Thomas A. Lorenzen

Professional Activities and Memberships

• Member, Editorial Board, Trends newsletter, published by the American Bar Association, Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources, 2015-present
• Co-Chair, American Bar Association, Science & Technology Section, GreenTech and Climate Change Committee, 2017-present
• Steering Committee Member and Co-Chair, District of Columbia Bar, Administrative Law & Agency Practice Community, 2017-present
  
• Chair, Young Lawyers Section, Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 1996-1997
• Secretary, Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 1997-1999
• Elected Council Member, Town of Glen Echo, Maryland, 2001-2003

Speeches & Presentations

• “West Virginia v. EPA: How the Major Questions Doctrine Limits Federal Agencies’ Role in Addressing Climate Change and Other Big Problems,” Institute for Energy Law – 74th Annual Energy Law Conference, Houston, TX. (February 17, 2023). Speaker: Thomas Lorenzen.
• "ESG Survey: Environmental Performance and the Stakes for Your Business," Crowell & Moring Webinar (December 9, 2021). Speakers: John B. Brew, Christopher A. Cole, Elizabeth B. Dawson, Thomas De Meese, Thomas A. Lorenzen, and Preston L. Pugh.
• "The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: A Summary of the Bill, the Funds, the Flow and the Timeline for New Projects," Crowell & Moring Webinar. (November 18, 2021). Speakers: Bryon R. Brown, Robert A. Burton, Lorraine M. Campos, Rebecca Baden Chaney, Michelle Coleman, W. Scott Douglas, Larry F. Eisenstat, James Flood, David J. Ginsberg, Robert Holleyman, Joshua M, Lindsay, Thomas Lorenzen, Stephen J. McBrady, and Scott Winkelman.
• "The Charging Stations," Crowell & Moring Webinar (July 1, 2021). Speakers: Thomas Lorenzen, S. Starling Marshall, and Byron Brown.
• "Everything Electric Vehicles: The Electric Vehicle and the Environment," Crowell & Moring Webinar (May 20, 2021). Presenters: Amanda Berman, Jennifer Giblin, Thomas Lorenzen.
• "Using All the Tools in the Toolbox: An Early Assessment of Reregulation and the Biden Administration," ABA 50th Spring Conference on Environmental Law (April 27, 2021). Panelist: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "Climate 2021: Preparing for the Legal, Regulatory, Policy and Shareholder Challenges Ahead," Crowell & Moring and Crowell & Moring International Webinar (December 9, 2020). Moderator: Ambassador Robert Holleyman; Panelists: David B. Blair, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Amanda Shafer Berman, Himamauli Das, and Joshua Boswell.
• "Climate and CAA Regulation Under the Biden Administration," Edison Electric Institute Webinar (December 2, 2020). Speaker: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "Administrative Record 101: A Litigator’s Guide to Understanding, Compiling, and Using an Administrative Record in an Era of Increasing Uncertainty," 2020 ABA Administrative Law Conference (November 19, 2020). Panelist: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "Environmental Law 2020 - The Clean Air Act: Compliance, Enforcement, and Current Trends," American Law Institute Webinar (February 6, 2020). Speaker: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard Agenda for 2019," Crowell & Moring Webinar (March 7, 2019). Speakers: Paul Freeman, Robert Meyers, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Byron R. Brown, Elizabeth B. Dawson, and Preetha Chakrabarti.
• "Beyond the First Year - Regulation in the Trump Era," Crowell & Moring Webinar (February 28, 2018). Co-Presenters: Thomas A. Lorenzen, James G. Flood, W. Scott Douglas, Christine M. Clements, Jodi G. Daniel, Robert Meyers, Michael Boucher, Daniel Cannistra, Jennifer A. Ray, Maarten Stassen, Jenny E. Cieplak, and Matthew B. Welling.
• "The Clean Air Act: Latest Developments," Environmental Law 2018, Washington, D.C. (February 8, 2018). Presenter: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "EBA Energizer: The Clean Power Plan: What Lies Beyond," Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C. (December 19, 2017). Panelist: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "What Trump Means for Business," Crowell & Moring Webinar (May 24, 2017). Presenters: Angela B. Styles, W. Scott Douglas, Paul M. Rosen, Evan D. Wolff, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Christine M. Clements, Daniel Cannistra, and David B. Blair.
• "The Clean Power Plan - Where Are We Now?" Energy & Mineral Law Foundation 38th Annual Institute, Williamsburg, VA (May 22, 2017). Presenter: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "The Changes in Federal Regulation and State Programs Affecting Air Pollution Control, Energy Production and Use, and Industrial Activities," 2017 Washington Clear Air Summit, Arlington, VA. (May 3, 2017). Presenter: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "Regulation Here, There and Everywhere," National Association of Manufacturer's 2017 Annual Public Affairs Conference, Las Vegas, NV (March 27, 2017).
