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Olivia Venus

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Overview

Olivia Venus is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s Energy and Environment and Natural Resources groups, where she supports clients in litigation and regulatory matters.

Olivia earned her J.D., cum laude, from The George Washington University Law School, where she served as the senior membership and development editor of The George Washington Law Review. During law school, Olivia interned with the Arlington County Circuit Court and the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of General Counsel. She also served as a student attorney at The George Washington University Law School’s Public Justice Advocacy Clinic, where she represented clients pursuing Freedom of Information Act requests and litigation related to these requests brought against the government.

Prior to law school, Olivia obtained her bachelor’s degree in political science and environmental studies from the University of Michigan and worked as an immigration paralegal.

Career & Education

    • United States Environmental Protection Agency
      Law Clerk, Office of General Counsel, 2022
    • United States Environmental Protection Agency
      Law Clerk, Office of General Counsel, 2022

    • University of Michigan, B.A., cum laude , 2020
    • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2024
    • University of Michigan, B.A., cum laude , 2020
    • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2024

    • District of Columbia
    • District of Columbia

  • Member, D.C. Bar Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Community

    Member, D.C. Bar Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Community

Olivia's Insights

Client Alert | 5 min read | 06.02.25

Supreme Court Emphasizes Agency Deference in NEPA Review

On May 29, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County. In a five-justice majority opinion written by Justice Kavanaugh, the Court held that the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) does not require review of the environmental impacts of “upstream” or “downstream” related projects, and reiterated: “The bedrock principle of judicial review in NEPA cases can be stated in a word: Deference.”[1] This decision comes as the federal government works to expedite what over the years have become lengthy NEPA review processes, and not long after the White House Council on Environmental Quality rescinded its NEPA regulations....

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Olivia's Insights

Client Alert | 5 min read | 06.02.25

Supreme Court Emphasizes Agency Deference in NEPA Review

On May 29, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County. In a five-justice majority opinion written by Justice Kavanaugh, the Court held that the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) does not require review of the environmental impacts of “upstream” or “downstream” related projects, and reiterated: “The bedrock principle of judicial review in NEPA cases can be stated in a word: Deference.”[1] This decision comes as the federal government works to expedite what over the years have become lengthy NEPA review processes, and not long after the White House Council on Environmental Quality rescinded its NEPA regulations....

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