The U.S. Department of the Interior will implement emergency permitting procedures to accelerate the development of domestic energy resources and critical minerals.
I’m trying not to be skeptical, but these timelines are very ambitious. How much leeway do the words “approximately” and “roughly” provide?
- Projects analyzed in an environmental assessment, normally taking up to one year, will now be reviewed within approximately 14 days.
- Projects requiring a full environmental impact statement, typically a two-year process, will be reviewed in roughly 28 days.
Do we really have a “National Energy Emergency?” Environmental lawyers (and their fundraisers) will no doubt be very busy.
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