• "Latest Developments Under the Clean Air Act and the Clean Power Plan," ALI - 47th Annual Environmental Law 2017, Washington, D.C. (February 9, 2017). Panelist: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "Clean Power Plan Litigation/Implementation Update," RMML Foundation Conference - Advanced Public Land Law - The Continuing Challenge of Managing for Multiple Use, Santa Fe, NM (January 27, 2017). Presenter: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• “Mind Your Step – The Clean Power Plan and the Supreme Court Stay,” Utility Commissioners/Wall Street Dialogue, sponsored by Gee Strategies Group LLC, New York, NY (May 10, 2016). Keynote Address: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• “Insider’s Debate: Will the Clean Power Plan Survive?,” Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (May 5, 2016). Panelist: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "The Clean Power Plan: Its Chances for Survival and Potential Impacts on U.S. Energy Policy,” Energy Policy Institute of the University of Chicago, University of Chicago Law School, Chicago Booth School of Business, Washington, D.C. (March 21, 2016). Panelist: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• “EPA’s Clean Power Plan – What are the Rule’s Legal Vulnerabilities?,” Energy & Mineral Law Foundation, Winter Workshops on Energy Law, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (February 29, 2016). Presenter: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• “EPA’s Clean Power Plan – The Legal Outlook,” Montana Legislature, Energy & Telecommunications Interim Committee and Environmental Quality Council, Helena, MT (January 14, 2016). Presenter: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• “Judicial Review of EPA’s Clean Power Plan – The Key Legal Issues,” National Conference of State Legislatures, Clean Power Plan Policy Workshop, Washington, D.C. (November 10, 2015). Presenter: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• “Basics of Clean Air Law” and “Supreme Court Review: Key Environmental Cases of the Last Two Terms,” American Law Institute and Environmental Law Institute, Annual Seminar on the Clean Air Act: New Directions in Law, Policy, and Practice, Washington, D.C. (October 22, 2015). Presenter and Panelist: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "UBS Access: The Next Round of Ozone - Meshing Old and New EPA Air Regs," UBS Securities Teleconference (October 7, 2015). Presenters: Richard Lehfeldt, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Robert Meyers, and Jared B. Fish.
• "Overview of Environmental Law," "Key Federal & State Environmental Laws and Their Impact on The Energy Industry," and "Agency Practice," Energy Bar Association Primer: Environmental Law, Atlanta, GA (September 29, 2015). Presenter: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "EPA's Power Plant Carbon Emission Rulemakings," Edison Electric Institute Final Clean Power Plan Webinar (August 5, 2015). Presenter: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• “Clean Air Act Update,” American Law Institute Webinar (2015). Panelist: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "Are You Ready for the Clean Power Plan?" National Association of Environmental Professionals and Vermont Law School Webinar (2015). Panelist: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "Exploring the Legality of the Clean Power Plan," Thirty-third National Regulatory Conference, Virginia State Bar Association, Virginia State Bar Administrative Law Section, Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary (2015). Moderator: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "The Clean Power Plan: How We Got Here, Where We Are Going," Minnesota State Bar Association (2015). Panelist: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "Climate Change Law and Regulations: Planning for a Carbon-Constrained Regulatory Environment," Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (2015). Presenter: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "Workshop on EPA’s Proposed Clean Power/CAA Section 111(d) Rules," Environmental Law Institute (2014). Panelist: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "Debrief on EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Rulemaking," Environmental Law Institute (2014). Moderator: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "The Greenhouse Gas Supreme Court Cert Argument – A Strategic Preview," American Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar, and Environmental Law Institute (2014). Panelist: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "The Supreme Court Revisits Chevron Deference to Agencies," Environmental Law Institute (2013). Panelist: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "U.S.-China Carbon Reduction Deal," C-SPAN (2014). Interviewee: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "The Future of Standing in Environmental Cases: Trends in the D.C. Circuit and Beyond," Environmental Law Institute (2013). Panelist: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "Climate Change Regulation: Where We Are, and How We Got Here," The Clean Air Act: New Directions in Law, Policy, and Practice, American Law Institute and Environmental Law Institute (2013). Presenter: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "Evolving Greenhouse Gas Regulations and their Challenges in Federal Court," New Directions in Environmental Law: A Climate of Possibility, Yale Law School (2011). Presenter: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "Defending and Enforcing the Government's Clean Air Laws," New Directions in Environmental Law: A Climate of Possibility, Yale Law School (2011). Presenter: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "New Source Review" (2008), "Title V Permitting" (2008-2012), "Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Litigation" (2008), Clean Air: Law, Policy and Practice, American Law Institute-American Bar Association (2008-2012). Panelist: Thomas A. Lorenzen.

Publications

• "DOT Releases Final Standards For Federally Funded EV Charging Stations," Westlaw Today (March 23, 2023). Authors: Lorraine M. Campos, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Tyler A. O'Connor, and Byron R. Brown.
• "Zero-Emission Vehicle Transition For Federal Fleets: A Practical Discussion," National Law Journal (May 20, 2022). Authors: Paul Freeman, Thomas A. Lorenzen, and Siyi Shen.
• "Top ESG, Environmental Issues For Business In 2022," Bloomberg Law (December 28, 2021). Authors: Thomas A. Lorenzen, and Elizabeth B. Dawson.
• "Biden Administration to Use Purchasing Power for Climate Change, Clean Energy Goals," Bloomberg Law (December 22, 2020). Authors: Paul Freeman, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Elizabeth B. Dawson.
• "Auer Deference After Kisor: Alive or “Zombified”?" ABA Spring 2020: Infrastructure, Vol. 34 No. 4 (April 1, 2020). Author: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "Appellate – Stare Decisis: Will Precedent Survive Scrutiny?" Crowell & Moring's Litigation Forecast 2020 (January 22, 2020). Contributor: Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "The Final AUER: Midnight Approaches For An Important Deference Doctrine," ABA Trends (March/April 2019). Authors: Thomas A. Lorenzen, Daniel W. Wolff, and Sharmistha Das.
