Markey: NEPA Update Takes Bedrock Law, Looks Skyward at Heat-Trapping Emissions
In response to the Obama administration’s Council on Environmental Quality updating the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to include review of climate change impacts from projects that emit sizeable quantities of heat-trapping emissions, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of twin climate and energy panels, issued the following statement:
"This action updates one of our nation’s bedrock laws to look skyward at the heat-trapping emissions that are endangering our planet.
"Our actions are altering the planet’s climate and this update to the law reflects this immutable fact.
"This is yet another signal of President Obama’s commitment to establishing a comprehensive climate and energy strategy that will create jobs while cutting pollution."
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