On Eve Of Biden Administration, FERC Rejects Streamlined NEPA Rule

On the eve of the Biden administration taking office, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) resoundingly rejected a “notice of inquiry” to set new categorical exclusions for environmental reviews of energy other projects under the Trump White House’s streamlined National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rule. The rejection of the NEPA plan during FERC’s Jan. 19 monthly meeting came as the panel also failed to advance a range of permits or other policies that environmental groups had warned would support fossil...