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Another Barrier Removed as FERC Revamps Natural Gas Infrastructure Reviews

Natural Gas Intelligence · last updated

FERC and other federal agencies have taken more steps to clear the path for faster natural gas infrastructure permitting after approving revisions to a bedrock environmental law.

NGI's map of proposed natural gas pipeline projects in the northeastern United States

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Mark Christie said the Commission revamped how to implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to align with the Trump administration’s stated energy dominance goals.

NEPA has required agencies to assess the environmental impacts of proposed actions before final decisions are made. To speed up decisions that often take years, President Trump in January issued Executive Order (EO) 14154, titled Unleashing American Energy. The EO is aimed at reducing the time and the paperwork to obtain an energy infrastructure permit.

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