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Biden Administration Reverses Trump Policies on Environmental Reviews for Infrastructure

In another move to reverse actions of the Trump Administration related to environmental regulations, the Biden Administration announced on April 19th plans to enhance environmental reviews for infrastructure projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The move is expected to add red tape to various infrastructure projects through additional environmental impact assessments and potential legal challenges to compliance with NEPA regulations.

More below:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/news-updates/2022/04/19/ceq-restores-three-key-community-safeguards-during-federal-environmental-reviews/

https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/business-inputs/article/2022/04/20/ag-groups-concerned-national-policy

https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/17563-nepa-rule-restores-previous-requirements

https://www.fb.org/newsroom/nepa-changes-signal-return-to-outdated-cumbersome-regulations

https://www.eenews.net/articles/biden-restores-climate-to-nepa-undoing-trumps-efforts/

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-08288.pdf