Source: Jacqui Fatka, FARM PROGRESS, 7/16/20


President Donald Trump and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced a final rule July 15 to comprehensively update and modernize National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations for the first time in more than 40 years. The NEPA updates make the process more efficient and timely while also laying the groundwork for healthy and resilient open spaces and pastureland, supporters say. NEPA regulations control how the federal government processes environmental permits, but the law has often been used to block and delay important infrastructure projects.

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