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Critics Detail Case For High Court To Limit NEPA Indirect GHG Mandate

August 30, 2024
A coalition of Utah counties and a railroad company are filing their first merits arguments in a Supreme Court case claiming agencies’ National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews cannot study the effect of downstream emissions beyond their control -- a position that could undermine climate-related analyses for a variety of projects if accepted. “It makes no sense to force an agency with a pro-construction mandate to put development projects on hold pending an exhaustive analysis of uncertain and far-downstream ramifications...


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