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May 30, 2025

Supreme Court Sharply Limits Scope of Landmark Environmental Law
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The Supreme Court has sharply limited the scope of the National
Environmental Policy Act, a ruling that will accelerate the development
of major infrastructure projects including highways, pipelines and
liquefied natural gas export terminals. The court's 8-0 ruling on
Thursday will allow federal agencies conducting environmental reviews to
take a more limited view of the impacts of major transportation and
energy projects. Earthjustice said in a statement, "The Trump
administration will treat this decision as an invitation to ignore
environmental concerns as it tries to promote fossil fuels, kill off
renewable energy, and destroy sensible pollution regulations."


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