Environmental & Energy
Nov. 11, 2020
Suits strongly argue NEPA final rule is ‘not in accordance with law’
The National Environmental Protection Act has been called the “Magna Carta of environmental laws” for good reason. Its twin aims are to force federal agencies to consider environmental impacts in making significant decisions that require federal permits or approvals and to inform the public about decision making by those agencies.
John H. Minan
Emeritus Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
Professor Minan is a former attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the former chairman of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.
The National Environmental Protection Act has been called the "Magna Carta of environmental laws" for good reason. Its twin aims are to force federal agencies to consider environmental impacts in making significant decisions that require federal permits or approvals and to inform the public about decision making by those agencies. Unless exempted or excluded from coverage, NEPA requires a federal agency to take a "hard look" at the environmental impacts and alternativ...
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