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An ELI Public Webinar
On May 29, the U.S. Supreme Court released its Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado decision, holding that substantial judicial deference to agency decisions is required in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) cases, including when determining the scope of environmental effects addressed in environmental impact statements (EIS). The majority opinion clarifies that “courts should defer to agencies’ decisions about where to draw the line [on EIS scope]—including (i) how far to go in considering indirect environmental effects from the project at hand and (ii) whether to analyze environmental effects from other projects separate in time or place from the project at hand.” This decision narrows the scope of NEPA review and will likely have lasting impacts on federal infrastructure project proposals.
Join the Environmental Law Institute and leading NEPA experts for a webinar unpacking the Supreme Court’s decision and discussing the potential implications for future NEPA reviews and EIS analyses. The panel will consider questions raised by the decision and discuss what the case will mean for federal environmental law moving forward.
Panelists:
Jarryd Page, Staff Attorney, Environmental Law Institute, Moderator
Kirti Datla, Director, Strategic Legal Advocacy, Earthjustice
James M. McElfish, Jr., Senior Advisor, Research and Policy, Environmental Law Institute
Justin Pidot, Professor of Law; Ashby Lohse Chair in Water & Natural Resources; Co-Director, Environmental Law Program, The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
Fred Wagner, Environmental Consultant, Jacobs
Materials:
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