US EditionSupreme Court limits environmental review of major infrastructure projects
- The Supreme Court unanimously upheld an 88-mile oil railroad expansion in Utah on May 30, 2025, scaling back environmental review requirements.
- The ruling followed an appeal by project backers after a lower court demanded a thorough review under a key environmental law, the National Environmental Policy Act.
- The Uinta Basin Railway would link northeast Utah's oil-rich region to national markets, aiming to quadruple crude production valued at $4.1 billion in 2024.
- Justice Kavanaugh called the decision a “course correction” that limits environmental reviews to direct effects, while opponents warned it allows ignoring foreseeable harms.
- The ruling may accelerate infrastructure projects nationwide but project leaders must still secure funding and approvals before construction begins, which does not appear imminent.
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Supreme Court limits environmental reviews of infrastructure projects
The U.S. Supreme Court sharply narrowed the scope of a key environmental statute on Thursday. The decision makes it easier to win approval for highways, bridges, pipelines, wind farms and other infrastructure projects.The National Environmental Policy Act is considered the nation’s premier environmental law because it sets up a regulatory regime under which the federal government seeks information from a wide array of agencies about the impact o…
Wyoming Leaders Hail Supreme Court Ruling Limiting Environmental Reviews
Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman was among those celebrating a Supreme Court ruling Thursday that limits the scope of environmental reviews for major infrastructure projects. “Environmentalists for years destroyed development in the U.S.,” she said.
Supreme Court limits judges’ authority to block infrastructure projects over environmental concerns
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-limits-judges-authority-block-infrastructure-projects-over-environmental-concerns By Anders Hagstrom , Greg Wehner Fox News Justices say courts must defer to agencies unless their decisions fall outside a ‘broad zone of reasonableness’ The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the authority of judges to block infrastructure projects due to environmental concerns. The justices handed down the lone decisi…
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