Quick Hit Reactions to Supreme Court’s Ruling in Seven County Infrastructure

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The Supreme Court will soon issue its ruling in the first NEPA case it agreed to resolve in over twenty years. In Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, the Court is confronted with the crucial question about how far an agency must consider the upstream and downstream impacts of proposals for federal action. The Court’s decision has the potential to shape the scope of NEPA compliance for years to come. In this session, you’ll hear counsel of record for the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition and other experts give their initial take on the consequences of the Court’s decision.

About the Speaker

Fred Wagner
Principal Environmental Advisor, Environmental Solutions
Jacobs

Fred Wager focuses on environmental and natural resource issues, associated with major infrastructure, mining, and energy project development. Fred was appointed Chief Counsel of the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) during the Obama administration. Fred began his career as a trial attorney in the Environment Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. He also served as a special assistant U.S. attorney in the Misdemeanor Trial Section of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. Prior to joining Jacobs, Fred spent more than 25 years in private practice in two national law firms, focusing on all aspects of environmental and natural resources law. He routinely defended project permits and approvals in federal court, including at the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Jay Johnson, JD 
Partner
Venable LLP

Jay Johnson serves clients in a wide range of infrastructure and natural resource contexts, both by guiding them past regulatory and environmental review obstacles to win agency approvals and by litigating the complex issues that often arise in such contexts. Jay focuses on projects that attract scrutiny from both regulators and third-party groups, including mining, rail and surface transportation, and port projects. Jay has briefed and argued dozens of cases in trial and appellate courts around the country. He also successfully petitioned for U.S. Supreme Court review as counsel of record in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, which the Court decided on May 29, 2025.

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