• "Environmental Law and Practice in the United States: Overview," Practical Law (October 1, 2017). Authors: David Y. Chung, Warren U. Lehrenbaum, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Kirsten L. Nathanson and Jennifer A. Giblin.
• "State of Play: Trump's Regulatory Tapestry – Broad Brushstrokes, Wide-Open Spaces, and Major Opportunities," Crowell & Moring's Regulatory Forecast 2017 (May 2017).
• "Energy & Environment – Not Necessarily a Complete Reversal of Obama's Objectives," Crowell & Moring's Regulatory Forecast 2017 (May 2017).
• "Environmental – Climate Change: Evolving Strategies and Regulatory Upheaval," Crowell & Moring's Litigation Forecast 2017 (January 2017). Contributor: Tom Lorenzen.
• "Change in Administrations, Change in Course? The Staying Power of Obama's Clean Power Plan and Possible Avenues for Change (Part 2 of 2)" Trends: ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Newsletter, Vol. 48 No. 2 (November/December 2016). Authors: Thomas A. Lorenzen and Sherrie A. Armstrong.
• "Change in Administrations, Change in Course? The Staying Power of Obama's Clean Power Plan and Possible Avenues for Change (Part 1 of 2)" Trends: ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Newsletter, Vol. 48 No. 1 (September/October 2016). Authors: Thomas A. Lorenzen and Sherrie A. Armstrong.
• "Regulatory Forecast 2016: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year," a Crowell & Moring LLP publication (January 2016). Contributor.
• "Supreme Court Forecast," Crowell & Moring's Regulatory Forecast 2016 (January 2016). Contributors: Clifton S. Elgarten, Daniel W. Wolff, and Thomas A. Lorenzen.
• "Environment — Air, Water, Chemicals, Wildlife, and Vapor Are Key Issues," Crowell & Moring's Regulatory Forecast 2016 (January 2016). Contributors: Thomas A. Lorenzen, Warren Lehrenbaum, and Jennifer A. Giblin. Also published in Westlaw Journal's Environmental Report.
• "Looking at the EPA's Balance of Interests in Ozone Rule," Law360 (October 5, 2015). Authors: Thomas A. Lorenzen, Robert Meyers, and Jared B. Fish.
• "The Decline of Deference: Is the Supreme Court Pruning Back the Chevron Doctrine?" Trends, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Newsletter (September/October 2015). Authors: Thomas Lorenzen and Sharmistha Das.
• "D.C. Circ.'s Rule Remand Won't Stop EPA on Air Emissions," Law360 (July 31, 2015). Authors: Thomas A. Lorenzen and Robert Meyers.

Client Alerts & Newsletters

• "DOT Releases Final Standards for Federally Funded EV Charging Stations," (March 10, 2023). Contacts: Byron R. Brown, Rebecca Baden Chaney, Lorraine M. Campos, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Tyler A. O'Connor
• "Climate Summit Signals Future Directions for U.S. and Global Policy Efforts," (April 30, 2021). Contacts: Amanda Shafer Berman, Robert Holleyman, Thomas A. Lorenzen
• "Biden Administration Publishes Interim Social Cost of Carbon Values," Administrative Law Alert (March 2, 2021). Contacts: Peter Gray, Byron R. Brown, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Robert Meyers
• "Don't Sleep on The Social Cost of Carbon," Administrative Law Alert (February 23, 2021). Contacts: Peter Gray, Byron R. Brown, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Robert Meyers
• "Biden Day Six – Biden Executive Order - Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad," Administrative Law Alert (January 27, 2021). Contacts: Byron R. Brown, Amanda Shafer Berman, Thomas A. Lorenzen
• "Climate Change at the Top of the Agenda: Five Things Financial Analysts Need to Watch in 2021," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (December 4, 2020). Contacts: Ryan MacFarlane, Shelley Su, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Amanda Shafer Berman
• "Climate Change Will Be Front and Center in 2021, Regardless of the Nov. 3 Results," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (November 2, 2020). Contacts: Robert Holleyman, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Amanda Shafer Berman, Tyler A. O'Connor
• "White House Updates Rules for Environmental Reviews of Federal Actions," Administrative Law Alert (July 17, 2020). Contacts: Byron R. Brown, Daniel W. Wolff, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Elizabeth B. Dawson, David Chung
• "California Court Provides Practical Guidance On Affixing The "Baseline" In A CEQA Case – And Weighs In On A Thorny Federal/California Air Quality Issue," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (April 21, 2020). Contacts: Thomas A. Lorenzen, Richard McNeil, Robert Meyers
• "COVID-19 Benchmarking Survey for Trade Associations Survey Results," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (March 30, 2020). Contacts: David Chung, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Kirsten L. Nathanson
