While welcoming the White House's move Tuesday to repair some of the damage that the Trump administration did to a federal law known as 'the Magna Carta of environmental legislation,' green groups also urged President Joe Biden to go even further. 'I'm glad this administration... is moving forward to restore the protections that have helped protect our environment while promoting sustainable development for decades.
'Patching these holes in the environmental review process will help projects get built faster, be more resilient, and provide greater benefits--to people who live nearby.' CEQ will now work on broader phase 2 changes to the 1970 law. 'Good NEPA process requires robust community engagement, rigorous analysis, and public disclosure, which leads to government accountability, better projects with more community buy-in, and less litigation,' said Dillen.