Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Program (87 Fed. Reg. 35,200-35,202, June 9, 2022) Request for Information, Environmental Protection Agency; Development of Best Practices for Collection of Batteries to Be Recycled and Voluntary Battery Labeling Guidelines (87 Fed. Reg. 35,202-35,208, June 9, 2022) Request for Information, Office of Science and Technology Policy; Identifying Critical Data Gaps and Needs To Inform Federal Strategy Plan for PFAS Research and Development (87 Fed. Reg. 41,749- 41,750, July 13, 2022) Proposed rule, Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards (87 Fed. Reg. 17,414-17,415, May 3, 2022) Notice regarding Methylene Chloride; Draft Revision to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Risk Determination; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 39,824-39,830, July 5, 2022) Notice regarding n-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP); Draft Revision to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Risk Determination; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 39,511-39,517, July 1, 2022) Notice regarding Trichloroethylene (TCE); Draft Revision to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Risk Determination; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 40,520-40,526, July 7, 2022) Proposed Rule regarding Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (86 Fed. Reg. 69,372-69,450, December 7, 2021) Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (84 Fed. Reg. 24,094-84,144, April 30, 2020) Proposed Rule regarding Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (87 Fed. Reg. 53,556-53,616, August 31, 2022) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation and reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provisions implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. No: 116-284); implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLCA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; U.S.- Mexico water policy; definition of Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards; federal flood risk management standard; Green New Deal, a proposed legislative framework on climate change; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); energy production in the Arctic; 2022 water policy priorities; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; funding for Advanced Nuclear in FY2022 Appropriations Legislation; Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; toxicity classification of plastics in Canada (to USTR); potential rider on appropriations legislation related to bioengineered salmon; Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008; deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology; the Border Water Infrastructure Program; inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy; regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; 2022 priorities for national ocean policy and water resources development policy; amendments to the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act, related to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); request to extend the public comment period for EPAs upcoming review of MCL research; FERC certification of new interstate gas facilities; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; climate-related financial risk management for large banks; regulations affecting heavy-duty trucks; potential ban on the use of asbestos; climate change; environmental justice; infrastructure and permitting including the White House Permitting Action Plan; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) issues; water and western water issues; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; regional roundtable discussions regarding Waters of the United States; carbon border adjustments; Proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) under interagency review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Water Strategy Action Plan; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency; Canadian plastics consultations
Client expense: $23,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2022 · second_quarter · Transportation
Broadband access Clean energy infrastructure Rural infrastructure Infrastructure asset management NEPA reform Environmental review and permitting Private activity and direct payment bonds Gas tax, vehicle miles traveled fee TIFIA/WIFIA programs Innovative finance Disaster recovery reform Public-Private Partnerships Electric vehicle charging infrastructure BRIC Race to Net Zero Legislation Disaster Housing Assistance Program Bills H.R. 5689, the Resilient AMERICA Act S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act H.R. 2515, the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Review (BUILDER) Act H.R. 1329, the Surface Transportation Investment Act S. 1931, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act S. 914, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act S. 2324, the Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act S. 1308, the American Infrastructure Bonds Act S. 1403, the Move America Act H.R. 2634, the Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act S. 479, the Lifting Our Communities through Advanced Liquidity (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act H.R. 2760/S. 1282, the Built to Last Act S. 267, the Investments in Rural Transit Act H.R. 4707/S. 2471, the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act H.R. 2895/S. 1499, the REPAIR Act H.R. 6461/S. 3531, the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act S. 2324, the Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act H.R. 5532, the National Disaster Safety Board Act S. 1952, the Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act S. 3502, the Achieving Equity in Disaster Response, Recovery, and Resilience Act H.R. 7178, the CLEAR Act H.R.3037, the Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2021
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 1812 - To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to streamline the environmental review process for major projects, and for other purposes HR 2515 - The Builder Act HR 1512 - Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation's Future Act (The CLEAN Future Act) S. 216 - Climate Smart Ports Act National Environmental Policy Act Issues related to climate change Issues related to the Waters of the United States Issues related to fossil fuels
Client expense: $843,192 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 1512, CLEAN Future Act H.R. 1812 One Federal Decision Act of 2021 H.R. 1884, Save Oak Flat Act H.R. 1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021 H.R. 1992 / S. 799, Storing CO2 and Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021 H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 H.R. 2820/S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 4309, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to e-waste export controls and Buy America H.R. 4549, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4599, Steel Upgrading Partnerships and Emissions Reduction (SUPER) Act of 2021 H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act H.R. 6461, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act H.R. 7242, Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022 H.R. 7776, Water Resources Development Act of 2022 H.R. 7792, Water Data Act H.R. 8059/S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act H.R. 8168, Save our Sequoias Act S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 S. 2324, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 S. 3510, Disaster Resiliency Planning Act S. 3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act S. 3742, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S. 3875, Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022 S. 4244, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022 S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Draft legislation relating to Basil Convention implementing legislation Draft legislation relating to fugitive methane emissions Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes Nomination of Alice Hill to serve as the Deputy Administrator for Resilience at the Federal Emergency Management Agency Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669 - 24,670, May 7, 2021) Final Rule, Phenol, Isopropylated Phosphate (3:1) (PIP 3:1); Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under TSCA Section 6(h) (86 Fed. Reg. 894-911, January 6, 2021) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021) Extension of Comment Period; TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (86 Fed. Reg. 41,802 - 41,803, August 3, 2021) Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, (86 Fed. Reg. 43,726 - 43,811, August 10, 2021) Proposed Rule, Migratory Bird Permits: Authorizing the Incidental Take of Migratory Birds; notice of intent to prepare a National Environmental Policy Act document); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (86 Fed. Reg. 54,667-54,672, October 4, 2021) Notice of Public Meeting and Request for Comments, Environmental Protection Agency, Draft Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Screening