National Environmental Policy Act News

Trump Wants to Speed Infrastructure Projects by Dropping Climate Impact Assessment

The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a plan to speed permitting for major infrastructure projects like oil pipelines, including by dropping consideration of their potential impact on climate change. The plan, released by the White House Council on Environmental Quality …

California Attorney General Sues Feds in Offshore Fracking Challenge

Attorney General Kamala Harris and the California Coastal Commission has filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s recent finding that fracking off the state’s coast has no significant environmental impact. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles says …