• "EPA Issues Policy On Conditions For Enforcement Discretion During the Coronavirus Crisis," (March 27, 2020). Contacts: David Chung, Paul Freeman, Warren Lehrenbaum, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Robert Meyers, Kirsten L. Nathanson, Byron R. Brown, Peter Gray
• "COVID-19 Benchmarking Survey for Trade Associations," Trade Associations Alert (March 19, 2020). Contacts: David Chung, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Kirsten L. Nathanson
• "The Month in International Trade – June 2019," International Trade Bulletin (July 10, 2019). Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Edward Goetz, John B. Brew, Robert Holleyman, Andrew Blasi, Eric Obscherning, Jason M. Crawford, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Daniel W. Wolff, Amanda Shafer Berman, John E. McCarthy Jr., Anuj Vohra
• "Supreme Court Reaffirms that Deference Is Due to Agency Regulatory Interpretations—Sometimes," Administrative Law Alert (July 1, 2019). Contacts: Amanda Shafer Berman, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Daniel W. Wolff
• "EPA Repeals Obama Administration's Power Plant CO₂ Regulations and Issues Narrower Replacement Rule," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (June 25, 2019). Contacts: Thomas A. Lorenzen, Robert Meyers, Elizabeth B. Dawson, Amanda Shafer Berman
• "EPA Finalizes E15 Expansion, Scaled-Back RIN Market Reforms under the Renewable Fuel Standard," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (June 3, 2019). Contacts: Elizabeth B. Dawson, Paul Freeman, Robert Meyers, Thomas A. Lorenzen
• "Fuels Alert: EPA’s E15 and RIN Market Reform Proposed Rules out for Public Comment (Due April 29)," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (March 21, 2019). Contacts: Elizabeth B. Dawson, Paul Freeman, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Robert Meyers
• "The Solicitor General Provides an Unexpected and Quicker Path to Victory for Gilead," White Collar Alert (December 3, 2018). Contacts: Thomas A. Lorenzen, Brian Tully McLaughlin
• "Out from Between a Rock and a Hard(rock) Place: EPA Declines to Pursue CERCLA Financial Assurance Rule for the Hardrock Mining Industry," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (December 20, 2017). Contacts: Thomas A. Lorenzen, Preetha Chakrabarti, Amy Symonds
• "EPA Announces New Policy Regarding "Sue and Settle"," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (October 24, 2017). Contacts: Thomas A. Lorenzen, Tyler A. O'Connor
• "PODCAST: Court Limits EPA’s Ability to Delay Clean Air Act Regulation Without Rulemaking — C&M's Trump: The First Year Series," Administrative Law Alert (July 6, 2017). Contacts: Daniel W. Wolff, Thomas A. Lorenzen
• "The Administrative State Will Not Deconstruct Itself," (June 29, 2017). Contacts: David Ervin, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Elizabeth B. Dawson
• "Citizen Suit Watch: No End in Sight for Clean Water Act Litigation Involving Discharges to Groundwater," Environment & Natural Resources: Citizen Suit Watch (May 23, 2017). Contacts: David Chung, Kirsten L. Nathanson, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Elizabeth B. Dawson
• "PODCAST: President Trump’s Energy Independence Executive Order – What Changes Can Companies Expect, and When? — C&M's First 100 Days Series," Biden 2021 Series2 (April 6, 2017). Contact: Thomas A. Lorenzen
• "President Trump’s Energy Independence Executive Order: What Does It Do, and What Comes Next?," Energy Law Alert (March 31, 2017). Contact: Thomas A. Lorenzen
• "What’s Next for Clean Water Act Jurisdiction: Implications and Options That Flow from the Clean Water Rule Executive Order and EPA-Corps Notice," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (March 8, 2017). Contacts: Kirsten L. Nathanson, David Chung, Thomas A. Lorenzen
• "Scott Pruitt Confirmed as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (February 17, 2017). Contacts: Elliott P. Laws, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Robert Meyers, W. Scott Douglas, Kirsten L. Nathanson, David Chung, Tyler A. O'Connor
• "This Month in International Trade — December 2016," International Trade Bulletin (January 11, 2017). Contacts: John B. Brew, Edward Goetz, Daniel Cannistra, Carlton Greene, Patricia L. Wu, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Charles C. Hwang, David (Dj) Wolff, Gordon McAllister, Lorenzo Di Masi, Alan W. H. Gourley, Wing Cheung, James G. Flood, Daniel W. Wolff, Thomas A. Lorenzen
• "PODCAST: Common Misperceptions About Undoing a Prior Administration's Executive Actions — C&M's First 100 Days Series," Biden 2021 Series2 (December 12, 2016). Contacts: James G. Flood, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Daniel W. Wolff
• "PODCAST: Environmental Regulation Under the Trump Administration — C&M’s First 100 Days Series," Biden 2021 Series2 (November 17, 2016). Contacts: Thomas A. Lorenzen, David Chung