Level Approach for Assessing Ambient Air and Water Exposures to Fenceline Communities, (87 Fed. Reg. 3,294-3,296, January 21, 2022) Proposed rule, designating the northern long-eared bat as endangered (87 Fed. Reg. 16,442-16,452, March 23, 2022) Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022) Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews (87 Fed. Reg. 14,104-14,142, March 11, 2022) Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (87 Fed. Reg. 11,548-11,580, March 1, 2022) Notice of proposed rulemaking, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units-Revocation of the 2020 Reconsideration, and Affirmation of the Appropriate and Necessary Supplemental Finding; (87 Fed. Reg. 7,624-7,673, February 9, 2022) Proposed Rule Asbestos; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); 87 Fed. Reg. 27,060-27,081, May 6, 2022) Proposed Rule; Asbestos Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos; Regulation of Certain Conditions of Use under Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 87 Fed. Reg. 21,706 (April 12, 2022) Draft Integrated Risk Information System Toxicological Review of Formaldehyde (Inhalation); 87 Fed. Reg. 22,208-22,209, April 14, 2022) Final rule, National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions (87 Fed. Reg. 23,453-23,470, April 20,2022) Proposed rule, Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards (87 Fed. Reg. 17,414-17,415, May 3, 2022) Environmental Protection Agency Policy Assessment for the Reconsideration of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, External Review Draft (87 Fed. Reg. 25,485-25,486, April 29, 2022) Notice of Public Comment Period, Environmental Protection Agency; Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Formaldehyde (Inhalation) (87 Fed. Reg. 22,208-22,209, April 14, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E)) (87 Fed. Reg. 25,170-25,178, April 28, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards (87 Fed. Reg. 26,146-26,147, May 3, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries (87 Fed. Reg. 14,224-14,227, March 14, 2022) Request for Information on Sustainable Chemistry, White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) (87 Fed. Reg. 19,539-19,541, April 4, 2022) Request for Information, Council on Environmental Quality; Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (87 Fed. Reg. 24,284-24,285, April 25, 2022) Request for Input, Notice of Virtual Public and Tribal Meetings, Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense; Regarding the Review of Nationwide Permit 12; Establishment of a Public Docket (87 Fed. Reg. 17,281-17,283, March 28, 2022) Revocation of 1980 Guidelines and Final Opportunity To Submit a Request To Correct the Initial Report Filed for the Original Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory of Chemical Substances; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 10,781-10,783, February 25, 2022) Notice of Availability, Environmental Protection Agency; Draft Recommended Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (87 Fed. Reg. 26,199-26,201, May 3, 2022) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation and reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provisions implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. No: 116-284); implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLCA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; U.S.- Mexico water policy; definition of Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards; federal flood risk management standard; Green New Deal, a proposed legislative framework on climate change; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); energy production in the Arctic; 2021 water policy priorities; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; funding for Advanced Nuclear in FY2022 Appropriations Legislation; Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; toxicity classification of plastics in Canada (to USTR); potential rider on appropriations legislation related to bioengineered salmon; Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008; deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology; the Border Water Infrastructure Program; inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy; regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; 2022 priorities for national ocean policy and water resources development policy; amendments to the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act, related to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); request to extend the public comment period for EPAs upcoming review of MCL research; FERC certification of new interstate gas facilities; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; climate-related financial risk management for large banks; regulations affecting heavy-duty trucks; potential ban on the use of asbestos; Section 301 exclusions for water filters; climate change; environmental justice; infrastructure and permitting including the White House Permitting Action Plan; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) issues; water and western water issues; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; regional roundtable discussions regarding Waters of the United States; carbon border adjustments; Proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) under interagency review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); appropriations legislation; USAID Global Water Security Action Plan; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency
Client expense: $15,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2022 · first_quarter · Transportation
Transportation/Infrastructure (Michael Kelley, Kim Dean, Marcie Haber, Michele Stockwell) House and Senate Issues/Topics Broadband access Clean energy infrastructure Rural infrastructure Infrastructure asset management NEPA reform Environmental review and permitting Private activity and direct payment bonds Gas tax, vehicle miles traveled fee TIFIA/WIFIA programs Innovative finance Disaster recovery reform Public-Private Partnerships Electric vehicle charging infrastructure BRIC Race to Net Zero Legislation Bills H.R. 5689, the Resilient AMERICA Act S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act H.R. 2515, the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Review (BUILDER) Act H.R. 1329, the Surface Transportation Investment Act S. 1931, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act S. 914, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act S. 2324, the Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act S. 1308, the American Infrastructure Bonds Act S. 1403, the Move America Act H.R. 2634, the Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act S. 479, the Lifting Our Communities through Advanced Liquidity (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act H.R. 2760/S. 1282, the Built to Last Act S. 267, the Investments in Rural Transit Act H.R. 4707/S. 2471, the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act H.R. 2895/S. 1499, the REPAIR Act H.R. 6461/S. 3531, the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act S. 2324, the Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act H.R. 5532, the National Disaster Safety Board Act S. 1952, the Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act S. 3502, the Achieving Equity in Disaster Response, Recovery, and Resilience Act
Client expense: $630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
EPA (Reg) Title: Clean Water Rule: Definition of the "Waters of the United States" (RIN 2040-AF30). Environmental compliance assessment, generally. Streamline and Modernize the Permitting Process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Implementation of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, generally. Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nations (CLEAN) Future Act. Toxic Substances Control Act, generally. Risk Evaluation for Cyclic Aliphatic Bromide Cluster (HBCD) under TSCA. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program under the Clean Water Act. One Federal Decision Act of 2021. S. 717: UNSHACKLE Act. S. 914: the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. S.Res.17/ H.Res.318: A resolution supporting the April 21, 2020, Navigable Waters Protection Rule should not be withdrawn or vacated. Executive Order 13990: Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis. H.R. 2515: Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021. H.R.1915 - Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021. EPA (Reg.) Title: Notice of Public Meetings Regarding Waters of the United States; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Recommendations (Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0328). CEQ (Reg.) Title: Deadline for Agencies to Propose Updates to National Environmental Policy Act Procedures (RIN 0331-AA08). EPA (Reg) Title: Notification of Regional Roundtable Discussions Regarding "Waters of the United States". (Docket Number COE-2021-0001). EPA - Corps (Reg.) Title: Revised Definition of "Waters of the United States" (Docket No. EPA-OW-2021-0602).
Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Transportation
Federal Highway Administration policy of approving state and local government requests to mandatory Project Labor Agreements on federally assisted highway projects. Public Private Partnerships. Private Activity Bonds. Permitting on projects and the environmental review process, generally. Comprehensive infrastructure plan, generally. Streamline and Modernize the Permitting Process for Construction. Davis-Bacon Act. "All-of-the-above" strategy for workforce development. H.R. 2: the Moving Forward Act. Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. No. 114-94). S. 914: the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. S. 1298: the Clean Energy for America Act. S. 1931: the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021. S. 2016: Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021. H.R. 2218/S.805: the Davis Bacon Repeal Act. S. Res. 17/ H. Res. 318: A resolution supporting the April 21, 2020, Navigable Waters Protection Rule should not be withdrawn or vacated. American Jobs Plan. American Families Plan. Made in America Tax Plan. H.R. 3684: INVEST in America Act. Bipartisan infrastructure Negotiations, generally. Bipartisan infrastructure framework. Amendment #1858 to S. 1260: the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. H.R. 2515: Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021. H.R. 5339/S. 905: Freedom to Invest in Tomorrows Workforce Act. S. 864: Jumpstarting our Business by Supporting Students Act. Government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - Feb. 6, 2009. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (PL 113-128). Proposal to Expand Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. H.R 6662: EVs for All Act. Executive Order 14063: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. DOT- FMCSA (Notice of request for emergency OMB approval) Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Emergency Approval of a New Information Collection Request: Apprenticeship Pilot Program (Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0002). DOT- FHWA (RFI) Title: Development of Guidance for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Deployment (Docket No. FHWA-2021-0022). Treasury (Reg.): Title: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (RIN 1505-AC77).
Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2022 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, Multiple Titles H.R. 4521 America COMPETES Act of 2022, Multiple Titles H.R. 2637, American Critical Mineral Independence Act, All Titles H.R. 2604, Accessing Americas Critical Minerals Act, All Titles H.R. 3240, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2021, All Titles H.R. 488, Saving Americas Mines Act, All Titles H.R. 1884, To repeal section 3003 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, and for other purposes, All Titles S. 915, Save Oak Flat, All Titles Mining Law Amendments H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021, All Titles Implementation of Executive Order 14017, Americas Supply Chains, Section 4 Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations Presidential Directive 2022-11 Coal to Rare Earth Elements Carbon Utilization H.R. 3896, Critical Mineral Access Act, All Sections S. 3783, To establish a critical mineral environmental processing and mining cleanup program, All Titles H.R. 2872, Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act, All Titles H.R. 1755, Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act, All Titles S. 3915, Mining Schools Act, All Titles, H.R. 3587, Requirements, Expectations, and Standard Procedures for Effective Consultation with Tribes Act (RESPECT Act), All Titles H.R. 2176 - Ensuring Access to Domestic Mineral Production Act, Multiple Titles
Client expense: $513,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 1812 - To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to streamline the environmental review process for major projects, and for other purposes HR 2515 - The Builder Act HR 1512 - Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation's Future Act (The CLEAN Future Act) S. 216 - Climate Smart Ports Act National Environmental Policy Act Issues related to climate change Issues related to the Waters of the United States Issues related to fossil fuels
Client expense: $1,078,263 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 1812 - To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to streamline the environmental review process for major projects, and for other purposes HR 2515 - The Builder Act HR 1512 - Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation's Future Act (The CLEAN Future Act) S. 216 - Climate Smart Ports Act National Environmental Policy Act Issues related to climate change Issues related to the Waters of the United States Issues related to fossil fuels
Client expense: $1,078,263 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Transportation
Transportation/Infrastructure (Michael Kelley, Kim Dean, Marcie Haber, Michele Stockwell) House and Senate Issues/Topics Broadband access Clean energy infrastructure Rural infrastructure Infrastructure asset management NEPA reform Environmental review and permitting Private activity and direct payment bonds Gas tax, vehicle miles traveled fee TIFIA/WIFIA programs Innovative finance Disaster recovery reform Public-Private Partnerships Electric vehicle charging infrastructure BRIC Race to Net Zero Legislation Bills H.R. 5689, the Resilient AMERICA Act S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act H.R. 2515, the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Review (BUILDER) Act H.R. 1329, the Surface Transportation Investment Act S. 1931, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act S. 914, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act S. 2324, the Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act S. 1308, the American Infrastructure Bonds Act S. 1403, the Move America Act H.R. 2634, the Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act S. 479, the Lifting Our Communities through Advanced Liquidity (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act H.R. 2760/S. 1282, the Built to Last Act S. 267, the Investments in Rural Transit Act H.R. 4707/S. 2471, the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act H.R. 2895/S. 1499, the REPAIR Act H.R. 6461/S. 3531, the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act S. 2324, the Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act H.R. 5532, the National Disaster Safety Board Act S. 1952, the Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act S. 3502, the Achieving Equity in Disaster Response, Recovery, and Resilience Act
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 1512, CLEAN Future Act H.R. 1812 One Federal Decision Act of 2021 H.R. 1884, Save Oak Flat Act H.R. 1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021 H.R. 1992 / S. 799, Storing CO2 and Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021 H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 H.R. 2820/S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 4309, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to e-waste export controls and Buy America H.R. 4549, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4599, Steel Upgrading Partnerships and Emissions Reduction (SUPER) Act of 2021 H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act H.R. 6461, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 S. 2324, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 S. 3510, Disaster Resiliency Planning Act S. 3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act S. 3742, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act S. 3875, Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022 S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Draft legislation relating to Basel Convention implementing legislation Draft legislation relating to fugitive methane emissions Nomination of Alice Hill to serve as the Deputy Administrator for Resilience at the Federal Emergency Management