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Appalachian Voices opposes permitting reform proposal by Sen. Manchin and Democratic leadership
TAGS: budget reconciliation Clean Water Act Climate change Congress Environmental Justice mountain valley pipeline National Environmental Policy Act Sen. Joe Manchin
Trump Proposes Major Rollback of Key Environmental Law
The president’s planned changes to the National Environmental Policy Act include eliminating a requirement for agencies to review the cumulative impacts of certain infrastructure projects on climate change.
TAGS: environmental reviews National Environmental Policy Act NEPA rollback President Trump Southern Environmental Law Center
TVA Looks for More Exemptions From National Envionmental Policy Act
The Tennessee Valley Authority is looking to increase the number of categorical exclusions to the National Environmental Policy Act, which do not require environmental studies or public involvement for a project to move forward.
Court Rulings Favor Clean Water
By Brian Sewell Two consecutive court rulings in April affirmed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to veto mountaintop removal valley fill permits and called for increased scrutiny of the practice’s environmental impacts during the permitting process. On April 22,…
TAGS: 6th U.S. Court of Appeals arch coal Clean Water Act Environmental Protection Agency National Environmental Policy Act Spruce Mine U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
