Judge Dismisses Suit Over Trump NEPA Rule On Procedural Grounds

June 21, 2021
A federal district court judge has dismissed environmentalists’ challenge to a Trump-era rule that dramatically streamlines how federal agencies implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) after finding that the groups lack standing to bring the claim because they have not demonstrated injury and because the suit is unripe. The decision is a blow to activists’ efforts to overturn the controversial White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) rule, which narrowed the scope of environmental reviews and limited public participation...


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