Agency Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669 - 24,670, May 7, 2021) Final Rule, Phenol, Isopropylated Phosphate (3:1) (PIP 3:1); Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under TSCA Section 6(h) (86 Fed. Reg. 894-911, January 6, 2021) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021) Extension of Comment Period; TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (86 Fed. Reg. 41,802 - 41,803, August 3, 2021) Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, (86 Fed. Reg. 43,726 - 43,811, August 10, 2021) Proposed Rule, Eagle Permits; Incidental Take; Environmental Protection Agency, (86 Fed. Reg. 51,094-51,097, September 14, 2021) Proposed Rule, Migratory Bird Permits: Authorizing the Incidental Take of Migratory Birds; notice of intent to prepare a National Environmental Policy Act document); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (86 Fed. Reg. 54,667-54,672, October 4, 2021) Notice of Availability and Request for Comments, Environmental Protection Agency; Asbestos Part 2: Supplemental Evaluation Including Legacy Uses and Associated Disposals of Asbestos, Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluation To Be Conducted Under the Toxic Substances Control Act; (86 Fed. Reg. 74,088-74,089, December 29, 2021) Notice of Public Meeting and Request for Comments, Environmental Protection Agency, Draft Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Screening Level Approach for Assessing Ambient Air and Water Exposures to Fenceline Communities, (87 Fed. Reg. 3,294-3,296, January 21, 2022) Proposed rule, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense; and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (86 Fed. Reg. 69,372-69,450, December 7, 2021) Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022) Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews (87 Fed. Reg. 14,104-14,142, March 11, 2022) Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (87 Fed. Reg. 11548-11580, March 1, 2022) Notice of proposed rulemaking, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units-Revocation of the 2020 Reconsideration, and Affirmation of the Appropriate and Necessary Supplemental Finding; (87 Fed. Reg. 7,624-7,673, February 9, 2022) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation and reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provisions implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. No: 116-284); U.S.- Mexico water policy; definition of Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards; federal flood risk management standard; Green New Deal, a proposed legislative framework on climate change; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); energy production in the Arctic; 2021 water policy priorities; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; funding for Advanced Nuclear in FY2022 Appropriations Legislation; Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; toxicity classification of plastics in Canada (to USTR); potential rider on appropriations legislation related to bioengineered salmon; Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008; deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology; the Border Water Infrastructure Program; inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy; regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; 2022 priorities for national ocean policy and water resources development policy; regional roundtable discussions regarding Waters of the United States; amendments to the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act, related to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); request to extend the public comment period for EPAs upcoming review of MCL research; FERC certification of new interstate gas facilities; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; climate-related financial risk management for large banks; climate change; environmental justice; infrastructure and permitting; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) issues; water and western water issues; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; regional roundtable discussions regarding Waters of the United States; carbon border adjustments; TSCA Section 6(a) on asbestos (part 1: chrysotile asbestos); Proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) under interagency review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); Proposed Rule for Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards; Executive Order 13990, Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis
Client expense: $18,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2021 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
EPA (Reg) Title: Clean Water Rule: Definition of the "Waters of the United States" (RIN 2040-AF30). Environmental compliance assessment, generally. Streamline and Modernize the Permitting Process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Implementation of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, generally. Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nations (CLEAN) Future Act. Toxic Substances Control Act, generally. Risk Evaluation for Cyclic Aliphatic Bromide Cluster (HBCD) under TSCA. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program under the Clean Water Act. One Federal Decision Act of 2021. S. 717: UNSHACKLE Act. S. 914: the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. S.Res.17/ H.Res.318: A resolution supporting the April 21, 2020, Navigable Waters Protection Rule should not be withdrawn or vacated. Executive Order 13990: Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis. OMB (Reg.) Title: Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (Docket Number OMB-2021-0006). H.R. 2515: Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021. H.R.1915 - Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021. EPA (Reg.) Title: Notice of Public Meetings Regarding Waters of the United States; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Recommendations (Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0328). CEQ (Reg.) Title: Deadline for Agencies to Propose Updates to National Environmental Policy Act Procedures (RIN 0331-AA08). CEQ (Reg.): Title: National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions (RIN 0331-AA05).
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
Federal Highway Administration policy of approving state and local government requests to mandatory Project Labor Agreements on federally assisted highway projects. Public Private Partnerships. Private Activity Bonds. Permitting on projects and the environmental review process, generally. Comprehensive infrastructure plan, generally. Streamline and Modernize the Permitting Process for Construction. Davis-Bacon Act. "All-of-the-above" strategy for workforce development. H.R. 2: the Moving Forward Act. Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. No. 114-94). S. 914: the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. S. 1298: the Clean Energy for America Act. S. 1931: the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021. S. 2016: Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021. H.R. 2218/S.805: the Davis Bacon Repeal Act. S. Res. 17/ H. Res. 318: A resolution supporting the April 21, 2020, Navigable Waters Protection Rule should not be withdrawn or vacated. American Jobs Plan. American Families Plan. Made in America Tax Plan. H.R. 3684: INVEST in America Act. Bipartisan infrastructure Negotiations, generally. Bipartisan infrastructure framework. Amendment #1858 to S. 1260: the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. H.R. 2515: Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021. H.R. 5339/S. 905: Freedom to Invest in Tomorrows Workforce Act. S. 864: Jumpstarting our Business by Supporting Students Act. Government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - Feb. 6, 2009. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (PL 113-128). Treasury (Reg.): Title: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (RIN 1505-AC77). Proposal to Expand Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009.
