NEPA is a procedural statute that governs the environmental review process for all major federal actions, and its requirements are often blamed for the length of time it takes for infrastructure ...

These developments should have major effects on NEPA compliance and litigation in future years. The biggest changes relate to NEPA lawsuits, which challenge a small subset of NEPA documents ...

For most of us, the phrase “government bureaucracy” calls to mind a mountain of paperwork. Last week, the Supreme Court heard a case concerning one of the major sources of such paperwork: the National ...

The USDA will adopt new regulations on evaluating the environmental effects of grazing and other agency-approved activities, saying the rules will follow directions from President Trump and the U.S.

Trump has acted to cut through the NEPA regulation quagmire.

Last week, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released an interim final rule to remove its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) guidelines. The rule was issued in response to President ...

The Trump administration said Wednesday it will further truncate environmental reviews by eliminating Biden-era guidance to consider greenhouse gas emissions and climate change when weighing new ...

Signed into U.S. law in 1970, NEPA is considered the "Magna Carta" of environmental law. It requires federal agencies to assess the environmental impact of major construction projects such as airports ...

A process the Interior Department laid out to fast-track environmental reviews is rife with legal risks for both agencies and developers, experts say. President Donald Trump’s move to cut ...

For years, energy companies, or any builders really, have been dramatically slowed down by NEPA. The process is notoriously slow and environmentalists weaponize the law to further block or slow down ...

The National Environmental Policy Act has not been immune to changes since President Richard Nixon signed it into law 55 years ago. Under the direction of President Donald Trump and Republicans in ...

In a state where the government owns more than 80 percent of the land, proposals to use it are common. And for Nevadans, so is the instinct to protect the Silver State’s picturesque landscapes and ...