U.S. Supremes Signal Willingness to Curb NEPA Enviro Reviews
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could fundamentally change how the federal government conducts environmental reviews. We first told you about the case last week (see U.S. Supremes to Consider How Far is Too Far with Enviro Reviews). The case deals with a proposed railway that would connect Utah’s oil-rich Uinta Basin to Colorado. The case considers what should and should not be part of a so-called environmental review. How far is too far? A Circuit Court of Appeals wanted more nonsense included in such a review. At Tuesday's hearing, the court's conservative justices signaled they might be willing to put some new guardrails around the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and its requirements to conduct environmental reviews. It seems the Supremes think things have gone too far with endless (costly) environmental "reviews."To view this content, log into your member account. (Not a member? Join Today!)