NEPA modernization empowers offshore wind development

In a regulatory breath of fresh air, the Council on Environmental Quality recently proposed meaningful updates to the National Environmental Policy Act for the first time since the Carter administration.

Advocates of new and dynamic energy solutions for climate and environmental challenges should resoundingly applaud these efforts. NEPA modernization can balance energy growth with environmental considerations and ensure that emerging energy frontiers, including offshore wind, are not stifled through decades-old bureaucratic red tape.