The Supreme Court placed new limits on the bedrock environmental law that has, for decades, required federal agencies to study the environmental effects of energy and infrastructure projects such as pipelines, transmission lines, and highways.
In an 8-0 ruling, the high court determined that courts should narrow the scope of reviews required by the National Environmental Policy Act to just the environmental effects of projects, and not consider broader downstream effects. The ruling could give a boost to the Trump administration’s efforts to ease major infrastructure projects.
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