Trump Administration’s NEPA Update to Limit Federal Infrastructure Review for Natural Gas, Oil Pipelines and More

摘要

The White House’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) on Wednesday announced a fnal rule updating the National Envi- ronmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, a controversial move designed to limit reviews of pro- posed infrastructure projects, including natural gas and oil pipelines. The fnal rule would mod- ernize environmental reviews, streamline infrastructure approvals and “reverse years of burdensome overregulation and administrative abuse,” according to the White House.