CEQRulemakingCEQ-2025-0002

Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations

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Mar 28, 2025· Comment from Environmental Defense Fund· CEQ-2025-0002-88348

Environmental Defense Fund respectfully submits these comments opposing the Council on Environmental Quality's ("CEQ") interim final rule removing implementing regulations for the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA"). While there are many issues with CEQ's rule, including those raised by other commenters, we focus here on the improper bypass of notice-and-comment procedures, the uncertainty created by the rule, NEPA's obligation to consider environmental justice impacts, and CEQ's failure to conduct required environmental analysis of the rule's impacts.

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Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500-1508

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