Court case in North Dakota calls federal environmental review regime into question • Oregon Capital Chronicle

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Court case in North Dakota calls federal environmental review regime into question • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Construction workers specializing in pipe-laying work on a section of pipeline on July 25, 2013, outside Watford City. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)A lawsuit before a North Dakota federal district court could upend nearly five decades of environmental regulations affecting infrastructure projects. The Council on Environmental Quality was created by Congress in 1969 as part of the National Environmental Policy Act, which directs federal agencies t…