But there is good news. The Trump administration, Congress, and the Supreme Court have all acted to cut through the mess known as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Federal and state policymakers are beginning to integrate AI technology for use in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews and permitting processes. A recent Department of the Interior (DOI) ...

The week of June 30, 2025, will go down in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) history as another one for the books — federal agencies have begun their efforts to overhaul their NEPA procedures ...

Logging and grazing on public land are expected to reap benefits from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that has limited the scope of a proposed railroad’s environmental review. Beyond its implications for ...

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 ...

President Richard Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act on New Year’s Day in 1970. The law responded to demands for broad environmental analyses for major federal projects. Environmental ...

Rising electricity prices are a top concern for American families, and with demand set to surge, we desperately need more supply. Yet bureaucratic inertia in America's permitting process has deterred ...

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