CEQ Issues Guidance on Categorical Exclusions

White House CEQ outlines “CE-first” approach to streamline NEPA reviews. Today, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a new guidance for Federal departments and agencies on how to establish, revise, adopt, and apply categorical exclusions (CE) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This guidance will relieve infrastructure projects from excessive permitting

GOP blocks Democrats’ attempt to limit Trump’s Iran war powers

Democrats unsuccessfully attempted to pass a measure limiting President Trump’s ability to conduct military operations in Iran during a pro forma session of the House on Thursday. Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) sought recognition on the floor to pass the resolution from House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), but Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.),…

ICE Holds a Press Conference on One-Year Anniversary Relaunch of the VOICE Program

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to hold a press conference at 11 a.m. ET on April 9 to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the VOICE (Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement) Office’s re-launch. ICE Director Todd M. Lyons, joined by “victims of alien crime,” will release the first-year statistics related to the … Original News