Administration Reportedly Ignores Congress, Further Muddies Permitting Process with NEPA Missteps
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The National Mining Association (NMA) issued the following comment from Rich Nolan, president and CEO, on news reports concerning the Council on Environmental Quality’s expected new rule, National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2.
According to details in the news, the rule unwisely contradicts the congressionally-enacted and Biden administration-signed Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 provisions addressing NEPA inefficiencies, reverses improvements made under the prior administration, impermissibly expands the scope of NEPA, and oversteps by compelling mitigation, among other intractable flaws that will sow confusion throughout the permitting process.
“If reports hold true, in this rule, the administration has succeeded only in further complicating the permitting process, increasing the financial burden on project sponsors, compounding the potential for litigation delays on projects, ultimately delaying or even halting projects that are valuable to our economic and national security,” said Rich Nolan.
The National Mining Association (NMA) is the only national trade organization that serves as the voice of the U.S. mining industry and the hundreds of thousands of American workers it employs before Congress, the federal agencies, the judiciary and the media, advocating for public policies that will help America fully and responsibly utilize its vast natural resources. We work to ensure America has secure and reliable supply chains, abundant and affordable energy, and the American-sourced materials necessary for U.S. manufacturing and economic security, all delivered under world-leading environmental, safety and labor standards. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the NMA has a membership of more than 250 companies and organizations involved in every aspect of mining, from producers and equipment makers to service providers.
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