White House Withdraws Biden-Era Climate Guidance For NEPA Reviews

The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is formally withdrawing the Biden administration’s guidance for how to consider greenhouse gas emissions in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews, arguing the guide is inconsistent with the Trump administration’s policy to ensure “reliable energy.” A notice withdrawing the guidance , scheduled to be published in the May 28 Federal Register , adds that withdrawal is also appropriate because the guide promoted the use of the social cost of carbon (SCC) metric...