USDA Finalizes Regulatory Reform in National Environmental Policy Act Final Rule

The USDA Just Finalized Faster Environmental Reviews for Public-Land Projects

The Trump administration on Tuesday finalized a sweeping overhaul of how the U.S. Department of Agriculture applies a bedrock conservation law. The changes rescind many National Environmental Policy Act regulations and imposes limits on the length of environmental reviews. Some of the policy changes to NEPA are bipartisan. Many may have real-world impacts on the lands and waters that matter most to hunters and anglers, says Kevin Hood, executive…

USDA Finalizes Regulatory Reform in National Environmental Policy Act Final Rule

WASHINGTON — Today [April 7, 2026], U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finalized a rule modernizing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. This Final Rule adopts the changes introduced in the Interim Final Rule published on July 3, 2025, which consolidated seven agency-specific NEPA regulations into a single, department wide framework, reducing the overall vo…

USDA Finalizes Historic Regulatory Reform in National Environmental Policy Act Final Rule - Oklahoma Farm Report

Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finalized a rule modernizing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. This Final Rule adopts the changes introduced in the Interim Final Rule published on July 3, 2025, which consolidated seven agency-specific NEPA regulations into a single, department wide framework, reducing the overall volume of regulations by 66 per…

USDA finalizes NEPA rule

Finale rule adopts changes to modernize National Environmental Policy Act regulations and speed up review times.