Reform Environmental Review Process

Executive Office of the President / Council on Environmental Quality

Rewrite CEQ regulations implementing NEPA along lines of 2020 effort, banning cumulative impact analysis and limiting judicial review

"The President should instruct the CEQ to rewrite its regulations implementing NEPA along the lines of the historic 2020 effort and restoring its key provisions such as banning the use of cumulative impact analysis" – Project 2025

History

Mon Jan 20 2025

CEQ guidance issued www.whitehouse.gov 

Mon Jan 20 2025

Initial analysis

Disruptive Potential

HIGH

Would significantly reduce environmental review requirements and limit citizens' ability to challenge projects through courts

Status
In Progress

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