Earthjustice Statement on DOI ‘Emergency Permitting’ Announcement

Earthjustice Statement on DOI 'Emergency Permitting' Announcement

New emergency permitting regulations will shorten processes that typically take 1-2 years to a few weeks.

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Geoffrey Nolan, gnolan@earthjustice.org

The Department of the Interior announcedit will implement emergency permitting procedures to fast-track the approval of fossil fuel, mining, and other projects. Using President Donald Trump's National Energy Emergency declaration, DOI will shorten processes that typically take 1-2 years to a few weeks.

"The Trump administration declared a fake energy emergency," said Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen."Now, they are trying to invoke it to strip away essential legal safeguards. It's a blatantly illegal move, and we will see them in court."

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