GableGotwals is pleased to announce that corporate attorney Alan Buckner has joined the Houston office as Shareholder. Alan brings extensive transactional knowledge across all areas of the energy industry. His experience includes mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity/finance transactions, project development, sales and transportation agreements, joint operating agreements, EPC contracts, and other commercial leases.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a significant ruling in City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), curtailing how the EPA can regulate wastewater discharges under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”).
On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a sweeping deregulatory initiative, claiming it to be the “biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history.”
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This Alert examines CEQ’s recent rollback of NEPA regulations, its implications for federal environmental reviews, and the legal challenges that may shape future agency procedures.
GableGotwals is pleased to announce that Tyler Self has joined the Oklahoma City office as a litigation associate. His practice focuses on environmental and natural resources law.
President Trump has declared a national energy emergency on the grounds the country lacks adequate energy to sustain its way of life. Therefore, on January 20, 2025, the president signed an executive order, "Unleashing American Energy," which aims to boost oil and gas production by rolling back regulations put in place during the previous administration.
Trump’s second term will bring new leadership to agencies responsible for energy and environmental regulation. Nominations such as Lee Zeldin (EPA), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (HHS), Doug Burgum (DOI), Chris Wright (DOE), Matt Gaetz (DOJ), and Elon Musk (DOGE) signal a focus on limiting regulatory authority, promoting energy development, and disrupting the status quo.
