President Trump’s nomination of attorney Laura Swett to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission comes at a pivotal moment for American energy and technology. The promise of artificial intelligence presents incredible economic opportunity but also brings new challenges for energy and national security.
Fortunately, the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County has tilted the legal landscape in favor of development and away from the endless litigation that has paralyzed critical infrastructure for decades.
Justice Kavanaugh’s opinion clarified what those of us in the energy sector have known for years: the National Environmental Policy Act has been perversely stretched far beyond its original intent.
What began as a reasonable procedural step for agencies to take before issuing permits has become what he called a “blunt and haphazard tool employed by project opponents…to try to stop or at least slow down new infrastructure and construction projects.”
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