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2021 · third_quarter · Transportation
Clean Energy infrastructure Rural infrastructure S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act Infrastructure asset management NEPA Environmental review and permitting Broadband Access Private activity and direct payment bonds Gas tax Vehicle miles traveled TIFIA and WIFIA programs Innovative finance Surface transportation reauthorization Disaster recovery reform H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Review (BUILDER) Act H.R. 1329, Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 S. 1931, Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 American Jobs Plan S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act H.R. 3684 the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
- S. 1931, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act (STRA) of 2021, to authorize highway safety, alternative fuel vehicle charging stations, and climate resilience provisions. - H.R. 3684, the Investing in New Vision for Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act, to authorize surface transportation, among other critical energy infrastructure. - H.R. 4326 the Electric Vehicle Mobility Area Planning Act (EV MAP Act) to provide grants to utilities to help map optimal locations for electric vehicle charging stations. - H.R. 1812 the One Federal Decision Act to streamline the environmental review process for major projects. - H.R. 2515, the Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act, to modify the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to streamline reviews of infrastructure projects - No bill number, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act (FAST-41 reauthorization), which would reduce the overall timeframe for clean energy infrastructure projects to be reviewed, permitted, installed, and upgraded. - H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · third_quarter · Transportation
- S. 1931, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act (STRA) of 2021, to authorize highway safety, alternative fuel vehicle charging stations, and climate resilience provisions. - H.R. 3684, the Investing in New Vision for Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act, to authorize surface transportation, among other critical energy infrastructure. - H.R. 4326 the Electric Vehicle Mobility Area Planning Act (EV MAP Act) to provide grants to utilities to help map optimal locations for electric vehicle charging stations. - H.R. 1812 the One Federal Decision Act to streamline the environmental review process for major projects. - H.R. 2515, the Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act, to modify the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to streamline reviews of infrastructure projects - No bill number, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act (FAST-41 reauthorization), which would reduce the overall timeframe for clean energy infrastructure projects to be reviewed, permitted, installed, and upgraded. - H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · second_quarter · Transportation
- S. 1931, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act (STRA) of 2021, to authorize highway safety, alternative fuel vehicle charging stations, and climate resilience provisions. - H.R. 3684, the Investing in New Vision for Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act, to authorize surface transportation, among other critical energy infrastructure. - H.R. 4326 the Electric Vehicle Mobility Area Planning Act (EV MAP Act) to provide grants to utilities to help map optimal locations for electric vehicle charging stations. - H.R. 1812 the One Federal Decision Act to streamline the environmental review process for major projects. - H.R. 2515, the Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act, to modify the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to streamline reviews of infrastructure projects - No bill number, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act (FAST-41 reauthorization), which would reduce the overall timeframe for clean energy infrastructure projects to be reviewed, permitted, installed, and upgraded.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Titles, I, II, III, VII, VIII, X - S. 2324, A bill to amend the FAST Act to improve the Federal permitting process, and for other purposes, All Titles - S. 1352, Senate Minerals Permitting Reform Legislation, All Titles - S. 1600, Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Reauthorization Act of 2021, All Titles - H.R. 2462, Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Reauthorization Act of 2021, All Titles - S. 1447, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee Extension Act, All Titles - S. 2377 Energy Infrastructure Act, Titles I, II, IV, VII, X S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, Titles II, III, IV H.R. 2637, American Critical Mineral Independence Act, All Titles H.R. 2604, Accessing Americas Critical Minerals Act, All Titles H.R. 3240, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2021, All Titles H.R. 488, Saving Americas Mines Act, All Titles H.R. 1884, To repeal section 3003 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, and for other purposes, All Titles S. 915, Save Oak Flat, All Titles Mining Law Amendments H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021, All Titles Changes to the Federal Coal Leasing Program Implementation of Executive Order 14017, Americas Supply Chains, Section 4 H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, Sec. 7 H.R. 2153, Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2021, Title III Coal to Rare Earth Elements H.R. 5376, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14, the Build Back Better Act Title VII Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Build Back Better draft Title VII NEPA Reform H.R. 3896, Critical Mineral Access Act, All Sections
Client expense: $612,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
- S. 1931, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act (STRA) of 2021, to authorize highway safety, alternative fuel vehicle charging stations, and climate resilience provisions. - H.R. 3684, the Investing in New Vision for Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act, to authorize surface transportation, among other critical energy infrastructure. - H.R. 4326 the Electric Vehicle Mobility Area Planning Act (EV MAP Act) to provide grants to utilities to help map optimal locations for electric vehicle charging stations. - H.R. 1812 the One Federal Decision Act to streamline the environmental review process for major projects. - H.R. 2515, the Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act, to modify the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to streamline reviews of infrastructure projects - No bill number, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act (FAST-41 reauthorization), which would reduce the overall timeframe for clean energy infrastructure projects to be reviewed, permitted, installed, and upgraded. - H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 1512, CLEAN Future Act H.R. 1812 One Federal Decision Act of 2021 H.R. 1884, Save Oak Flat Act H.R. 1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021 H.R. 1992 / S. 799, Storing CO2 and Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021 H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 H.R. 2820/S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 4309, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4372, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4549, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 S. 2324, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Draft legislation titled Carbon Border Adjustment Act Draft legislation relating to fugitive methane emissions Rescinding the Rule on Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process (86 Fed. Reg. 26,406 - 26,419, May 14, 2021) Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669 - 24,670, May 7, 2021) Final Rule, Phenol, Isopropylated Phosphate (3:1) (PIP 3:1); Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under TSCA Section 6(h) (86 Fed. Reg. 894-911, January 6, 2021) Notice of information collection; request