In a press conference today, President Donald Trump announced a new update to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
In a release, the White House said the NEPA update marks the first time the NEPA will be comprehensively reformed in more than 40 years. The update is expected to "shorten average environmental review time from an unacceptable four-and-a-half years to just two years—ensuring that safe, modern, and resilient infrastructure can be built in record time while continuing to protect America’s environmental heritage."