NEW: Trump admin. has unveiled a plan to speed permitting for major infrastructure projects like oil pipelines, including by dropping consideration of potential impact on climate change.
The rule says federal agencies would not need to factor in the climate impact of a project, making it easier for major fossil fuel projects to sail through the approval process and avoid legal challenges.
The proposed change also would widen the categories of projects that can be excluded from NEPA altogether. If a type of project got a"categorical exclusion" from one agency in the past, for example, it would automatically be excluded from review by other agencies, according to the plan. According to CEQ, the average length of a full-blown Environmental Impact Statement is currently 600 pages and takes 4.5 years to conclude. U.S. federal agencies prepare approximately 170 such assessments per year.
Some of the country's biggest industry groups, including the Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute, also have complained about lengthy permitting delays.
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