Environmentalists Reassess NEPA Strategy After String Of Court Losses

November 3, 2025
Environmentalists are reassessing their strategy when bringing new cases under National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) following mounting court losses in the wake of the Supreme Court’s landmark Seven County ruling bolstering agency deference and narrowing the scope of reviews. Environmentalists say they are still determining how best to move forward while conceding that they can no longer bring cases alleging that broad downstream climate impacts must be considered in NEPA reviews. “We’re more cautious about the litigation we’re bringing...


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