Trump’s Thursday announcement focused largely on road and highway impacts, but industry groups and environmentalists note the implications for the energy sector are significant. Utilities across the country “are investing more than $110 billion annually in smarter energy infrastructure,” Quin Shea, Edison Electric Institute Vice President, Environment, Natural Resources, and Occupational Safety & Health said in an emailed statement. “It is critical that energy infrastructure siting and permitting processes be streamlined to ensure that we are able to deliver the clean energy future that our customers want and expect.” The Trump administration first directed the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to begin overhauling NEPA in February 2018, under a wide-ranging infrastructure plan. “This is a really, really big proposal” Bernhardt said. It “affects virtually every significant decision made by the federal government that affects the environment.” To view the full article visit Utility Dive.
