Feds Pull Plug on Climate Change Guidance for Quicker Project Greenlights
Published Date: 5/28/2025
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Summary
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is pulling back its 2023 advice on how to think about greenhouse gas emissions and climate change when making big government decisions. This change affects federal agencies that review projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). It means those agencies will no longer have to follow the withdrawn guidance, which could speed up project reviews and impact how climate factors are considered.
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CEQ Withdraws 2023 NEPA Climate Guidance
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is withdrawing its interim guidance called "National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change," which was published in the Federal Register on January 9, 2023. Federal agencies that review projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) will no longer be required to follow that guidance, and CEQ says this could speed up project reviews and affect how climate factors are considered.
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