Energy Secretary Announces Updated NEPA Procedures
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced new updates to the Department’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures. As part of a government-wide effort to restore common sense to permitting, DOE published an interim final rule rescinding all NEPA regulations and published new NEPA guidance procedures for the Department of Energy. The Council on Environmental Quality coordinated a historic, interagency effort to simplify NEPA compliance, lower construction costs, eliminate years-long delays, and ensure environmental reviews can no longer be used to stall American energy production and infrastructure development. This action fulfils President Trump’s Executive Order 14154, Unleashing American Energy, and implements reforms enacted by Congress under the 2023 BUILDER Act. These reforms will enable the deployment of more efficient technologies and the better environmental outcomes that they provide. Energy Secretary Announces Updated NEPA Procedures – electrifiED