• "Are Climate Change-Related Risks Becoming a Material Concern For Public Companies?," Climate Law & Environmental Finance Update (October 28, 2016). Contact: Thomas A. Lorenzen
• "Obama Administration Finalizes CEQ Guidance to Federal Agencies on Consideration of Climate Change Impacts," Climate Law & Environmental Finance Update (August 5, 2016). Contacts: Thomas A. Lorenzen, Daniel W. Wolff
• "EPA Makes Greenhouse Gas "Endangerment Finding" for the Aviation Sector," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (July 27, 2016). Contacts: Thomas A. Lorenzen, Eileen M. Gleimer
• "EPA Seeks Comments on Clean Energy Incentive Program," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (June 23, 2016). Contact: Thomas A. Lorenzen
• "Eighth Circuit Invalidates Minnesota’s Climate Change Law," Climate Law & Environmental Finance Update (June 20, 2016). Contacts: Thomas A. Lorenzen, Tyler A. O'Connor
• "In Victory for Regulated Community, U.S. Supreme Court Allows Review of Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Determinations," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (June 9, 2016). Contacts: Kirsten L. Nathanson, Thomas A. Lorenzen, David Chung
• "The Full D.C. Circuit Will Hear Challenges to EPA’s Clean Power Plan," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (May 18, 2016). Contact: Thomas A. Lorenzen
• "SEC and G20 Financial Stability Board Seeking Comment on Climate Risk Disclosure Requirements," Climate Law & Environmental Finance Update (April 21, 2016). Contacts: Thomas A. Lorenzen, Tyler A. O'Connor
• "VIDEO: Clean Power Plan," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (April 18, 2016). Contact: Thomas A. Lorenzen
• "The Supreme Court Stays EPA's Clean Power Plan," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (February 11, 2016). Contact: Thomas A. Lorenzen
• "EPA Tightens Ozone Standard, Receives Criticism From All Sides," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (October 2, 2015). Contacts: Thomas A. Lorenzen, Robert Meyers
• "EPA Issues Historic Carbon Regulations for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (August 4, 2015). Contacts: Thomas A. Lorenzen, Larry F. Eisenstat, Robert Meyers
• "D.C. Circuit Again Invalidates EPA’s 'Good Neighbor' Air Pollutant Transport Rule," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (July 29, 2015). Contacts: Thomas A. Lorenzen, Robert Meyers
• "The Supreme Court Holds Unlawful EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards," Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert (June 29, 2015). Contacts: Thomas A. Lorenzen, Robert Meyers

Press Coverage

• Timing Slips For Power Plant Climate Rules
  February 6, 2023 — E&E News
• The Biggest Environmental Law Decisions Of 2022
  December 22, 2022 — Law360
• Climate Law Shores Up EPA’s Threshold GHG Authority But Silent On Scope
  August 23, 2022 — Inside EPA
• Labor Department Challenges Test Limits Of West Virginia v. EPA
  July 29, 2022 — Bloomberg Law
• EPA Faces Legal Dead Ends After SCOTUS Climate Decision
  July 13, 2022 — E&E News
• Supreme Court's EPA Ruling Jeopardizes Healthcare Regulations
  July 12, 2022 — Modern Healthcare (subscription required)
• The Silver Lining For EPA In Supreme Court Climate Ruling
  July 8, 2022 — E&E News
• Quote-Unquote: The GHG Decision And Its Major Questions
  July 6, 2022 — Inside EPA
• Major Questions' Ruling Opens Door To Scores Of EPA Rule Challenges
  July 3, 2022 — Inside EPA
• Supreme Court Crimps Biden’s Climate Agenda With Limits On EPA
  June 30, 2022 — Bloomberg Law
• US Supreme Court Curtails Federal Authority To Limit Power Plant GHGs Through Fuel Switching
  June 30, 2022 — IHS Markit
• High Court Preserves EPA’s Power Plant GHG Authority But Scope Unclear
  June 30, 2022 — Inside EPA
• As Biden Pushes For Zero-Emission Fleet, Lawyers Face Challenges To Implement Transition
  June 1, 2022 — The National Law Journal
• Garland Blends Outreach With Restraint To Build Justice Morale
  March 11, 2022 — Bloomberg Law
• California Likely To Get EPA Waiver To Set More Stringent Emissions Rules
  February 21, 2022 — Automotive News
• Watch: Are Businesses Living Up to ESG Requirements?
  February 3, 2022 — SupplyChainBrain
• Tech Giants, Utility Powerhouse Back EPA In SCOTUS Climate Case
  January 25, 2022 — E&E News
• West Virginia Sets Up Roadblocks On Biden’s Path To A Decarbonized Future
  December 30, 2021 — IHS Markit
• Top ESG, Environmental Issues for Business in 2022
  December 28, 2021 — Bloomberg Law Insights
• Biggest Environmental Law Decisions Of 2021
  December 17, 2021 — Law360
• TCFD Recommendations More Than Building Block For SEC Climate Disclosure Rules?
  December 16, 2021 — Compliance Week
• Corporate Sector Setting Climate Goals But Are They Following Through?
