David E Adelman’s faculty profile
The Regulatory Review May 10, 2025
Is it Time to Reform a Landmark U.S. Environmental Law?
Professor David Adelman argues that NEPA is not solely to blame for project delays and doesn't impede climate action since challenges to solar and wind infrastructure development mostly occur at the state level, not through federal regulation.
NOLA.com November 26, 2024
Will Trump administration try to revise this bedrock environmental law? Lecture at LSU delves into it.
Professor David Adelman's 2024 article, "Permitting Reform’s False Choice"—which found that federal environmental legal cases and permitting requirements have not significantly slowed renewable energy development—is referenced.
Utility Dive September 20, 2024
Permitting reform’s false choice
Professor David Adelman authors an opinion piece discussing federal permitting processes for renewable energy infrastructure.
Houston Chronicle July 2, 2024
Texas conservatives pushed to limit regulations. The Supreme Court heard them
Professor David Adelman discusses the Supreme Court's recent ruling that overturned the Chevron Doctrine, highlighting the conservative federal court system's ability to limit federal authority.
Utility Dive February 27, 2024
Congressional action on energy permitting remains stuck, but states, developers are finding solutions
Professor David Adelman's August 2023 study, "Permitting Reform's False Choice," is referenced in an article about how environmental legislation and rules can delay energy infrastructure projects.
Business Insider November 16, 2023
Make America Build Again
Professor David Spence's work was referenced and Professor David Adelman was interviewed in an article about the problems surrounding the building of more housing in America, pointing to short permits and federal regulations, among others.
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Community Impact July 24, 2020
Federal regulatory change could affect environmental reviews, infrastructure projects in Texas
Professor David Adelman was quoted in a Community Impact article regarding the environmental regulations under federally associated projects in recent years.