The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued new guidance and an accompanying template for agency National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review procedures on September 29, 2025, marking the ...

On June 13, the US Forest Service announced a proposal to streamline environmental review of proposed projects on National Forest System land. 1 The proposed rule would modify the agency’s regulations ...

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 established an innovative process to protect the environment and the natural world. NEPA requires all federal agencies to consider the ...

The White House on Friday announced much-anticipated plans to overhaul federal reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act. The Biden administration unveiled a highly anticipated proposal ...

The National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, is 50 years old this year and a fundamental component of the law is public involvement. Projects such as a new ski lift, trail or natural-gas lease each ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. For decades, the National Environmental Policy Act has ...

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 ...

Several federal agencies have recently announced revisions to their procedures under the National Environmental Policy Act that officials say will streamline reviews for projects. Contractors see ...

For roughly half a century, a little-known body called the White House Council on Environmental Quality has been in charge of overseeing implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act, or ...