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ACHP Votes to Amend Section 106 Regulations for the First Time in Over Two Decades
On July 24, 2026, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) voted to move forward with a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise its regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), 36 C.F.R. Part 800 et seq. This would be the first substantive update to these regulations in more than two decades.
ACHP Votes to Amend Section 106 Regulations for the First Time in Over Two Decades
Environmental Law Update On July 24, 2026, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) voted to move forward with a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise its regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), 36 C.F.R. Part 800 et seq. This would be the first substantive update to these regulations in more than two decades.
SCOTUS Reins In NEPA: A Game-Changer for Infrastructure Development | JD Supra
The U.S. Supreme Court instructed lower courts to make a dramatic “course correction” in how they handle claims under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in its first major NEPA ruling in nearly two decades. Writing for a five-justice majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh opined that it was time to “bring judicial review under NEPA back in line with the statutory text and common sense” in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colo., 605 U.S. ___ (2025), No. 23-975, slip op.
Kavanaugh Urges NEPA ‘Course Correction.’ Courts Should Listen.
The US Supreme Court vigorously condemned delays that have plagued American infrastructure development, ruling that federal agencies don’t need to evaluate environmental impacts they have no authority to regulate in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County. The ruling was the court’s first major interpretation of the necessary scope of environmental impact analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act in 20 years. And it was a doozy.
SCOTUS Reins In NEPA: A Game-Changer for Infrastructure Development
Holland & Hart NEPA Update The U.S. Supreme Court instructed lower courts to make a dramatic “course correction” in how they handle claims under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in its first major NEPA ruling in nearly two decades. Writing for a five-justice majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh opined that it was time to “bring judicial review under NEPA back in line with the statutory text and common sense” in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v.
Restraining ESA Critical Habitat: Ninth Circuit Overturns FWS’s Jaguar Critical Habitat Designation | JD Supra
On May 17, 2023, in Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (CBD v. FWS),1 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals set aside parts of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) designation of critical habitat, under Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), for the jaguar in southeastern Arizona. That decision may have important implications for the application of the ESA’s critical habitat designation provisions—especially for unoccupied habitat—in other situations.
Restraining ESA Critical Habitat: Ninth Circuit Overturns FWS’s Jaguar Critical Habitat Designation
Holland & Hart Client Alert On May 17, 2023, in Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (CBD v. FWS),1 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals set aside parts of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) designation of critical habitat, under Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), for the jaguar in southeastern Arizona.
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