In this episode, Kate and Aaron are joined by Professor John Ruple, a public lands law expert at the University of Utah and former attorney at the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), to discuss the Trump administration’s dismantling of the CEQ’s authority over NEPA regulations. He breaks down what the Trump administration means when it claims to have ended NEPA’s “regulatory reign of terror” and why removing uniform environmental review standards creates chaos for public lands.

News

For $1 Million, Donors to U.S.A. Birthday Group Offered Access to Trump – New York Times
Potential conflicts over celebrating America’s 250th anniversary spill out in congressional hearing – Associated Press
Concessionaire Nominated To Run National Park Service – National Parks Traveler

Resources

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Credits

Produced & hosted by Aaron Weiss and Kate Groetzinger, edited by Lilly Bock-Brownstein
Feedback: podcast@westernpriorities.org
Music: Purple Planet
Featured image: David Korzillus, BLM

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