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Edward (Ted) Boling

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Edward (Ted) Boling

  • Washington, D.C.
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Ted advises clients on renewable energy and transmission projects, resource development, transportation, and related infrastructure development, building on more than 30 years of high-level public service.

Ted Boling’s experience includes deep involvement in the environmental review and authorization of federal infrastructure projects, environmental mitigation and conservation programs, and leadership of the comprehensive revision of CEQ’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. He served on the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), in the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), and in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Ted counsels companies, agencies, and nongovernmental organizations that must navigate regulatory and funding programs to advance renewable energy, transmission, transportation, critical minerals, and manufacturing projects. His work includes:

  • Offshore wind development projects and policy advocacy for industry and conservation organizations.
  • Transmission projects planned and designed to bring renewable energy to market.
  • Water resource projects that are necessary to meet the demands of a changing climate.
  • Semiconductor manufacturing facilities that are eligible for funding under the CHIPS and Science Act.
  • Critical minerals projects that advance domestic production goals.

Education & Credentials

Education

  • Washington University School of Law, J.D., Editor-in-Chief, Washington University Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law (now Journal of Law and Policy), 1990
  • Mary Washington College, B.A., 1986

Bar and Court Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Virginia

Related Employment

  • Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President Associate Director for the National Environmental Policy Act, 2016- 2020
  • U.S. Department of the Interior, Deputy Solicitor for Parks and Wildlife, 2013-2016
  • U.S. Department of the Interior, Deputy Solicitor for Land Resources, 2011-2013
  • U.S. Department of the Interior, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, 2010-2011
  • Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President, Senior Counsel for Environmental Policy and Public Involvement, 2009-2010; General Counsel, 2008-2009; Deputy General Counsel, 2000-2007
  • U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Senior Trial Attorney, Natural Resources Section, 1998-2000
  • U.S. Department of the Interior, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, 1996-1998
  • U.S. Department of Justice, Trial Attorney, 1990-1996

Professional Recognition

  • Listed in Chambers USA “America’s Leading Lawyers” for Offshore Energy, 2023-2024 

  • Named to the Pro Bono Service Honor Roll, Virginia Access to Justice Commission, 2023

  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Environmental Law, 2023-2025

  • Listed in Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Environmental Lawyers, 2023-2024 

Impact

Professional Leadership

  •  George Washington University School of Law (adjunct faculty), Professorial Lecturer
  • Transportation Research Board, Standing Committee on Environmental Issues in Transportation Law (AJL50), Co-Chair, 2023-present; Member, 2022-present

  • Transportation Research Board, Standing Committee on Environmental Issues in Transportation Law (AJL50)
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