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Industry groups press Congress to limit protracted litigation after environmental approvals

2439397 · February 19, 2025
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Industry witnesses told the Senate EPW committee that protracted litigation after final EAs or EISs can stall projects for years and urged standardized, shortened judicial-review windows and early-stage challenge requirements for critical infrastructure.

Leah Palconis of the Associated General Contractors of America and Jeremy Harrell of ClearPath described the impact of litigation on projects that have completed environmental review and said…

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