The White House Council on Environmental Quality Establishes Permitting Innovation Center

Excerpt:  “Today, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a memorandum to heads of Federal agencies establishing an interagency Permitting Innovation Center. The creation of the Permitting Innovation Center delivers on President Trump’s Memorandum, Updating Permitting Technology for the 21st Century, which directs the Federal government to leverage modern technology to effectively and efficiently conduct environmental reviews and evaluate permits for infrastructure projects of all kinds. Under President Trump’s leadership, the CEQ-led Permitting Innovation Center will consult with the National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC) and relevant permitting agencies to issue a Permitting Technology Action Plan that will provide technology guidance to agencies, while developing an initial National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) data and technology standard.”