FERC And CEQ Prepare To Tackle Key NEPA-GHG Issues

The authors explain that stakeholders interested in how climate change is addressed in the context of the National Environmental Policy Act should closely follow developments from the Council on Environmental Quality and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Two federal agencies are gearing up to release new policies, ostensibly to bring long-awaited clarity and predictability on one of the thorniest issues in National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") practice—the assessment and mitigation of greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions. The Council on Environmental Quality ("CEQ") and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") have both announced their intention to change policy direction from the Trump Administration, and FERC has already begun implementing its strategy