  December 15, 2021 — Environment Energy Leader
• Companies Setting Climate Goals Without Tracking Emissions, Survey Finds
  December 15, 2021 — Corporate Secretary
• Trump Justice Ally Clark Clashed With Colleagues Long Before Election Drama
  December 3, 2021 — Reuters Legal
• Companies Are Falling Short Measuring Environmental Performance Against Goals: Report
  December 2, 2021 — Forbes
• Defections, Morale Grip EPA Forensics Lab: ‘We Can’t Function’
  November 29, 2021 — Bloomberg Law
• Jeffrey Prieto Confirmed By Senate To Become EPA’s Top Lawyer
  November 3, 2021 — Bloomberg Law
• EPA Power Plant Rules Could Be Part Of Bigger Initiative
  October 7, 2021 — E&E News
• 5 Best Practices For Attys Helping To Craft ESG Policies
  August 20, 2021 — Law360
• We Put These ESG Lawyers To The Test
  July 26, 2021 — Reuters Legal
• How The Supreme Court Could Rein-In Biden’s Business Agenda
  May 11, 2021 — Chief Executive
• Lack Of Major EPA Policies Signals Caution As Biden Nears 100-Day Mark
  April 28, 2021 — InsideEPA
• The Natural Gas Flame Continues To Burn Bright
  April 1, 2021 — POWER Magazine
• Biden’s Environmental Agenda In Bull’s-Eye for Red State AGs
  March 25, 2021 — Bloomberg Law
• Biden's Green Overhaul Will Have To Clear Trump's Judiciary
  March 18, 2021 — Law360
• Biden's Pick To Lead Enviro At DOJ Is Appellate Vet
  March 16, 2021 — Law360
• Biden’s DOJ Environment Pick Has Extensive Litigation Record
  March 16, 2021 — Bloomberg Law
• States’ Opening Attack on Biden Climate Agenda Faces Hurdles
  March 10, 2021 — Bloomberg Law
• Environmental Equity Focus Could Constrain Biden EPA’s Climate Policy
  February 26, 2021 — InsideEPA
• Biden Seeks To Put Teeth In Environmental Justice Policies
  February 5, 2021 — Law360
• US Rejoins Paris Climate Agreement
  January 20, 2021 — IHS Markit
• US States Forge Ahead On Plans To Limit Power Plant Carbon Emissions
  January 12, 2021 — IHS Markit
• California Eyeing Biden Resolution To Dozens Of Trump Lawsuits
  November 18, 2020 — Bloomberg Law
• How Biden Might Change Environmental Enforcement
  November 12, 2020 — E&E News
• Biden Victory To Boost DOJ’s Environmental Agenda, Enforcement
  November 9, 2020 — Bloomberg Law
• Amid Calls For Major Climate Steps, Biden May Get Only Modest Hill Wins
  November 9, 2020 — InsideEPA
• Biden Expected To Quickly Pivot To Sweeping Climate Regulatory Agenda
  November 9, 2020 — InsideEPA
• Trump Leaves Unfinished Business In Environmental Litigation
  November 7, 2020 — Bloomberg Law
• Biden-Trump Contest Has Fate Of Green Regs At Stake
  October 19, 2020 — Law360
• Barrett on Court Seen Handcuffing Agencies’ Climate-Change Fight
  October 7, 2020 — Bloomberg Law
• Could Barrett 'Shut the Courthouse Doors' On Enviros?
  September 26, 2020 — E&E News
• No ‘Carte Blanche’ At EPA On Downwind Air Pollution, Lawyers Say
  September 22, 2020 — Bloomberg Law
• What A Kavanaugh Court Means For Environmental Law
  September 22, 2020 — E&E News
• EPA General Counsel Leopold Returning To Private Practice
  September 10, 2020 — InsideEPA
• EPA Touts Winning Record, But Some Attorneys Dispute Its Numbers
  August 26, 2020 — Bloomberg Law
• EPA Gives Utilities A Headache With Mercury Rule Revision
  April 17, 2020 — Law360
• Court Battle Seen After EPA Rescinds Mercury Limit Rationale
  April 16, 2020 — Bloomberg Law
• Trump Challenge To Mercury Curbs Seen Boosting Coal Plants
  April 15, 2020 — Bloomberg Green
• AI and Internet of Things Herald 'Regulation by Litigation', Report Claims
  January 24, 2020 — The Global Legal Post
• There's Still A Rule On The Books Requiring Carbon Capture
  October 18, 2019 — ClimateWire
• Wehrum Backers Say ACE Cemented His Legacy, Critics Disagree
  July 27, 2019 — E&E News
• Biggest Enviro Law Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2019
  July 19, 2019 — Law360
• EPA Invokes Benefits Only When It Suits Rollbacks, Watchdog Says
  June 27, 2019 — Bloomberg Environment
• EPA Air Chief Exits As Deregulatory Agenda Hangs In Balance (1)
  June 26, 2019 — Bloomberg Law
• A Look At Wheeler's Promises On ACE
  June 21, 2019 — E&E News
• Trump Admin's Carbon Rule Faces Legal War
  June 20, 2019 — E&E News
• For States, EPA Power Rule Means More Work But Same Calculus (1)
  June 19, 2019 — Bloomberg Law
• Here Comes The Carbon Rule. What To Know
  June 14, 2019 — E&E News
• 3 Takeaways From EPA's Proposed Mercury Rule Finding
  January 2, 2019 — Law360
• EPA Is Shut Down, But Courthouse Doors Still Open
  December 31, 2018 — Bloomberg Law
• High Costs Don’t Justify New Power Plant Mercury Cuts, EPA Says (2)
  December 28, 2018 — Bloomberg
• EPA Braces For Onslaught Of Lawsuits In 2019
  December 23, 2018 — The Hill
• For Trump’s Deregulatory Agenda, A Reckoning Nears
  December 3, 2018 — The Wall Street Journal
• Stand-In-DOJ-Environment-Boss-Reflects-On-Unplanned-Tenure
  October 31, 2018 — E&E News
• Proposed Climate Rule May Help Hamstring Nuisance Claims
  August 24, 2018 — E&E News
• Pruitt's Legacy At The EPA: Big Goals, Mixed Results
  July 6, 2018 — Law360
• Kennedy's Exit Puts Climate Change Regulations On Thin Ice
  June 28, 2018 — Law360
• Scott Pruitt Praised And Reviled For 'Effectiveness', But How Effective Is He?
