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U.S. Supreme Court Limits Use of Environmental Review as a Roadblock

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On May 29, 2025, in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado (2025) 605 U.S. ____, the Supreme Court gave instruction that the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) “is a procedural cross-check, not...more

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Course Correction: Supreme Court Steers Toward Greater Predictability in NEPA Reviews

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On 29 May 2025, the Supreme Court unanimously declared that a “course correction” was needed for cases under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), holding that a law originally meant to be a procedural check to inform...more

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Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County decision summary

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In Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, the Supreme Court fundamentally altered the nature of judicial review of agency decisions involving Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) under the National...more

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Supreme Court Decision in Seven County Advances Permitting Reform

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In a much-anticipated decision, the U.S. Supreme Court made a major “course correction” to the law governing federal environmental reviews and permitting decisions for infrastructure and other projects under the National...more

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Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County: Top Points

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Supreme Court aims to provide predictability by narrowing the scope of NEPA review - The Supreme Court’s latest ruling in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County marks a significant “course correction” in how...more

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Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County: A Turning Point For The National Environmental Policy Act

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Last week, the Supreme Court issued its eagerly awaited National Environmental Policy Act decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County. We were not disappointed. ...more

Morgan Lewis

Supreme Court Narrows Scope of Judicial Review Under NEPA

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After nearly two decades of silence, the US Supreme Court on May 29, 2025, weighed in on an issue that has tremendous significance for permitting of complex infrastructure and other development projects—the depth and breadth...more

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SCOTUS Reins in NEPA Scope in Seven County

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In a landmark ruling issued May 29, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reversed the D.C. Circuit in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, sharply limiting the scope of environmental review...more

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Supreme Court Issues “Course-Correcting” NEPA Decision

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The Supreme Court of the United States’ opinion, issued May 29, 2025, in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, reaffirms the Court’s earlier, seminal decisions expounding judicial review under the...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Pruning the NEPA Judicial Oak: Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Environmental Review in ‎Seven County Infrastructure Decision

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado represents a significant change in how courts should review the adequacy of an environmental impact statement (EIS) prepared...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Infrastructure Projects Win a Victory in the U.S. Supreme Court

A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled on May 29 that lower courts had overstepped their bounds when reviewing federal agency actions pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The decision in Seven County...more

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Supreme Court Curbs the Scope of NEPA Reviews in Landmark Decision: Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County,...

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In the first major National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) case to reach the Supreme Court in almost two decades, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision on May 29, 2025, in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v....more

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“A Course Correction”: Supreme Court Reinforces Agency Deference and Narrows the Scope of Environmental Effects that Agencies Must...

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On May 29, 2025, the Supreme Court held that the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) — which requires federal agencies to analyze the environmental impacts of projects that they carry out, fund, or approve — does not...more

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The Supreme Court Takes Aim at NEPA

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On May 29, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its Opinion in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition et al. v. Eagle County, Colorado et al., one of the most high-profile National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, cases to reach...more

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Impact on the Environment and Potentially Greater Impact on Administrative Law - SCOTUS Today

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Readers of this blog will recall our recent discussion concerning the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, in which the Court overruled the long-standing doctrine of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v....more

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