Session 12: Council of Environmental Quality Interim NEPA Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Guidance and Recent Caselaw
Date: 7/25/2023 Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PMET Location: James River Salons D Primary Sponsoring Committee: Environmental Issues in Transportation Law (AJL50) Co-Sponsoring Committee(s):
Session Description
In January 2023, the Council for Environmental Quality issued interim guidance on consideration of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change in the NEPA process. This interim guidance provides information regarding how federal lead agencies should categorize and analyze GHG impacts in NEPA documents and how those agencies should address infrastructure resiliency. This panel will address this interim guidance, current caselaw on GHG issues, and will provide best practices and case studies for addressing GHG emissions and climate change in NEPA documents. The panel will provide a variety of perspectives from CEQ, state DOTs (both with and without NEPA assignment), and private practice. This will be an interactive session and will include a robust Q&A portion.
