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fromStreetsblog
3 weeks ago

Fresno Advocates Have Their Day in Court Tomorrow (1/9) in Effort to Stop Massive Highway Expansion - Streetsblog California

A proposed $140 million Highway 99 interchange expansion in South Fresno faces legal challenge over unassessed truck traffic, air quality, and public health impacts.
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

SPEED Act passes in House despite changes that threaten clean power projects

The House of Representatives cleared the way for a massive overhaul of the federal environmental review process last Thursday, despite last-minute changes that led clean energy groups and moderate Democrats to pull their support. The Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act, or SPEED Act, overcame opposition from environmentalists and many Democrats who oppose the bill's sweeping changes to a bedrock environmental law.
US politics
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

House bill seeks to streamline affordable housing development

The bipartisan bill would exempt new categories of development under the HOME program from review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). These categories include the following: New construction and rehabilitation projects of 15 units or fewer. New construction on infill lots. Acquisition of real property for affordable housing. The legislation would also limit duplicative environmental reviews in the HOME program and make other changes to reduce burdensome red tape associated with NEPA.
Real estate
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

US judge rejects lawsuit challenge to SpaceX launch site over risks to wildlife

A US district court judge rejected conservation groups' challenge to the FAA's 2022 approval of expanded SpaceX launches near a south Texas wildlife refuge.
US politics
fromAxios
5 months ago

Florida shouldn't have been ordered to dismantle Alligator Alcatraz, appeals court finds

An appeals court reversed a district judge's dismantling order and allowed the Everglades detention facility to remain open while legal challenges continue.
fromNextgov.com
5 months ago

How a national lab is using data and AI to try to speed up permitting

Our vision here is to use and develop AI tools and technologies to streamline environmental review and the permitting process,
Environment
Environment
fromHigh Country News
5 months ago

Court delays land transfer that would enable copper mine at Oak Flat - High Country News

A federal appeals court temporarily blocked the land transfer of Oak Flat, halting transfer to Resolution Copper that threatened a Western Apache sacred site.
Environment
fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

'Who's running the show?' is a key question in 'Alligator Alcatraz' challenge

The lawsuit contests the construction and operation of an immigration detention center in the Everglades due to potential violations of federal law.
SF politics
fromFast Company
7 months ago

Supreme Court rewrites NEPA rules-changing the game for environmental reviews

The U.S. Supreme Court has redefined how NEPA is interpreted, potentially streamlining the approval process for major infrastructure projects.
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SF politics
fromsfist.com
8 months ago

Supreme Court Rules That Environmental Impact Reports Must Focus on Project at Hand

Supreme Court rules that environmental law doesn't require accounting for all downstream effects on other businesses, potentially speeding up infrastructure projects.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
8 months ago

US Supreme Court limits environmental review of major infrastructure projects

The Supreme Court's ruling streamlines environmental reviews, potentially expediting major infrastructure projects and reflecting both conservative and liberal judicial consensus.
Law
fromThe Atlantic
8 months ago

The Supreme Court's Green Double Standard

The Supreme Court ruling limits environmental litigation, impacting infrastructure project approvals.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
8 months ago

Supreme Court limits environmental reviews of infrastructure projects

Supreme Court narrows scope of NEPA, easing approval for major infrastructure projects with potential environmental impacts.
US news
fromFast Company
8 months ago

Supreme Court clears way for Utah oil project, scaling back a key environmental law

The Supreme Court's ruling supports a major oil railroad expansion, weakening environmental regulations under NEPA.
SF politics
fromsfist.com
8 months ago

Supreme Court Rules That Environmental Impact Reports Must Focus on Project at Hand

Supreme Court rules that environmental law doesn't require accounting for all downstream effects on other businesses, potentially speeding up infrastructure projects.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
8 months ago

US Supreme Court limits environmental review of major infrastructure projects

The Supreme Court's ruling streamlines environmental reviews, potentially expediting major infrastructure projects and reflecting both conservative and liberal judicial consensus.
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