Trump administration moves to streamline environmental reviews

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Council on Environmental Quality ( CEQ ) released an interim final rule to remove its National Environmental Policy Act guidelines.

The rule was issued in response to President Donald Trump 's executive order, " Unleashing American Energy ," which also directs federal agencies to eliminate all delays within their respective permitting processes.

Any effort to streamline the NEPA process should be welcomed by all.

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https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-11991-environmental-impact-statements https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20200716FinalNEPA-Fact-Sheet.pdf https://www.perc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PERC-PolicyBrief-NEPA-Web.pdf https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/28/AR2010112804379.html https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-36/chapter-II/part-220 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/chapter-X/part-1021 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/unleashing-american-energy/https://thebreakthrough.org/journal/no-20-spring-2024/nepa-nightmares-iv-tule-wind https://thebreakthrough.imgix.net/Understanding-NEPA-Litigation_v4.pdf https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-24/subtitle-A/part-50 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-V/subchapter-A/part-1500#1500.6 https://ceq.doe.gov/docs/laws-regulations/CEQ-Interim-Final-Rule-Pre-publication-Version.pdf

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www.presidency.ucsb.edu trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov www.perc.org www.washingtonpost.com www.ecfr.gov www.whitehouse.gov thebreakthrough.org thebreakthrough.imgix.net ceq.doe.gov

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