"Supreme Court Could Curb NEPA Reviews Next Term"

"The case follows the court’s recent trend of picking up controversial environmental issues."

"The Supreme Court opened the door Monday to setting new limits for how agencies account for climate and environmental risks for new projects.

The newly granted petition — Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado — challenges the breadth of analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act and is among the first environmental cases the Supreme Court has agreed to hear next term.

In the last three terms, the justices have narrowed EPA’s authority to regulate climate pollution, reduced protections for the nation’s wetlands and are now poised to weaken the Chevron doctrine, which helps the federal government defend environmental rules in court."

Niina H. Farah and Pamela King report for E&E News June 24, 2024.

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