FCC Faces Renewed Challenges Over Alleged NEPA Noncompliance

January 24, 2023
Correction Appended Federal communication regulators are facing renewed legal and other challenges over their alleged noncompliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) , as officials work to approve plans for a massive ramp up in private satellite and other telecom infrastructure while also reviewing their broad use of categorical exclusions (CE) under the bedrock environmental law. Last month, a non-profit astronomy group sued the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) over its approval of a plan by Space Explorations...


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