CEQ’s Draft Final NEPA Rule Retains Disputed Mitigation, Climate Mandates

The White House Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) final phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rule appears likely to retain several controversial proposed changes for how agencies implement the bedrock law, measures that will almost certainly drive litigation if the measure is issued in final form, according to a draft final version obtained by Inside EPA . The draft, which runs over 500 pages, generally seeks to move away from purely procedural requirements toward tougher mitigation mandates, strengthens consideration...