for comment Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (86 Fed. Reg. 11,268 - 11,274, February 24, 2021) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021) Extension of Comment Period; TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (86 Fed. Reg. 41,802 - 41,803, August 3, 2021) Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, (86 Fed. Reg. 43,726 - 43,811, August 10, 2021) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coal- and Oil-fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (80 Fed. Reg. 8,441 - 8,484, February 17, 2015) Proposed Rule, Eagle Permits; Incidental Take; Environmental Protection Agency (86 Fed. Reg. 51,094-51,097, September 14, 2021) Proposed Rule, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (86 Fed. Reg. 59,347-59,353, October 27, 2021) Proposed Rule, Migratory Bird Permits: Authorizing the Incidental Take of Migratory Birds; notice of intent to prepare a National Environmental Policy Act document); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 86 Fed. Reg. 54,667-54,672, October 4, 2021) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation and reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provisions implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. No: 116-284); U.S.- Mexico water policy; definition of Waters of the United States; notification of Regional Roundtable Discussions Regarding Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards; federal flood risk management standard; Green New Deal, a proposed legislative framework on climate change; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); energy production in the Arctic; 2021 water policy priorities; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; funding for Advanced Nuclear in FY2022 Appropriations Legislation; Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; toxicity classification of plastics in Canada potential rider on appropriations legislation related to bioengineered salmon; Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008; deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology; the Border Water Infrastructure Program; inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy; regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; 2022 priorities for national ocean policy and water resources development policy; regional roundtable discussions regarding Waters of the United States; amendments to the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act, related to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); request to extend the public comment period for EPAs upcoming review of MCL research; climate change: ratification of the Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol; environmental justice; infrastructure and permitting; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) issues; water and western water issues; strategic petroleum reserve; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability
Client expense: $19,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Titles, I, II, III, VII, VIII, X - S. 2324, A bill to amend the FAST Act to improve the Federal permitting process, and for other purposes, All Titles - S. 1352, Senate Minerals Permitting Reform Legislation, All Titles - S. 1600, Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Reauthorization Act of 2021, All Titles - H.R. 2462, Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Reauthorization Act of 2021, All Titles - S. 1447, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee Extension Act, All Titles - S. 2377 Energy Infrastructure Act, Titles I, II, IV, VII, X S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, Titles II, III, IV H.R. 2637, American Critical Mineral Independence Act, All Titles H.R. 2604, Accessing Americas Critical Minerals Act, All Titles H.R. 3240, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2021, All Titles H.R. 488, Saving Americas Mines Act, All Titles H.R. 1884, To repeal section 3003 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, and for other purposes, All Titles S. 915, Save Oak Flat, All Titles Mining Law Amendments H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021, All Titles Changes to the Federal Coal Leasing Program Implementation of Executive Order 14017, Americas Supply Chains, Section 4 H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, Sec. 7 H.R. 2153, Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2021, Title III Coal to Rare Earth Elements H.R. 5376, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14, the Build Back Better Act Title VII Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Build Back Better draft Title VII NEPA Reform H.R. 3896, Critical Mineral Access Act, All Sections
Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
Federal Highway Administration policy of approving state and local government requests to mandatory Project Labor Agreements on federally assisted highway projects. Public Private Partnerships. Private Activity Bonds. Permitting on projects and the environmental review process, generally. Comprehensive infrastructure plan, generally. Streamline and Modernize the Permitting Process for Construction. Davis-Bacon Act. "All-of-the-above" strategy for workforce development. H.R. 2: the Moving Forward Act. Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. No. 114-94). S. 914: the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. S. 1298: the Clean Energy for America Act. S. 1931: the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021. S. 2016: Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021. H.R. 2218/S.805: the Davis Bacon Repeal Act. S. Res. 17/ H. Res. 318: A resolution supporting the April 21, 2020, Navigable Waters Protection Rule should not be withdrawn or vacated. American Jobs Plan. American Families Plan. Made in America Tax Plan. H.R. 3684: INVEST in America Act. Bipartisan infrastructure Negotiations, generally. Bipartisan infrastructure framework. Amendment #1858 to S. 1260: the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. H.R. 2515: Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021. H.R. 5339/S. 905: Freedom to Invest in Tomorrows Workforce Act. S. 864: Jumpstarting our Business by Supporting Students Act. Government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - Feb. 6, 2009. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (PL 113-128). Treasury (Reg.): Title: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (RIN 1505-AC77). Proposal to Expand Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009.
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2021 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
EPA (Reg) Title: Clean Water Rule: Definition of the "Waters of the United States" (RIN 2040-AF30). Environmental compliance assessment, generally. Streamline and Modernize the Permitting Process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Implementation of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, generally. Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nations (CLEAN) Future Act. Toxic Substances Control Act, generally. Risk Evaluation for Cyclic Aliphatic Bromide Cluster (HBCD) under TSCA. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program under the Clean Water Act. One Federal Decision Act of 2021. S. 717: UNSHACKLE Act. S. 914: the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. S.Res.17/ H.Res.318: A resolution supporting the April 21, 2020, Navigable Waters Protection Rule should not be withdrawn or vacated. Executive Order 13990: Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis. OMB (Reg.) Title: Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (Docket Number OMB-2021-0006). H.R. 2515: Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021. H.R.1915 - Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021. EPA (Reg.) Title: Notice of Public Meetings Regarding Waters of the United States; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Recommendations (Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0328). CEQ (Reg.) Title: Deadline for Agencies to Propose Updates to National Environmental Policy Act Procedures (RIN 0331-AA08). CEQ (Reg.): Title: National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions (RIN 0331-AA05).
