2024 NEPA Case Law Review

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Moderator - Fred Wagner, NAEP Elected At-Large Board Member
Principal Environmental Advisor
Jacobs

Speakers - P.E. "Pam" Hudson, Esq., Attorney. Federal Aviation Administration
Charles P. Nicholson, PhD, Senior Environmental Planner/Scientist, HDR
Melanie Hernandez, Esq., CEP, Environmental Attorney, Scout

About

This webinar will mirror the 2024 Case Law presentation provided during the recent NAEP 2025 Conference & Training Symposium, with updates as warranted. The panel will give an overview of NEPA cases decided by the U.S. Courts of Appeals during 2024, including trends in where the cases are heard, the agencies involved, and the issues being challenged. The panel will then discuss several of the more notable cases in detail, their substantive findings, and potential lessons learned. While the focus will be on cases decided in 2024, the panel will provide some perspective on those opinions in light of developments during 2025, including the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, 605 U.S. ---, 145 S.Ct. 1497 (2025), the notable Supreme Court case, and the recission of CEQ NEPA regulations.

Resources

2024 NEPA Caselaw Review Slide Deck

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