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IsailedawayfromFR:
--- Quote from: Elderberry on March 23, 2019, 08:00:16 pm ---The judge's ruling was based on the National Environmental Policy Act that does not affect private lessors.
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The NEPA is the Nixon-era Policy Act.
You posted this from the article
--- Quote ---An assessment of how drilling affects the environment is required under the National Environmental Policy Act. The lack of specificity in the bureau's environmental assessment made it inadequate, Contreras said.
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
It requires prior review and analysis of nearly every proposal to develop oil and gas, coal, and other minerals located on federal lands, and nearly every proposal to develop federal minerals located under fee surface.
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When I read that act, I cannot find the language that says this applies solely to federal lands. Instead, it appears to apply to both federal and non-federal as it specifies actions by the federal government that impact human environments. Any review by the federal government is a federal action.
It is a reason for example of why the federal government can stop the construction of the Dakota pipeline constructed on private lands.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/ceq/NEPA_full_text.pdf
IsailedawayfromFR:
@Elderberry
I found this document which listed the federal agencies that have jurisdiction under NEPA. Warning: It is 48 pages long.
Federal and Federal-State Agencies with Jurisdiction by Law or Special Expertise
on Environmental Quality Issues
https://ceq.doe.gov/docs/nepa-practice/Agency-Jurisdiction-and-Expertise-formerly-Appendix-II-2018-06-15.pdf
Elderberry:
--- Quote from: IsailedawayfromFR on March 25, 2019, 01:22:44 am ---@Elderberry
I found this document which listed the federal agencies that have jurisdiction under NEPA. Warning: It is 48 pages long.
Federal and Federal-State Agencies with Jurisdiction by Law or Special Expertise
on Environmental Quality Issues
https://ceq.doe.gov/docs/nepa-practice/Agency-Jurisdiction-and-Expertise-formerly-Appendix-II-2018-06-15.pdf
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You got me! @IsailedawayfromFR
I forgot about the protections of the "Precious Snail Darter" and all his friends.
--- Quote ---Department of the Interior
– Fish and Wildlife Service (effects of oil and gas development on ESA-listed species and critical habitat,
– Geological Survey (oil and gas resources in general; effects of oil and gas development on species and their habitat
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