Seven County case

NEPA Update: The Other Shoe Drops

A New D.C. Circuit Case reads the Seven County decision for all it is worth.

Based on the facts as set forth by the D.C. Circuit, its decision in the Tennessee Pipeline case may have been right. But  the opinion went astray with its unrestrained enthusiasm for deference in NEPA cases, and its assumption that the same rules carry over in reviewing decisions under other statutes like the Natural Gas Act.

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The Assault on NEPA: A Threat Assessment

National Environmental Policy Act

NEPA is under multiple attacks. Which are the most serious?

NEPA, the law governing environmental impact statements, is under concerted assault from Congress, the White House, and the Supreme Court.  As we will see, the Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Seven County Infrastructure Case is probably the biggest problem.  Notably, the debate over NEPA has taken place without much hard data about its effectiveness or costs, so everyone seems free to make their own assumptions.

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