Environmental Policy At A Crossroads

The National Environmental Policy Act is facing challenges from business interests. Proposed changes would exempt many oil projects from NEPA review.

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July 8, 2005, 9:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"After the National Environmental Policy Act was adopted 35 years ago, the law led to a major design change in one of the nation's most ambitious energy projects the 800-mile pipeline that carries oil from Alaska's North Slope.

...Now, however, NEPA is facing strong challenges from the Bush administration, Congress and business interests who say the law has been holding up progress on a number of fronts, among them building highways, preventing forest fires and drilling for oil and gas in the Rocky Mountains."

Thanks to Ashwani Vasisth

FULL STORY: National Environmental Policy Act Is 'at a Crossroads'

Thursday, July 7, 2005 in The Los Angeles Times

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