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The L.A. Fires Are a Natural Disaster, Not a Policy Disaster

The Golden State has many bad policies in desperate need of reform. It's not obvious they had more than a marginal effect on the still-burning fires in Los Angeles.

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FERC Not Required to "Second Guess" State Energy Choices Under NEPA

The D.C. Circuit adopts a suitably constrained view of FERC's legal obligations when conducting environmental impact assessments.

Reason

New Jersey Makes One Last Desperate Attempt at Sabotaging Congestion Pricing in New York City

The state is asking that $9 congestion tolls that will be charged to drivers entering lower Manhattan starting Sunday be stopped while its legal challenge to them is ongoing.

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Regulations' Enormous Costs Give DOGE an Enormous Opportunity

By one account, regulations cost American households over $15,000 per year. Here's hoping DOGE can help.

Reason

Supreme Court sounds ready to curb environmental impact reviews - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared open during oral arguments Tuesday to limiting the scope of environmental review from federal agencies.

Roll Call

US supreme court hears oil railway case with environmental protections at stake

Backers of blocked Utah railway proposal want justices to narrow scope of 50-year-old environmental legislation

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Supreme Court could narrow the scope of federal environmental reviews, with less consideration of how projects would contribute to climate change

In the 1993 movie “Jurassic Park,” Dr. Ian Malcolm, a fictional math genius specializing in chaos theory, explains the “butterfly effect,” which holds that tiny actions can lead to big outcomes. “A butterfly flaps its wings in Peking,” Malcolm posits, “and you get rain in Central Park instead of sunshine.”

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Afghanistan Says To Attend UN Climate Talks, First Since Taliban Takeover

An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Saturday, marking a first since the Taliban government came to power.

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Exempting Favored Industries is the Wrong Way to Fix NEPA

The Building Chips in America Act shields CHIPS-subsidized firms from the National Environmental Policy Act.

Reason

New Jersey Files Environmental Lawsuit To Delay Manhattan Congestion Tolls

New York officials have primarily pitched congestion tolls as an easy cash grab for the city's subway system. New Jersey drivers and politicians aren't happy about that.

Reason

Will faster federal reviews speed up the clean energy shift? Two legal scholars explain what the National Environmental Policy Act does and doesn't do

The National Environmental Policy Act, enacted in 1970, is widely viewed as a keystone U.S. environmental law. For any major federal action that affects the environment, such as building an interstate highway or licensing a nuclear power plant, NEPA requires relevant agencies to analyze environmental impacts, consider reasonable alternatives and…

The Conversation

Permitting Reforms in Debt Ceiling Bill Will Accomplish Little

The Fiscal Responsibility Act falls well short of solving America's permitting crisis.

Reason

Debt measure alters environmental law, but less than GOP hoped - Roll Call

Congress last week enacted the biggest change to environmental law in decades but still much less than Republicans had hoped.

Roll Call

Alaska Democrat: Environmentalism and oil need to 'coexist' - Roll Call

Rep. Mary Peltola took over Alaska’s at-large congressional seat with promises of bipartisanship that will require precise needle threading.

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NIMBY Laws Are Blocking Humanity's Future Among the Stars

The regulations that increase building costs on Earth will have the same effect in space.

Reason

Divided Government Is Good. In 2023, Bipartisanship Would Be Better.

From immigration to drug reform, there is plenty of potential for productive compromise.

Reason

Environmentalists, Senate Republicans Unite to Kill Joe Manchin's Plan to Streamline Environmental Review

The West Virginia senator had proposed a series of exceedingly modest tweaks designed to speed up the yearslong environmental review process for new energy projects.

Reason

If Sanders and Warren Think Climate Change Is an Emergency, Why Are They Against These Green Energy Reforms?

If climate change is an emergency that requires immediate action, it makes sense to streamline environmental reviews that tangle green energy projects in red tape.

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Manchin unveils permitting proposal as battle lines harden - Roll Call

Sen. Joe Manchin III proposed setting a two-year target for environmental reviews of major projects and shortening the statute of limitations for legal challenges.

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Democrats' Rejection of Permit Streamlining Resolution Doesn't Bode Well for Joe Manchin's 'Side Deal'

The West Virginia senator conditioned his support for the Inflation Reduction Act on reforming federal environmental review laws. His Senate colleagues don't seem so hot on the idea.

Reason

Joe Manchin Strikes a Deal To Fix Antiquated Environmental Review Regulations. Will It Do Any Good?

The West Virginia senator proposes marginal reforms to a federal permitting process that policy wonks say needs a root-and-branch overhaul.

Reason

Red Tape Fuels Wildfires Scorching America's Forests

We need to clearcut the government regulations hampering efforts to effectively battle wildfires.

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