The White House on Thursday rescinded a 2019 draft guidance that proposed to limit the consideration of greenhouse gas emissions in infrastructure decisions.
The proposal sought to limit consideration of long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by preventing consideration of impacts deemed “remote or speculative,” in analyses required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA requires environmental impact analyses to be carried out ahead of projects like pipelines, highways and drilling on public lands.
In rescinding this draft guidance, the White House stated it “is encouraging agencies to consider all available resources in considering climate change impacts of their actions.”
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