On December 3, Fred Wagner was quoted in an Axios article, "'Bombshell' NEPA court ruling riles the Hill." Below is an excerpt:
Federal courts are taking aim at the National Environmental Policy Act, as lawmakers struggle with how to overhaul one of the nation's bedrock environmental laws.
Why it matters: A November decision effectively vacating CEQ's authority to implement NEPA sent shock waves through the legal world and could affect the way Congress and the incoming administration think about permitting.
"Whether the D.C. Circuit opinion stands, or whether it has durability in that way, I think other parties around the country are definitely going to pick up the mantle of the majority ruling in Marin and try it," said Fred Wagner, a partner at Venable LLP.
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