President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 13807, on August 15, 2017, which is intended to accelerate the environmental review and permitting for infrastructure projects that require an environmental impact statement...more
8/28/2017
/ Clean Water Act ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Environmental Review ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Land ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Flood Zones ,
Infrastructure ,
NEPA ,
Permits ,
Revocation ,
Trump Administration
Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41) includes measures to streamline environmental reviews for certain infrastructure projects. Congress passed the FAST Act in December 2015, and the Office of...more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced today that it has initiated a review of its existing policies, guidance documents and regulations to identify “unnecessary obstacles to” transportation infrastructure...more