Sens. Whitehouse, Merkley Call Out Trump Administration for Handing Over NEPA Rulemaking Process to Fossil Fuel Polluters
March 11, 2020
March 11, 2020
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) submitted an official comment on a proposal by the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) that would block federal agencies from considering under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) the effects of federal government actions that contribute to climate change and other major environmental problems. The prop . . .
Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) submitted an official comment on a proposal by the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) that would block federal agencies from considering under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) the effects of federal government actions that contribute to climate change and other major environmental problems. The prop . . .