Davis Polk counsel and Environmental practice head Loyti Cheng discussed the climate change policies to watch under the second Trump administration with Law360.

Loyti said that although Trump hasn’t laid out specific plans regarding NEPA, his statements about cutting “red tape” and stopping “frivolous litigation” blocking energy projects reflect an intention to ease the approval of domestic oil and gas exploration and production on federal lands as well as other energy infrastructure projects. She added that this would be similar to the revisions to NEPA regulations issued during his first administration.

“These revisions included changes that narrowed the scope of projects subject to NEPA review and gave discretion to agencies to avoid consideration of climate change in assessing environmental impacts and they might again be featured in NEPA regulations issued during the second Trump term,” Loyti explained.

“Top Climate Change Policies To Watch in 2025,” Law360 (January 1, 2025) (subscription required)

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