Appeals Court Questions Impact Of Trump’s EJ Repeal On NEPA Case

January 28, 2025
A federal appellate panel is weighing the adequacy of an agency’s environmental justice (EJ) analysis conducted as part of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order (EO) revoking all federal EJ requirements. During Jan. 28 oral arguments in Maryland Chapter of the Sierra Club v. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) , a case challenging the federal government’s approval of the addition of toll lanes on the Maryland side of the Capital Beltway,...


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