Former federal permitting officials came forward on Saturday to offer ideas on how the White House Council on Environmental Quality can refine its proposed environmental permitting rule to provide more legal clarity.
But unlike the clamorous pushback seen during an earlier set of changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rules in 2021, industry representatives did not step forward to object to the proposal during the public meeting, suggesting that the rule may move forward more easily.
The proposal, offered in July, seeks to promote clean energy infrastructure while leaving key environmental protections intact as agencies decide whether or ...
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