White House completes plan to curb bedrock environmental law https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-completes-plan-curb-191904657.html Posted by yahoonews
yahoonews on January 7, 2026 7:46 pm **From The Associated Press:** The Trump administration has finalized a plan to roll back regulations implementing a landmark environmental law that the White House says needlessly delays federal approvals for energy and infrastructure projects. The action Wednesday by the White House Council on Environmental Quality rescinds regulations related to the [National Environmental Policy Act,](https://apnews.com/article/national-environmental-policy-act-ai-data-centers-a1efa3f9a8b2022ded585fd8f1524cce) which requires federal agencies to consider a project’s possible environmental impacts before it is approved. Read more: [https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-completes-plan-curb-191904657.html](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-completes-plan-curb-191904657.html)
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**From The Associated Press:**
The Trump administration has finalized a plan to roll back regulations implementing a landmark environmental law that the White House says needlessly delays federal approvals for energy and infrastructure projects.
The action Wednesday by the White House Council on Environmental Quality rescinds regulations related to the [National Environmental Policy Act,](https://apnews.com/article/national-environmental-policy-act-ai-data-centers-a1efa3f9a8b2022ded585fd8f1524cce) which requires federal agencies to consider a project’s possible environmental impacts before it is approved.
Read more: [https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-completes-plan-curb-191904657.html](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-completes-plan-curb-191904657.html)