The Department of Energy has pulled the entire set of energy project permitting rules and regulations covered by the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the United States can’t build “big things” if it remains hampered by “red tape that has brought American energy innovation to a standstill.”
In a procedural move, the department rescinded the entire slate of previous NEPA regulations and published a new set of rules designed to move things along. The Council on Environmental Quality brought together leaders from eight federal agencies and departments to draft the new rules that replace many that date to the 1980s.
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