The Trump Administration is issuing a final rule to modernize and accelerate environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act.

President

Trump says streamlining infrastructure approvals will further expand America’s unprecedented

economic boom by allowing infrastructure to be built in a timely, efficient,

and affordable manner.

A release

from the White House says the environmental review process is burdensome for

Federal agencies conducting reviews and Americans seeking permits or approvals.

The

rule will establish a two-year limit for completion of environmental impact statements

and a one-year limit for completion of environmental assessments.

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