"All of these rollbacks and attacks on NEPA are going to harm communities, especially those that are dealing with the worst effects of climate change and industrial pollution."
"The court could limit the scope of environmental harms federal agencies have to consider under NEPA, including climate impacts."
The upcoming Supreme Court case, Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, challenges the adequacy of environmental considerations under NEPA for a proposed railroad project linking oil-producing Utah to Gulf Coast refineries. Environmental advocates argue that insufficient study of climate and pollution impacts could have broad implications for future environmental assessments. Observers predict a ruling in favor of developers may weaken the requirement to evaluate environmental harms, potentially offsetting decades of regulatory progress and harming vulnerable communities disproportionately affected by climate change.
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