ARTICLE · 11 NOVEMBER 2026
Podcast - How The Midterm Elections Could Reshape Environmental Policy
The midterm elections have ushered in significant changes to congressional leadership, raising critical questions about the future of federal environmental policy, regulatory oversight, and infrastructure development. Holland & Knight's environmental experts examine how new Democratic majorities in both chambers will reshape committee priorities, agency investigations, and the prospects for bipartisan permitting reform amid competing pressures surrounding climate policy, affordability, and the role of state
United StatesGovernment, Public Sector
The midterm elections could significantly reshape the federal environmental policy landscape in 2027. In the first episode of Holland & Knight's "Eyes on Washington Post-Election Series," Environmental Team Co-Chair Matthew Leopold, Senior Policy Advisor Michal Freedhoff and West Coast Environmental and Land Use Group Leader Jennifer Hernandez examine how new congressional leadership could affect environmental and energy committees, oversight of federal agencies and the prospects for federal permitting reform. They also discuss the future of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) regulatory agenda, growing role of litigation and state attorneys general, and competing pressures surrounding infrastructure development, climate policy and affordability.
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