In case you needed more evidence that our system of #environmentalreview is broken, the #SpaceX project that hurled chunks of concrete shrapnel into a protected habitat full of endangered shorebirds because #Elon didn’t think the #launchpad for the most powerful rocket in history needed standard noise- and fire-suppression systems DID NOT have to complete an #EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) under #NEPA.

https://open.substack.com/pub/esghound/p/spacexs-texas-rocket-is-going-to

Hey all you #Permitting and #EnvironmentalReview watchers: the Council on Environmental Quality's Guidance on considering greenhouse gas emissions and climate in National Environmental Policy Act #NEPA review is out. https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/news-updates/2023/01/06/biden-harris-administration-releases-new-guidance-to-disclose-climate-impacts-in-environmental-reviews/