  May 10, 2018 — NPR
• Federal Climate Policy 'Vacuum' Has Spurred Uptick In Novel Climate Suits
  April 23, 2018 — Inside EPA
• Forecast: "Tsunami Of Regulatory Litigation
  March 12, 2018 — Greenwire
• Former DOJ Attorney Says Ozone Order Shows 'Sue-Settle' Policy's Flaw
  February 9, 2018 — Inside EPA
• 4 Environmental Rulings That Flew Under The Radar In 2017
  January 5, 2018 — Law360
• Amid Rollbacks, Replacement Realities In EPA's Future
  December 28, 2017 — Bloomberg BNA
• Tested EPA Air Chief To Advance Trump Rollbacks
  November 14, 2017 — Bloomberg BNA
• Climate Liability Gains Ground With New Research, Experts Say
  October 24, 2017 — Climate Library News
• Enough Protection Already? The EPA Under President Trump
  October 16, 2017 — 1A
• Clean Power Plan's Legal Fight Continues Amid Repeal Efforts
  October 12, 2017 — Bloomberg BNA
• Industry Seeks Legal Cover With Replacement Rule
  October 12, 2017 — E&E News
• EPA Moves To Kill Clean Power Plan As Lawsuit Languishes In DC Circuit
  October 10, 2017 — The National Law Journal
• Trump Administration May Soon Ax Obama's Big Climate Rule
  September 25, 2017 — Scientific American
• CLEAN POWER PLAN: Coming Soon, Trump's New Rule Might Have 'Fuzzy Math'
  September 25, 2017 — ClimatWire
• Trump May Replace Obama's Big Climate Rule - Not Just Repeal It
  September 14, 2017 — Politico
• A Specialist In Greek Drama Is Killing The Climate Rule
  September 11, 2017 — E&E News
• What President Trump Means For Law
  September 11, 2017 — Inside Counsel
• Former EPA Officials McCabe, Lorenzen Say Courts May Slow Trump's Efforts To Upend Agency Rules
  September 1, 2017 — The National Law Journal
• 4 Things To Watch As Trump Team Readies Rollback
  August 24, 2017 — E&E News
• 4 Questions Environmental Attorneys Have About the CAA
  July 28, 2017 — Law360
• States Threatening To Sue EPA To Force New Environmental Policies
  July 27, 2017 — The Hill
• Attorneys Warn Appointee Delays Will Hamper State 'Deconstruction'
  June 30, 2017 — Inside EPA
• The Biggest Environmental Rulings of 2017: Midyear Report
  June 9, 2017 — Law360
• Environmental Highlights From Trump's First 100 Days
  April 26, 2017 — Law360
• Ozone Review Could Be Part of Larger Energy Policy Overhaul
  April 12, 2017 — BNA Bloomberg Daily Environment Report
• Trump EPA's Ozone Delay Leans on Obama Precedent
  April 11, 2017 — Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report
• Key Lawyer Expects Court To Pause NSPS Suit, But CPP Case 'Less Clear'
  April 5, 2017 — InsideEPA
• The Only Certainty In Trump's Climate Orders? More Lawsuits
  March 30, 2017 — UtilityDIVE
• Trump's Executive Order On Energy: This Time, He Listened To The Lawyers
  March 28, 2017 — Forbes
• Trump's Shrunken EPA Budget Would Also Hinder States
  March 16, 2017 — Law360
• 'Legislative Glitch' Could Drive Rule Reversal
  February 10, 2017 — EnergyWire
• Experts Say Courts Might Wait To Review Trump Alternatives For Air Rules
  February 10, 2017 — InsideEPA/climate
• Will Trump Attorneys Defend Obama Climate Regulation?
  — Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report
• Former DOJ Official Lorenzen Talks Gorsuch, Future Of Environmental Law And Chevron
  February 2, 2017 — E&ETV News
• Gorsuch Could (But Might Not) Spell Trouble For Environmental Rules
  February 1, 2017 — Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report
• Trump Nominates Gorsuch For Supreme Court, Promising Long Conservative Majority
  — Forbes
• Even Before Formal Death Knell, Clean Power Plan Is History
  January 24, 2017 — E&E News
• Trump Executive Order Hacks At Obamacare, With More To Come
  January 20, 2017 — Forbes
• What Environmental Legal Challenges Can Businesses Expect From Activists During Trump's Administration?
  January 20, 2017 — Environmental Leader
• Outlook 2017: Air Rules May Get Caught Up In Trump's Rollback Plans
  January 4, 2017 — Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report
• EPA Withdraws Model Rules For Clean Power Plan Compliance
  December 19, 2016 — Bloomberg BNA
• Trump Picks Climate Change Sceptic To Head Environment Agency
  December 8, 2016 — Financial Times
• Trump Has Options For Undoing Obama's Climate Legacy
  November 25, 2016 — The New York Times
• Greens Gear Up For Long Court Fight Against Trump
  November 25, 2016 — The HIll
• Can Trump Derail The Clean Power Plan? It's Complicated, Analysts Say
  — The Casper Star-Tribune
• Obama's Alaska Regs Could Cling Long Into Trump's Term
  November 15, 2016 — Alaska Public Media
• Trump Faces Legal Challenges In Dismantling Obama's Legacy
  November 10, 2016 — Forbes
• Rule's Demise Looms, But How Trump Will Ax It Remains Unclear
  November 9, 2016 — E&E News
• What Happens To Clean Power If EPA's New Plant Rule Falls?
