Environmentalists continue to bring National Environmental Policy Act challenges to federal permitting reviews despite a Supreme Court decision reining in judicial scrutiny.
Lower courts have largely upheld environmental studies backing permits, but environmental groups are urging courts to examine whether environmental reviews contain glaring omissions or factual inaccuracies.
The focus is shifting from questioning agencies’ methodologies to providing proof the government ignored concrete evidence of a project’s impacts before granting approval.
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Environmentalists continue to bring National Environmental Policy Act challenges to federal permitting reviews despite a Supreme Court decision reining in judicial scrutiny.
Lower courts have largely upheld environmental studies backing permits, but environmental groups are urging courts to examine whether environmental reviews contain glaring omissions or factual inaccuracies.
The focus is shifting from questioning agencies’ methodologies to providing proof the government ignored concrete evidence of a project’s impacts before granting approval.
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-Elliot