Federal court upends decades of environmental regulations
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The D.C. District Court of Appeals issued a divided ruling that the White House Council on Environmental Quality does not have the authority to issue binding regulations.
In a divided decision Tuesday, the D.C. District Court of Appeals ruled that the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), established to instruct agencies on NEPA compliance, does not have the power to issue regulations on other federal agencies as it has been for more than 40 years. Aubrie Spady is a Writer for Fox News Digital.
Then-President Carter signed an executive order in 1977 allowing CEQ to begin issuing "regulations" rather than "guidelines" to federal agencies. However, the federal court challenged Carter’s executive order by ruling that CEQ is not granted authority under NEPA to issue binding regulations.
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