Author name: Annita Selwyn

US Energy Policy Overhaul: NEPA Rollback Accelerates Project Approvals, Sparks Bipartisan Debate

The Trump administration has finalized a sweeping rollback of regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a move that will fundamentally reshape how federal agencies evaluate and approve energy and infrastructure projects. Announced on January 7, 2026, the new directive rescinds longstanding requirements for detailed environmental impact assessments, slashing what the White House calls “needless bureaucratic burden” and promising to “restore common sense” to the permitting process. The action comes as Congress considers complementary legislation to place statutory limits on environmental reviews, set clear deadlines, and restrict judicial oversight—potentially the most significant change to NEPA in decades.

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