For decades, a well-intentioned law known as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has been weaponized to delay Federal permits and stall growth in the United States.


President Trump took decisive action to fix America's broken permitting system in his day one Executive Order Unleashing American Energy.

One year ago today, the major permitting agencies and departments (USDA, Commerce, DOI, DOE, FERC, DOT, and DOW including USACE) issued reforms to their NEPA procedures. These agencies and departments collectively account for the vast majority of NEPA litigation and have the most impact on the nation's energy and infrastructure agenda.

Following those updates, USDA and DOI have finalized their respective policies and reforms, which are estimated to save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.