“In this Administration, NEPA’s regulatory reign of terror has ended,” saidWhite HouseCouncil on Environmental Quality Chairman Katherine Scarlett.

For decades, a well-intentioned law known as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has been weaponized to delay Federal permits and stall growth in the United States.

President Trump took decisive action to fix America’s broken permitting system in his day one Executive OrderUnleashing American Energy.

One year ago today, the major permitting agencies and departments (USDA, Commerce,DOI,DOE,FERC,DOT, andDOWincluding USACE) issued reforms to their NEPA procedures. These agencies and departments collectively account for the vast majority of NEPA litigation and have the most impact on the nation’s energy and infrastructure agenda.

Following those updates, USDA and DOI have finalized their respective policies and reforms, which are estimated tosave taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.

This historic deregulation and interagency coordination, led by the White House Council on Environmental Quality, has streamlined the Federal environmental review and permitting process to the benefit of every American.

Today,over 60agencies and departments have reformed or are in the process of reforming their procedures,following CEQ’s review of thousands of pages of regulations, procedures, and related materials. Under the leadership of President Trump, America is getting back to the core requirements of the law and moving critical projects forward without unnecessary delays.

ACCELERATING PROJECT APPROVALS, INCREASING GROUNDBREAKINGS, AND CREATING JOBS

ENCOURAGING INVESTMENT AND STRENGTHENING AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE

UNLEASHING AMERICAN ENERGY

CONSERVING OUR LANDS

DEFENDING OUR NATION