Regulation: USFS finalizes controversial NEPA exclusion rule

The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is completing a controversial National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rule that expands the types of projects that are categorically excluded from environmental review, with environmental groups arguing the measure is overly broad. At the same time, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is urging a federal district court in New York to dismiss a one of a handful of lawsuits targeting its broader rule streamlining how all agencies implement NEPA reviews that similarly...