RFF Findings Show Minimal NEPA Delays, Urging Broader Permitting Update

New analysis from Resources for the Future (RFF) is finding that the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) creates minimal hurdles for renewable energy projects, suggesting congressional efforts to expedite environmental permitting for expanded energy production will have to extend beyond NEPA requirements. “Although federal permitting is often discussed as a critical obstacle for building energy infrastructure, NEPA review for renewable energy projects was generally more expeditious than for other major infrastructure projects,” says an RFF report about the timelines for...