What You Should Know About EPA’s Recent Actions to Narrow Scope of NEPA Reviews

Short summary

EPA issued two actions to narrow NEPA review scope: a memorandum limiting EPA comments on other agencies' EISs to its own statutory authority, and a proposed rule adding page limits and deadlines to EPA's NEPA procedures. These changes follow the Supreme Court's Seven County decision and promise faster, more focused environmental reviews with fewer delay opportunities for developers.

• •EPA memo restricts review comments to issues within EPA's statutory authority
• •Proposed rule adds hard page limits and completion deadlines to NEPA procedures
• •Changes align with Supreme Court's narrower Seven County NEPA standard

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