  October 17, 2016 — E&E Publishing
• In Debate Over Legal Standard, 'How Transformative Is Transformative?'
  September 29, 2016 — ENERGYWIRE
• Clean Power Plan Fate Rests on Congressional Intentions
  September 28, 2016 — Bloomberg BNA
• Obama's Clean Energy Plan Goes To Court
  September 26, 2016 — Law360
• Clean Power Plan Faces A Constitutional Shutdown Tuesday
  September 2016 — Forbes
• 3 Legal Attacks The Cross-State Air Pollution Rule May Face
  September 12, 2016 — Law360
• D.C. Circuit Sets Three Hour 'Clean Power' Argument Schedule
  August 17, 2016 — National Law Journal
• Massive Gulf Separates Trump and Clinton on Energy Policy
  August 5, 2016 — Law360
• Supreme Court: Term Went From ‘Sleepy’ to Stunning
  June 10, 2016 — E&E News
• 2016 Energy & Environmental Trailblazers
  May 2016 — The National Law Journal
• Clean Power Plan: Latest Legal Twist Shuffles Calendars, Prospects
  May 17, 2016 — Greenwire
• Full D.C. Circuit To Hear Clean Power Plan Argument
  May 16, 2016 — Bloomberg BNA
• What’s at Stake in Next Round of Mercury Rule Litigation?
  April 29, 2016 — Bloomberg BNA
• Clean Power Plan: Challengers Want 5 Hours for Epic Court Brawl
  April 29, 2016 — Greenwire
• Ex-DOJ Lawyer Predicts ‘Clamor’ for Congress to Act On GHG’s
  March 28, 2016 — E&E News
• With Climate Rule On Hold, Should States Worry About Deadlines?
  March 24, 2016 — ClimateWire
• Business Could Do Far Worse than with Justice Garland
  March 16, 2016 — Forbes
• Garland Nomination Makes Uphill Political Battle Personal
  March 16, 2016 — Greenwire
• Observers: Judge Garland Typically Deferential to EPA
  March 16, 2016 — Bloomberg BNA
• Garland Could Be Agency Ally in Energy, Enviro Rule Fights
  March 16, 2016 — Law360
• Chief Justice Roberts Denies Bid for Mercury Rule Stay
  March 3, 2016 — Bloomberg BNA
• Alternative to Clean Power Plan Not Catching On
  February 26, 2016 — E&E News
• Bid For Mercury Stay Tests Justices’ Zeal for Curbing EPA
  February 26, 2016 — E&E News
• Crowell & Moring’s Lorenzen Says Rule Will Not Survive Legal Challenges
  February 18, 2016 — E&E News
• Scalia's Death Deals Blow to Clean Power Plan Foes
  February 16, 2016 — Law360
• Observers: Without Scalia, Clean Power Plan's Odds Boosted
  February 16, 2016 — Bloomberg BNA
• How Scalia's Death Affects 9 Big Cases At Supreme Court
  February 14, 2016 — Forbes
• Scalia's Death Plunges Campaigns, Climate Cases into Chaos
  February 14, 2016 — E&E News
• Why a Supreme Court Victory May Not Be Enough to Save Coal
  February 13, 2016 — Casper Star Tribune
• 'Unprecedented' Supreme Court Stay Reflects An Audacious EPA Rule
  February 11, 2016 — Forbes
• Carbon-Rule Stay Puts Obama Environmental Legacy on the Line
  February 10, 2016 — The Wall Street Journal
• Power Plan Stay Could Prompt More Supreme Court Petitions
  February 10, 2016 — Bloomberg BNA
• CPP Challengers Insist High Court Stay is Warranted
  February 8, 2016 — Law360
• FERC Ruling Seen as Boon for Clean Power Plan
  February 5, 2016 — E&E News
• Clean Power Plan: Superstar Lawyers Gird for Litigation ‘World Cup’
  December 24, 2015 — E&E News
• Business, Oil, Enviro Groups Challenge EPA’s Ozone Rule
  December 24, 2015 — Law360
• 2015's Biggest Environmental Policy Moves
  December 9, 2015 — Law360
• Judges Question Need to Vacate EPA Mercury Rule
  December 4, 2015 — Bloomberg BNA
• EPA Touts Air Law Litigation Record As High Court GHG Challenge Looms
  October 29, 2015 — Inside EPA
• Four Big Sticking Points of the Clean Power Plan
  October 22, 2015 — Law360
• Appeals Court Blocks Obama’s Attempt to Expand EPA Reach Over Wetlands
  October 9, 2015 — Forbes
• Industry Has Edge Over Enviros to Fight EPA Ozone Rule
  October 1, 2015 — Law360
• Air Pollution: Former DOJ Environment Official Lorenzen Dissects D.C. Circuit’s CSAPR Ruling
  July 30, 2015 — E&E News TV
• Utilities Win Big As Supreme Court Orders EPA to Consider Cost in Regs
  June 29, 2015 — Forbes

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