Conservatives Take Wait-And-See Approach Over High Court’s NEPA Ruling

Conservative lawyers and scholars are taking a wait-and-see approach regarding how big of an impact the Supreme Court’s recent Seven County ruling will have on speeding National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews -- countering warnings of disastrous outcomes raised by environmentalists. The conservatives, speaking at a June 18 Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) event, say the importance of the holding will not be known until lower courts issue decisions based on it. The answer to whether the ruling is historic...