The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has updated guidance intended to help […]
Weekly Update
Wednesday, June 9, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army announced intentions […]
EPA and Army Intend to Revise WOTUS Definition
The North Carolina Senate has voted to not confirm Dionne Delli-Gatti as Secretary of the Department of Environmental […]
NC Senate Votes to Not Confirm Delli-Gatti
At their June 2, 2021 meeting, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Energy, and Environment voted to reject Governor […]
Senate Committee Rejects Delli-Gatti Nomination as DEQ Secretary
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) posted the following press release on May 27, 2021. RALEIGH […]
DEQ Secretary Appoints Sushma Masemore to Assistant Secretary for Environment
On May 14, 2021 Governor Cooper and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen announced Executive […]
Governor Cooper Lifts Many COVID-19 Restrictions
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Division of Water Resources (DWR) has reaffirmed DWR's previous denial of Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) Southgate Project's request for a Clean Water Act 401 Water Quality Certification. DEQ first denied the request in August 2020. On MVP's appeal of the decision, the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals found that the DEQ had not adequately explained its decision and vacated the agency's denial.
NCDEQ Reissues Denial for MVP WQ 401 Certification
In a letter to Senate Appropriations Chair, Patrick Leahy, Acting Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young outlined President Biden's discretionary funding request for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The administration's $1.5 trillion spending plan is only one element of the Administration's broader agenda. The President plans to release a comprehensive budget that would include mandatory spending for Social Security and Medicare later this Spring. Mandatory spending is outside the annual budget process that governs discretionary spending.
OMB Sends Biden’s $1.5T Budget Plan to Congress
In a press release on Wednesday, April 8, 2021, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan directed all EPA offices to clearly integrate environmental justice (EJ) considerations into their plans and actions. The directive comes in response to President Biden's January 20 Executive Order to advance racial equity and support underserved communities through the Federal Government.
Regan Directs Agency to Integrate EJ in Plans and Actions
President Biden announced his $2 trillion dollar American Jobs Plan on March 31 just weeks after his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan was signed into law on March 11. The rescue plan was an economic stimulus bill to speed recovery from the impact of COVID-19. The jobs plan is a proposal to rebuild America's infrastructure which Biden said is ranked 13th in the world.