Federal Agencies Roll Out NEPA Reforms as Administration Aims to Fast-Track Environmental Reviews

Federal agencies roll out NEPA reforms as administration aims to fast-track environmental reviews

Multiple federal agencies have rolled out new rules for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, as the Trump administration aims to expedite environmental reviews.However, environmental groups warn the changes could erode the act’s intended purpose and safeguards around government decision making.   NEPA was signed into law in 1970, requiring federal agencies to assess the environmental impacts of proposed actions such as is…

NEPA rollback bill, SPEED Act, would threaten environment, communities, provide legal immunity to polluters - Western Environmental Law Center

Today, as the climate and biodiversity crises rage across America, Reps. Westerman and Golden introduced the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act. Under the guise of streamlining infrastructure permitting, the proposed law takes an axe to the nation’s bedrock environmental law, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Permit reform advocates have fallen prey […]