Green Groups: White House Use of Email for NEPA Comments Unfair

A White House office says it collected public comments on its pending rewrite of environmental permitting regulations through an email address published in a Federal Register notice announcing the rulemaking. Environmentalists say they were disadvantaged and never knew the address could be used to submit remarks, Stephen Lee writes.

• The allegations add to a chorus of criticism over the process to rewrite National Environmental Policy Act regulations to speed environmental permitting for major projects such as roads, bridges, and pipelines. Opponents say the rewrite has been tailored for businesses and runs roughshod over concerns about the environment.
• It took ...