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2021 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
Implementation of Issues related to pipeline safety regulation of transmission and gathering systems from The Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2020 S. 3728/H.R. 7904 (from 116th Congress, no new bill number), Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020, all provisions Energy Infrastructure Permitting, Surface Transportation Reauthorization, and Infrastructure Bills: Lobbied generally on legislation to enhance natural gas infrastructure permitting H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, lobbied on proposals related to natural gas transmission pipeline permitting H.R. 1616, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act, all provisions H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, the Moving Forward Act, all provisions related to natural gas transmission pipelines H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act, all provisions
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, White House Office
2021 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 1812 - To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to streamline the environmental review process for major projects, and for other purposes HR 2515 - The Builder Act HR 1512 - Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation's Future Act (The CLEAN Future Act) S. 216 - Climate Smart Ports Act National Environmental Policy Act Issues related to climate change Issues related to the Waters of the United States
Client expense: $936,169 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2021 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
Broadband access, clean energy infrastructure, rural infrastructure, infrastructure asset management, NEPA reform, environmental review and permitting, private activity and direct payment bonds, gas tax, vehicle miles traveled fee, TIFIA/WIFIA programs, innovative finance, disaster recovery reform, Public-Private Partnerships, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, BRIC H.R. 5689, the Resilient AMERICA Act S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act       H.R. 2515, the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Review (BUILDER) Act     H.R. 1329, the Surface Transportation Investment Act   S. 1931, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act      S. 914, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act    S. 2324, the Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act    H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act  H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act S. 1308, the American Infrastructure Bonds Act S. 1403, the Move America Act H.R. 2634, the Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act S. 479, the Lifting Our Communities through Advanced Liquidity (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act H.R. 2760/S. 1282, the Built to Last Act S. 267, the Investments in Rural Transit Act H.R. 4707/S. 2471, the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act H.R. 2895/S. 1499, the REPAIR Act S. 2324, the Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act H.R. 3624/S. 1952, the Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act of 2020 Achieving Equity in Disaster Response, Recovery, and Resilience Act Race to Net Zero legislation
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
COVID-19 Legislation: S. 3728/H.R. 7904 (from 116th Congress, no new bill number), Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020, all provisions Energy Infrastructure Permitting, Surface Transportation Reauthorization, and Infrastructure Bills: Lobbied generally on legislation to enhance natural gas infrastructure permitting H.R. 1616, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act, all provisions H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act, all provisions S. 1112, a bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Chisholm National Historic Trail and the Western National Historic Trail, all provisions related to energy infrastructure permitting. PHMSA Bills & Rulemakings: Lobbied generally on legislation related to enhancing PHMSA pipeline safety workforce. Pipeline Safety: Class Location Change Requirements, RIN 2137-AF29 Pipeline Safety: Amendments to Parts 192 and 195 to require Valve installation and Minimum Rupture Detection Standards, RIN 2137-AF06 Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines, Repair Criteria, Integrity Management Improvements, Cathodic Protection, Management of Change, and Other Related Amendments, RIN 2137-AF39 Rulemakings related to methane emissions reductions mandated by PIPES Act of 2020
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
2021 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
COVID-19 Legislation: S. 3728/H.R. 7904 (from 116th Congress, no new bill number), Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020, all provisions Energy Infrastructure Permitting, Surface Transportation Reauthorization, and Infrastructure Bills: Lobbied generally on legislation to enhance natural gas infrastructure permitting H.R. 1616, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act, all provisions H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act, all provisions S. 1112, a bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Chisholm National Historic Trail and the Western National Historic Trail, all provisions related to energy infrastructure permitting. PHMSA Bills & Rulemakings: Lobbied generally on legislation related to enhancing PHMSA pipeline safety workforce. Pipeline Safety: Class Location Change Requirements, RIN 2137-AF29 Pipeline Safety: Amendments to Parts 192 and 195 to require Valve installation and Minimum Rupture Detection Standards, RIN 2137-AF06 Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines, Repair Criteria, Integrity Management Improvements, Cathodic Protection, Management of Change, and Other Related Amendments, RIN 2137-AF39 Rulemakings related to methane emissions reductions mandated by PIPES Act of 2020
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
2021 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
EPA (Reg) Title: Clean Water Rule: Definition of the "Waters of the United States" (RIN 2040-AF30). Environmental compliance assessment, generally. Streamline and Modernize the Permitting Process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Implementation of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, generally. Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nations (CLEAN) Future Act. Toxic Substances Control Act, generally. Risk Evaluation for Cyclic Aliphatic Bromide Cluster (HBCD) under TSCA. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program under the Clean Water Act. One Federal Decision Act of 2021. S. 717: UNSHACKLE Act. S. 914: the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. S.Res.17/ H.Res.318: A resolution supporting the April 21, 2020, Navigable Waters Protection Rule should not be withdrawn or vacated. Executive Order 13990: Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis. OMB (Reg.) Title: Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (Docket Number OMB-2021-0006). H.R. 2515: Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021. H.R.1915 - Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021. EPA (Reg.) Title: Notice of Public Meetings Regarding Waters of the United States; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Recommendations (Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0328). CEQ (Reg.) Title: Deadline for Agencies to Propose Updates to National Environmental Policy Act Procedures (RIN 0331-AA08).
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2021 · third_quarter · Transportation
Federal Highway Administration policy of approving state and local government requests to mandatory Project Labor Agreements on federally assisted highway projects. Public Private Partnerships. Private Activity Bonds. Permitting on projects and the environmental review process, generally. Comprehensive infrastructure plan, generally. Streamline and Modernize the Permitting Process for Construction. Davis-Bacon Act. "All-of-the-above" strategy for workforce development. H.R. 2: the Moving Forward Act. Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. No. 114-94). S. 914: the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. S. 1298: the Clean Energy for America Act. S. 1931: the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021. S. 2016: Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021. H.R. 2218/S.805: the Davis Bacon Repeal Act. S. Res. 17/ H. Res. 318: A resolution supporting the April 21, 2020, Navigable Waters Protection Rule should not be withdrawn or vacated. American Jobs Plan. American Families Plan. Made in America Tax Plan. H.R. 3684: INVEST in America Act. Bipartisan infrastructure Negotiations, generally. Bipartisan infrastructure framework. Amendment #1858 to S. 1260: the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. H.R. 2515: Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021. H.R. 5339/S. 905: Freedom to Invest in Tomorrows Workforce Act. S. 864: Jumpstarting our Business by Supporting Students Act. Government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - Feb. 6, 2009. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (PL 113-128). Treasury (Reg.): Title: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (RIN 1505-AC77). Proposal to Expand Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009.
