# Stripping climate analysis from projects

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A forthcoming Supreme Court decision is poised to weaken a bedrock law that requires federal agencies to study the potential environmental impacts of major projects.

The case, [Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado](https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/seven-county-infrastructure-coalition-v-eagle-county-colorado/), concerns a proposed 88-mile railroad that would link an oil-producing region of Utah to tracks that reach refineries in the Gulf Coast. Environmental groups and a Colorado county argued that the federal Surface Transportation Board failed to adequately consider climate, pollution, and other effects as required under the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, in approving the project.

> **[A forthcoming Supreme Court decision could limit agencies’ duty to consider...](https://grist.org/regulation/nepa-environmental-review-supreme-court-trump-seven-county-infrastructure-coalition-v-eagle-county-colorado/)**
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> A forthcoming ruling could allow federal agencies to skip climate analysis when approving major projects — with wide-reaching consequences.