Red states raise specter of 'major questions' NEPA brawl
Republican attorneys general are teeing up another “major questions” fight with the Biden administration over its proposal for how agencies handle environmental reviews of significant federal actions and rules.
In public comments led by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, 24 red states warned that revisions to the Council on Environmental Quality’s National Environmental Policy Act implementing rules attempt to “transform” the landmark environmental law from a procedural statute to a vehicle that would accelerate a transition away from fossil fuels.
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More than 30 years after the last major update of the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has upended the ability of Congress to give the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies broad scope to combat air pollution, including the emission of greenhouse gases. Meanwhile, further Biden administration efforts to limit emissions face opposition in the courts.