Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is initiating the scoping process under the National Environmental Policy Act to determine the extent and nature of issues and alternatives that should be considered in an environmental assessment.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/12/19/hawai%ca%bbi-volcanoes-national-park-and-hawai%ca%bbi-electric-light-company-seek-comments-on-electrical-transmission-line-relocation-project/

In a court-filed response to the counties’ lawsuit, DOJ attorneys argued that Reclamation’s environmental assessment “fully satisfied” the National Environmental Policy Act.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/03/22/wall-street-is-thirsty-for-its-next-big-investment-opportunity-the-wests-vanishing-water/

In particular, they’re opposed to the energy permitting section that approved the Mountain Valley Pipeline and some changes to the National Environmental Policy Act without any changes to transmission lines for clean energy development.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/benkoltun/2023/06/01/the-debt-ceiling-aftermath-5-key-takeaways-for-markets/

The deal puts in place changes in the the National Environmental Policy Act that will designate “a single lead agency” to develop environmental reviews, in hopes of streamlining the process.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/05/28/news/nation/whats-in-whats-out-tentative-debt-ceiling-deal/

The groups claimed the Defense Department’s plan to remove the memorial violated the National Environmental Policy Act, and that the department had failed to take care of the grave sites surrounding the memorial site during the removal process.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/12/20/federal-judge-rules-removal-of-a-confederate-statue-in-arlington-cemetery-may-proceed/

The youth argued that Bill No. 971 the Montana Environmental Policy Act, which bars the state from considering the environmental impact of new energy projects, is incompatible with Montana's constitution.

Source: https://mashable.com/video/held-v-montana-young-activists-climate-trial-win