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NEPA changes could speed Bonner County forest projects, panel told
Summary
Members of the Bonner County Natural Resources Committee heard that federal changes to the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, are expected to streamline environmental reviews for high wildfire‑risk areas and could speed logging proposals and related infrastructure projects, but the committee could not take formal action because it lacked a quorum.
Members of the Bonner County Natural Resources Committee heard that federal changes to the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, are expected to streamline environmental reviews for high wildfire‑risk areas and could speed logging proposals and related infrastructure projects, but the committee could not take formal action because it lacked a quorum.
Jim (committee member) told attendees, “They've made a lot of changes to it that's making NEPA process much more streamlined and much faster to go through for affected areas.” He said those changes will…
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