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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The administration’s to wipe the slate clean on half a century of regulations instructing agencies how to implement the National Environmental Policy Act will unleash chaos on federal decision-making on pipelines, highways, and other large-scale projects, complicating scientific review of wildlife, water, and habitat impacts — and ultimately give communities less say in projects that affect their lives, livelihoods, and health. 

 “The National Environmental Policy Act has been foundational to helping federal policymakers look before they leap when making decisions on large-scale projects,” said Jim Murphy, senior director of legal advocacy at the National Wildlife Federation. “It’s hard to fathom what unwinding more than half a century of regulations instructing agencies on the best practices and procedures will mean for the country, but it will almost certainly reduce community input, limit important scientific and biological reviews, lead to more environmental injustices, increase long-term costs, and unleash chaos on federal decision-making on large-scale projects.