Nine AGs Submitted Comments Opposing CEQ’s Proposed NEPA Overhaul

California Attorney General Becerra, New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood, and Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson led a coalition of nine attorneys general in submitting comments to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) urging “restraint” as the Trump Administration considers a proposal that could open the door for an overhaul of decades of regulatory precedent related to the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The attorneys general argued that CEQ failed to produce data to support the need for major changes to current NEPA regulations, and expressed concern that NEPA revisions may limit the public’s ability to participate in future environmental reviews and threaten the health of states’ residents and the integrity of local ecosystems.

• Documents: CommentsCA Press Release
• Document Type: Press Releases/Statements
• States: California Illinois Maryland Massachusetts New Jersey New York Oregon Vermont Washington
• Agencies: Council on Environmental Quality Executive Office of the President
• Issues: Cross-Cutting & Administrative National Environmental Policy Act
• Era: Trump Administration
• Action Type: Rulemaking & Other Federal Administrative Proceedings