Richard J Wenning, Wenning Environmental LLC, Portland, Maine, US Published on JD Supra, 04 November 2025 ABSTRACT: On November 3, 2025, the US Senate voted to reject H.J. Resolution 120, which would have blocked the Fish and Wildlife Service’s (F&WS) Barred Owl...
INSIGHTS FROM EXPERIENCE
Update From Major Tom: Cape Canaveral Gets a FONSI
Richard J Wenning, Wenning Environmental LLC, Portland, Maine, US Published on JD Supra, 20 September 2025 ABSTRACT: On September 2, 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Mitigated Finding of No Significant...
Was Major Tom’s Space Mission Reviewed Under NEPA?
Richard J Wenning, Wenning Environmental LLC, Portland, Maine, US Published on JD Supra, 27 August 2025 ABSTRACT: David Bowie, Star Trek, and SpaceX. What do they have in common? Each mission departs from Earth. What’s likely different, however, is how the NEPA...
PFAS, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means
Richard J Wenning, Wenning Environmental LLC, Portland, Maine, US Published on JD Supra, 12 August 2025 ABSTRACT: A clever title highlights one of many ongoing challenges facing the scientific and regulatory communities with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: how to...
Rescinding the U.S. Roadless Rule Reignites Legal and Environmental Debate
Richard J Wenning, Wenning Environmental LLC, Portland, Maine, US Published on JD Supra, 16 July 2025 ABSTRACT: The USDA announcement in June 2025 of its intention to rescind the 2001 U.S. Roadless Area Conservation Rule has reignited longstanding debates over federal...
Science-based Targets in Law are More Important Than Ever
Richard J Wenning, Wenning Environmental LLC, Portland, Maine, US Pieter N Booth, Net Gain Ecological Services LLC, Shelton, Washington, US Published on JD Supra, 26 June 2025 ABSTRACT: Science-based targets (SBTs) are essential for establishing clear, scientifically...
Decision-Support Tools for Contaminated Sites
Richard J Wenning, Wenning Environmental LLC, Portland, Maine, US Timothy Havranek, Optima-Analytics Inc, New Castle, Pennsylvania, US Published on JD Supra, 19 May 2025 ABSTRACT: A broad range of reactions – from celebratory to alarmist – describe the workforce...
Lessons From Dioxins and PCBs Inform Smarter PFAS Site Investigations
Richard J Wenning, Wenning Environmental LLC, Portland, Maine, US Published on JD Supra, 14 April 2025 ABSTRACT: There are several practical considerations and lessons learned from the long history of investigations into dioxins and PCBs at contaminated sites,...
Will Damage, Impact, and Risk Assessment Get “DOGE’d”?
Richard J Wenning, Wenning Environmental LLC, Portland, Maine, US Pieter N Booth, Net Gain Ecological Services LLC, Shelton, Washington, US Published on JD Supra, 01 April 2025 ABSTRACT: Recent executive orders and regulatory changes in U.S. environmental policy by...