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2021 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 1512, CLEAN Future Act H.R. 1812 One Federal Decision Act of 2021 H.R. 1884, Save Oak Flat Act H.R. 1915, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021 H.R. 1992 / S. 799, Storing CO2 and Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021 H.R. 2820/S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 4309, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4372, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4549, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 S. 914, Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 S. 2324, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Draft legislation titled Carbon Border Adjustment Act Nomination of Jane Nishida to be Assistant Administrator for International and Tribal Affairs at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds (86 Fed. Reg. 24,573 - 24,581, May 7, 2021) Rescinding the Rule on Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process (86 Fed. Reg. 26,406 - 26,419, May 14, 2021) Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669 - 24,670, May 7, 2021) Final Rule, Phenol, Isopropylated Phosphate (3:1) (PIP 3:1); Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under TSCA Section 6(h) (86 Fed. Reg. 894-911, January 6, 2021) Notice of information collection; request for comment Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (86 Fed. Reg. 11,268 - 11,274, February 24, 2021) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding addition of 1-Bromopropane to Clean Air Act Section 112 HAP List (86 Fed. Reg. 31,225 - 31,233, June 11, 2021) Comments Related to the Deadline for Agencies to Propose Updates to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Procedures (86 Fed. Reg. 34,154 - 34,158, June 29, 2021) Request for Information on Sustainability and Climate-Related Disclosures (86 Fed. Reg. 36124, July 8, 2021) Request for Nominations of Experts for the Review of EPA's Draft Toxicological Reviews of Perfluorodecanoic Acid (PFDA), Perfluorononanoic Acid (PFNA), Perfluorohexanoic Acid (PFHxA), Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS), and Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) (86 Fed. Reg. 47,101 - 47,102, August 23, 2021) Extension of Comment Period; TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (86 Fed. Reg. 41,802 - 41,803, August 3, 2021) Comments Relating to Agencies Request for Written Recommendations on the Definition of Waters of the United States, (86 Fed. Reg. 41,911 - 41,914, August 4, 2021) Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, (86 Fed. Reg. 43,726 - 43,811, August 10, 2021) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coal- and Oil-fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (80 Fed. Reg. 8,441 - 8,484, February 17, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory reform and permit streamlining; implementation and reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of sections 311, 401, and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provisions implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. No: 116-284); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; U.S.- Mexico water policy; definition of Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy standards; federal flood risk management standard; Green New Deal, a proposed legislative framework on climate change; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons; energy production in the Arctic; 2021 water policy priorities; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; funding for Advanced Nuclear in FY2022 Appropriations Legislation; Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; toxicity classification of plastics in Canada (to USTR); potential rider on appropriations legislation related to bioengineered salmon; Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008; deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology; the Border Water Infrastructure Program; inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy; regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; climate change; environmental justice; infrastructure and permitting; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); water and western water issues; Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates under Executive Order 13990
Client expense: $16,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · third_quarter · Transportation
- S. 1931, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act (STRA) of 2021, to authorize highway safety, alternative fuel vehicle charging stations, and climate resilience provisions. - H.R. 3684, the Investing in New Vision for Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act, to authorize surface transportation, among other critical energy infrastructure. - H.R. 4326 the Electric Vehicle Mobility Area Planning Act (EV MAP Act) to provide grants to utilities to help map optimal locations for electric vehicle charging stations. - H.R. 1812 the One Federal Decision Act to streamline the environmental review process for major projects. - H.R. 2515, the Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act, to modify the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to streamline reviews of infrastructure projects - No bill number, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act (FAST-41 reauthorization), which would reduce the overall timeframe for clean energy infrastructure projects to be reviewed, permitted, installed, and upgraded. - H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · third_quarter · Transportation
Implementation of Issues related to pipeline safety regulation of transmission and gathering systems from The Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2020 S. 3728/H.R. 7904 (from 116th Congress, no new bill number), Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020, all provisions Energy Infrastructure Permitting, Surface Transportation Reauthorization, and Infrastructure Bills: Lobbied generally on legislation to enhance natural gas infrastructure permitting H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, lobbied on proposals related to natural gas transmission pipeline permitting H.R. 1616, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act, all provisions H.R. 3684, INVEST in America Act, the Moving Forward Act, all provisions related to natural gas transmission pipelines H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act, all provisions
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, White House Office
2021 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 1812 - To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to streamline the environmental review process for major projects, and for other purposes HR 2515 - The Builder Act HR 1512 - Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation's Future Act (The CLEAN Future Act) S. 216 - Climate Smart Ports Act Issues related to climate change Issues related to the Waters of the United States
Client expense: $930,599 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2021 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Titles, I, II, III, VII, VIII, X - S. 2324, A bill to amend the FAST Act to improve the Federal permitting process, and for other purposes, All Titles - S. 1352, Senate Minerals Permitting Reform Legislation, All Titles - S. 1600, Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Reauthorization Act of 2021, All Titles - H.R. 2462, Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Reauthorization Act of 2021, All Titles - S. 1447, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee Extension Act, All Titles - S. 2377 Energy Infrastructure Act, Titles I, II, IV, VII, X S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, Titles II, III, IV H.R. 2637, American Critical Mineral Independence Act, All Titles H.R. 2604, Accessing Americas Critical Minerals Act, All Titles H.R. 3240, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2021, All Titles H.R. 488, Saving Americas Mines Act, All Titles H.R. 1884, To repeal section 3003 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, and for other purposes, All Titles S. 915, Save Oak Flat, All Titles 30 x 30 Conservation Plan Mining Law Amendments/ Public Land Access H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021, All Titles Changes to the Federal Coal Leasing Program Implementation of Executive Order 14017, Americas Supply Chains, Section 4 H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act, Sec. 7 H.R. 2153, Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2021, Title III Coal to Rare Earth Elements Build Back Better Act, House Natural Resources Committee Print, Multiple Sections H.R. 1052 Grand Canyon Protection Act, All Titles NEPA Reform
Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2021 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, generally, and including electric transportation (charging infrastructure, incentives, and program eligibility), clean energy RD&D, broadband infrastructure, grid resiliency and transmission infrastructure, wildfire management and mitigation, cybersecurity, LIHEAP, and federal permitting reform provisions H.R. 5376, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14 (FY22 Budget reconciliation), generally, and including the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP), permitting reform, domestic content/sourcing requirements, and methane fee provisions Federal Clean Energy Standards, generally, and in H.R. 4309, the Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act and H.R. 4153, the Clean Energy Future Through Innovation Act of 2021 Clean energy RD&D funding and support, including for advanced nuclear, hydrogen, wind, solar, demand efficiency; energy storage; and carbon capture, utilization, and storage, generally, and including in H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, H.R. 4309, the Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act and H.R. 4153, the Clean Energy Future Through Innovation Act of 2021. Federal energy siting and permitting policy and reforms, including in relation to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); H.R. 1812, the One Federal Decision Act; H.R. 2515, the BUILDER Act; and S. 1931, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE