White House Council Issues NEPA Guidance To ‘Expedite’ Permitting Process

( October 2, 2025, 2:06 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has released guidance and a template for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which aim to “expedite and simplify the permitting process” in keeping with President Donald J. Trump’s executive order titled “Unleashing American Energy.”  The guidance replaces previous guidance and takes into account the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County....