EPN Articles Related To NEPA

EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO NEPA

Success of US Climate Guidance Revamp Hangs on Agency Commitment

January 30, 2023 / by

Stephen Lee and Dean Scott /

Bloomberg Law

Mustafa Santiago Ali, Senior Vice President for Environmental Justice, National Wildlife Federation; former EPA Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization; and former EPA Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, was quoted in this article regarding the Council on Environmental Quality’s interim guidance that directs federal agencies to consider environmental justice and climate change impacts when making permitting decisions on new energy and infrastructure projects.

Round Two of Environment Permit Change to Ask: Revert or Refine?

October 8, 2021 / by

Stephen Lee /

Bloomberg Law

Cheryl Wasserman, former Associate Director for Policy Analysis, EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, was quoted in this article discussing what may be included in a second rulemaking on NEPA that the White House Council on Environmental Quality intends to propose in 2022.

Biden Takes Big Step on Rules for Environmental Reviews

October 7, 2021 / by

Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk /

The Hill

Mustafa Santiago Ali, Vice President of Environmental Justice, Climate, and Community Revitalization for the National Wildlife Federation; former EPA Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization; and former EPA Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, and Cheryl Wasserman, former Associate Director for Policy Analysis, EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, were quoted in this article about an announced rulemaking from the White House Council on Environmental Quality that would change the way environmental reviews mandated by the National Environmental Protection Act are approached, undoing several Trump-era regulatory rollbacks.

White House Restoring Environmental Reviews for Big Projects

October 6, 2021 / by

Matthew Daly /

Associated Press

Mustafa Santiago Ali, Vice President of Environmental Justice, Climate, and Community Revitalization for the National Wildlife Federation; former EPA Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization; and former EPA Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, was quoted in this article regarding the announcement from the White House Council on Environmental Quality that it will restore key provisions of the National Environmental Protection Act, federal regulations that regulate major infrastructure projects that had been dramatically overhauled by the Trump administration. Mustafa was quoted in related articles appearing in Reuters, Bloomberg Law, Courthouse News Service, and Common Dreams.

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